Bad Philosophy » geometry 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. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:12:12 +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 051: Reading Rainbow http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/11/07/episode-051-reading-rainbow/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/11/07/episode-051-reading-rainbow/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:31:55 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=181 It’s easy to take our perceptions for granted. Colors, shapes, smells, and so forth are for the most part universal. But some people have this kickass condition called synesthesia, where their wires get crossed and their perceptions get… interesting. BF was privileged to get a man who sees letters and numbers as colors on the show, Shawn Brackett. Never one to miss out on a good freak show, Damn Good Philosopher of Religion Dr. Mark Webb also decided drop by, with Numero Uno Fanboy Jed Cummins and the Uke-tastic Kevin Saunders. Best f***ing believe, it was the trippiest BF ever. Take a look…

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Roy G. Biv” by They Might Be Giants

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/11/07/episode-051-reading-rainbow/feed/ 1 0:57:01 It’s easy to take our perceptions for granted. Colors, shapes, smells, and so forth are for the most part universal. But some people have this kickass condition called synesthesia, where their wires get crossed and their perceptions get…[...] It’s easy to take our perceptions for granted. Colors, shapes, smells, and so forth are for the most part universal. But some people have this kickass condition called synesthesia, where their wires get crossed and their perceptions get… interesting. BF was privileged to get a man who sees letters and numbers as colors on the show, Shawn Brackett. Never one to miss out on a good freak show, Damn Good Philosopher of Religion Dr. Mark Webb also decided drop by, with Numero Uno Fanboy Jed Cummins and the Uke-tastic Kevin Saunders. Best f***ing believe, it was the trippiest BF ever. Take a look… This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Roy G. Biv” by They Might Be Giants Podcast The Bad Philosophers no no Episode 042b: Plato’s Movie Theater http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/08/27/episode-042b-platos-movie-theater/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/08/27/episode-042b-platos-movie-theater/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:34:16 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=164 Imagine yourself in a movie theater. It is the only place you’ve ever known. The smell of popcorn, the sticky floors, and of course the endless projected movies on the screen are your reality. What would you believe about “the real world” if this was all you knew? Would you even believe there was one if someone told you?

Plato asked questions like this over 2000 years ago in his infamous “Allegory of the Cave” from The Republic. On this historic episode, Kevin Saunders and I read and discuss the dialogue itself… in character (yes, we are that awesome). You can read along with us if you’d like (trust us, the wording can get pretty thick).

On a side note, we’re also ONE YEAR OLD as of a few days ago! Please wish us a happy birthday if you’d like, and then go listen to Episode Zero while shedding a nostalgic tear.

Stickam version below of course:

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Bruce’s Philosophers’ Song” by Monty Python

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/08/27/episode-042b-platos-movie-theater/feed/ 0 0:47:20 Imagine yourself in a movie theater. It is the only place you’ve ever known. The smell of popcorn, the sticky floors, and of course the endless projected movies on the screen are your reality. What would you believe about “the real world[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 042b "Plato's Movie Theater" Recorded 08-15-09 Imagine yourself in a movie theater. It is the only place you've ever known. The smell of popcorn, the sticky floors, and of course the endless projected movies on the screen are your reality. What would you believe about "the real world" if this was all you knew? Would you even believe there was one if someone told you? Plato asked questions like this over 2000 years ago in his infamous "Allegory of the Cave" from The Republic. On this historic episode, Kevin Saunders and I read and discuss the dialogue itself... in character (yes, we are that awesome). You can read along with us if you'd like (trust us, the wording can get pretty thick). On a side note, we're also ONE YEAR OLD as of a few days ago! Please wish us a happy birthday if you'd like, and then go listen to Episode Zero while shedding a nostalgic tear. Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no