Bad Philosophy » academia http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random philosophical musings about pretty much anything. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:52:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) Philosophy 1440 http://www.badphilosophy.com/podcast/BF_Logo_144x144_Color.jpg Bad Philosophy http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog 144 144 Upsetting the balance of reality, one rabbit trail at a time Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random musings about everything from the nature of reality to the essence of modern digital society. Every week Stephen Torrence and Kevin Saunders invite guests from greater Texas Tech to chew the cud and make some magic. The more rabbit trails the better... philosophy, random, humor, college, politics, life The Bad Philosophers The Bad Philosophers captainvalor@gmail.com no clean Episode 014: The Jolly Llama http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/09/episode-014-the-jolly-llama/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/09/episode-014-the-jolly-llama/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:44:16 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=72 So there we were, sitting in the midst of the collective knowledge of our time. Rows upon rows of books lined up at our sides. The scent of the 1960′s wafting through the air. And then, out of the blue, this llama walks out from behind the geodynamics section, looks at us, and just starts laughing profusely, sending shudders of glee down its long, fuzzy neck. We looked at each other briefly, incredulously, and then all at once… we put away the rest of the acid.

Once our high subsided, we got the strangest urge: to do an episode on religion. It’s controversial, it’s deep, it’s something we’ve never before… it’s totally BF. Though our microphones refused to comply (again!), we completed the episode successfully (albeit in 16kHz… oops). Open your mind, put your bias aside, and indulge us as we tackle one of the biggest questions of all time… “Why be religious?”

(Disclaimer: Bad Philosophy does not endorse the use of illegal hallucinogens. We do not, will not, nor have ever, taken acid, and you shouldn’t either. If you want a trip, watch Fantasia after going 48 hours without sleep. You will never see household mops the same way again…)

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/12/09/episode-014-the-jolly-llama/feed/ 0 0:57:46 Once the high subsided, we got the strangest urge: to do an episode on religion. It's controversial, it's deep, it's something we've never before... it's totally BF. Though our microphones refused to comply (again!), we completed the episode success[...] Once the high subsided, we got the strangest urge: to do an episode on religion. It's controversial, it's deep, it's something we've never before... it's totally BF. Though our microphones refused to comply (again!), we completed the episode successfully (albeit in 16kHz... oops). Open your mind, put your bias aside, and indulge as we tackle one of the biggest questions of all time... "Why be religious?" Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 005: Leveraging Excellence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/09/28/episode-005-leveraging-excellence/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/09/28/episode-005-leveraging-excellence/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:10:50 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=51 Why do bad things happen to good people? Do cheaters ever prosper? And what the heck does it mean to “leverage excellence” anyway? We’re not quite sure, but apparently it has something to do with setting baby deer on fire, Ray Kurzweil, and slurpees. Eminent Texas Tech philosopher, fencer, and all-around good guy Dr. Mark Webb joins us to tackle these issues and lend some academic credibility to our incredible little experiment. Don’t panic if his benevolent, authoritative voice puts you into a trance. It’s all part of the plan…

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2008/09/28/episode-005-leveraging-excellence/feed/ 1 0:59:24 Why do bad things happen to good people? Do cheaters ever prosper? And what the heck does it mean to “leverage excellence” anyway? We’re not quite sure, but apparently it has something to do with setting baby deer on fire, Ray Kurz[...] Why do bad things happen to good people? Do cheaters ever prosper? And what the heck does it mean to “leverage excellence” anyway? We’re not quite sure, but apparently it has something to do with setting baby deer on fire, Ray Kurzweil, and slurpees. Eminent Texas Tech philosopher, fencer, and all-around good guy Dr. Mark Webb joins us to tackle these issues and lend some academic credibility to our incredible little experiment. Don’t panic if his benevolent, authoritative voice puts you into a trance. It’s all part of the plan… Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no