NETFLIX Netflix uses cookies for advertising, personalization and other purposes. Learn more or change your cookie settings. By continuing to use our service, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies (why?). You can change cookie settings; continued site use signifies consent. Close Sign In Judith Jarvis Thomson: A Defense of Abortion Judith Jarvis Thomson: A Defense of Abortion From Philosophy & Public Affairs, Vol. 1, no. 1 (Fall 1971). (Reprinted in "Intervention and Reflection: Basic Issues in Medical Ethics," 5th ed., ed. Ronald Munson (Belmont; Wadsworth 1996). pp 69-80.) Most opposition to abortion relies on the premise that the fetus is a human being, a person, from the moment of conception. I am inclined to agree, however, that the prospects for "drawing a line" in the development of the fetus look dim. I propose, then, that we grant that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception. It sounds plausible. In this case, of course, you were kidnapped, you didn't volunteer for the operation that plugged the violinist into your kidneys. Nor do they make an exception for a case in which the mother has to spend the nine months of her pregnancy in bed. Let us call the view that abortion is impermissible even to save the mother's life "the extreme view." The most familiar argument here is the following.
The Story Of Positive Thinking We have all heard the slogans. “Think Positive!”, “Expect only the best outcomes!”, “Strive to be happy”, “Avoid negativity!”, “Put more effort in your intentions!” Positive thinking has become quite popular amongst spiritual communities and even in the business world. But let’s tune into the underlined key words that are often paired with this concept. Notice how agitated and demanding these thoughts and concepts feel in the body. Sure, we can try to avoid or shape this moment all we want and believe that this is how you create your ‘ideal’ reality. The truth is, there can be a belief system or a suppressed emotional baggage behind our thoughts and desires. Why should we put so much effort in creating happiness? Notice how our minds have been programmed to avoid uncomfortable feelings. “An uncomfortable feeling is like a compassionate alarm clock that says, “You’re in the dream.” Self-policing our way to “happiness” is no different than walking on eggshells. Observe the image above.
Phantoms in the Brain The writings of Oliver Sacks and others have shown us that we can learn much about ourselves by looking closely at the deficits shown by people with neurological problems. V.S. Ramachandran has seen countless patients suffering from anosognosia, phantom limb pain, blindsight, and other disorders, and he brings a remarkable mixture of clinical intuition and research savvy to bear on their problems. He is one of the few scientists who are able and willing to explore the personal, subjective ramifications of his work; he rehumanizes an often too-sterile field and captures the spirit of wonder so essential for true discovery. Phantoms in the Brain is equal parts medical mystery, scientific adventure, and philosophical speculation. Watch the full documentary now (playlist - 1 hour, 39 minutes)
The Human-Environment System | F&M Common Hour Recorded on Dec. 8, 2011 in the Ann & Richard Barshinger Center for Musical Arts. Watch a 2-minute highlights video of this presentation. Anthony P. Where does a person end and the world begin? Professor Chemero discusses robotic artists, Buddhism, cellular automata, the Gaia hypothesis, phenomenological philosopher Martin Heidegger, statistical mechanics, bad 80s cinema, and, most importantly, experiments done by my students at Franklin & Marshall. Apple Television, AirPlay and Why the iPad is the new TV Apps Platform - Jeremy Allaire - Voices Ever since the publication of Walter Issacson’s biography on Steve Jobs where he cites Steve as saying that he and Apple had “cracked the code” on TV, there has been insane speculation about Apple’s purported forthcoming TV products and strategy. And appropriately so — Apple’s rise as the dominant global consumer electronics powerhouse for Internet platforms and devices ensures that whatever the company does, it will be transformative for consumers and the TV industry. Much of the speculation has focused on whether a proper Apple Television monitor product would arrive, what size, shape and features it might present, and how it might integrate with Apple’s cloud services. Vitally, the speculation has also dovetailed with a belief that if and when Apple launches a TV (beyond the Apple TV puck offered today) that Apple will attempt to challenge the cable TV industry with a new subscription-based offering for mainstream TV content. Will there be a new TV monitor product?
