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Without Truth You Are the Looser

I found this fantastic picture when browsing a stock photography site a little while ago:

I don’t know whether the artist intended to write ‘looser’ or ‘loser’, but I like to imagine he or she spelt it that way on purpose, rather than it just being poor spelling (although this is entirely possible, the graffiti […]

Plato and the Cave

( Books and Philosophy and Politics and Religion )

I've been reading some of Plato's works recently, specifically his allegory of the cave. For those who don't already know what it is about, this is the description from wikipedia, or you can read the original text at the link above.
Allegory of the cave 
Imagine prisoners, who have been chained since birth deep inside a cave: not […]

Struggle and Progress

( Politics and Social )

I mentioned a few months ago in this post that I was becoming more "active", in a political/ethical sense. Since that time this has taken over my life in a big way, using up large amounts of energy and throwing me into lots of new ideas. I've been watching lots of documentaries and reading books about […]