Pointless Philosophy

Happy new year to one and all! Please seek to surprise yourself in 2016. :)

“The statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-so...

"What happens when life breaks down? When there is systemic contradiction? My name symbolized all that was corrupt to society. His...

"A man carries cash. A man looks out for those around him — woman, friend, stranger. A man can cook eggs. A man can always find somethi...

Over Your Shoulder You Have to Watch Heaven Fall into Hell I think the "me" from 7 years ago had far better prose-writing skills...

Social decency is something that cannot be mandated. It certainly should be cultivated — for it benefits the greater good in a utilitarian w...

"Here's a fascinating fact about us: Contradictions bother us, at least when we're forced to confront them, which is just anoth...

Singapore hasn't seen as much discourse as the last week or two in a long, long time. I'm glad for it. I'm surprised (but also...

[I must disclaim that I've utmost respect for Mr Lee and that this post is not directly related to whether his rule was good or bad. It...

Power and politics. The ethics of the state are distinct from the ethics of humanity. Those who do not or cannot partake in the struggle ...

A moralist's free will puts him in chains.

Quite deliciously delightful.

Satire is a fundamentally important check-and-balance tool. It assists uneducated, uninformed, or unmotivated audiences to accomplish the me...

This is Moscow's Kristina Pimenova, described as the "most beautiful girl in the world." As of today at the tender age of 6...

"People often ask, what is the purpose of studying history? They sometimes imagine that we study history in order to predict the future...

Check out www.talentoday.com for a look at your personality and motivations profile. I'm quite unmotivated according to th...

Men and women chugged along just fine in their roles for the last 20,000 years or so (or earlier if you want to consider our evolutionary an...

Was having lunch at the coffee shop, when the cries of "Lai loh! Lai loh!" (i.e., "coming!") filled the air. The carpark...