Irreverent atheists crowdsource charitable giving close dialog » the best goal is no goal “With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Post written by Leo Babauta. The idea of having concrete, achievable goals seem to be deeply ingrained in our culture. I know I lived with goals for many years, and in fact a big part of my writings here on Zen Habits are about how to set and achieve goals. These days, however, I live without goals, for the most part. It means you stop letting yourself be limited by goals. Consider this common belief: “You’ll never get anywhere unless you know where you’re going.” And there’s the rub: you have to open your mind to going places you never expected to go. Today, I live mostly without goals. The problem with goals In the past, I’d set a goal or three for the year, and then sub-goals for each month. Unfortunately, it never, ever works out this neatly. And so your weekly goals and monthly goals get pushed back or side-tracked, and you get discouraged because you have no discipline. How it works And finally
'At least it'll be exciting': Survivalist made chilling video before killing wife, daughter Video recorded by survivalist Peter Keller reveals his mindset before he killed his wife and daughter then committed suicide. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. By msnbc.com news services BURIEN, Wash. -- Before he killed his wife and teen daughter and retreated to a remote bunker in Washington's Cascade Mountains, Peter Keller recorded a chilling video explaining his mindset: He was bored. "It's getting to the point where just trying to live and pay bills and live as a civilian and go to work, that just freaks me out," the 41-year-old survivalist said in a video clip released Thursday by the King County Sheriff's Office. "It's actually more comfortable for me to think about living out here, robbing banks and pharmacies, just taking what I want for as long as I can. Keller shot his wife, Lynnettee, and his 18-year-old daughter, Kaylene, at their home in North Bend, east of Seattle, in April. PhotoBlog: Images show heavily fortified bunker of Wash. murder suspect The King County (Wash.)
Watch TV. Watch Movies. | Online | Free | Hulu - Flash Player Installation Ask Chris #81: Scooby-Doo and Secular Humanism Here at ComicsAlliance, we value our readership and are always open to what the masses of Internet readers have to say. That’s why every week, Senior Writer Chris Sims puts his comics culture knowledge to the test as he responds to your reader questions! Q: On Scooby-Doo, do you prefer the monsters to be real or people in costumes? — @heythisisbrian A: You know, as much as I tend to allow myself to be defined by my obsessions — and in this column, one in particular definitely springs to mind — I never really thought of myself as a big Scooby-Doo fan until pretty recently. I’m not sure how it happened. And the topic you asked about, Brian, is the one that I have the strongest feelings about. Don’t get me wrong, as I’m pretty sure the record will show, I love the supernatural as a storytelling element. I even get why it might be appealing to make the monsters real for Scooby and the Gang. And that would be great, if Scooby Doo was a cartoon about kids fighting monsters. To paraphrase G.K.
The Benjamin Franklin Effect « You Are Not So Smart#more-1459 The Misconception: You do nice things for the people you like and bad things to the people you hate. The Truth: You grow to like people for whom you do nice things and hate people you harm. Benjamin Franklin knew how to deal with haters. Born in 1706 as the eighth of 17 children to a Massachusetts soap and candlestick maker, the chances Benjamin would go on to become a gentleman, scholar, scientist, statesman, musician, author, publisher and all-around general bad-ass were astronomically low, yet he did just that and more because he was a master of the game of personal politics. Like many people full of drive and intelligence born into a low station, Franklin developed strong people skills and social powers. All else denied, the analytical mind will pick apart behavior, and Franklin became adroit at human relations. Franklin’s prospects were dim. At 17, Franklin left Boston and started his own printing business In Philadelphia. What exactly happened here? Let’s start with your attitudes.
Movies | New Releases | DVD Rental | Movie Trailers | Movie Reviews Primary Psychiatry: In Session with Dennis S. Charney, MD: Resilience to Stress Column Dennis S. Charney, MD, interviewed by Norman Sussman, MD Primary Psychiatry. 2006;13(8):39-41 This interview took place on March 8, 2006, and was conducted by Norman Sussman, MD. Dr. What initially piqued your interest in the study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? In the late 1980s, my Yale colleagues and I started work on PTSD at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in West Haven, Connecticut. Our research was built upon basic science work by several scientists, most notably Robert Sapolsky, PhD, and Bruce S. Are there any consistent findings of physiologic or biochemical markers specifically for posttraumatic stress? There are findings that clearly are more common in patients with PTSD. Other replicated findings include a hyper-responsiveness of the brain norepinephrine system. How did you go from looking at the negative effects of stress to studying resilience? How can the research on resilience be applied in the treatment of patients with stress? References 1.