Mark Dowhy
@empiricalcuriosity.bsky.social
❤️ Science; physics, biology, philosophy and cooking.
Retired ped ICU research; acute pulmonary disease. Now small farm n B&B owner.
I am a quantum of humanity, a momentary byproduct of physics. A quark guy, full of charm from top to bottom.
Retired ped ICU research; acute pulmonary disease. Now small farm n B&B owner.
I am a quantum of humanity, a momentary byproduct of physics. A quark guy, full of charm from top to bottom.
Why I love the idea of #Philosophy playtime. Stepping out of our boxes. 😀😉
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Why I love the idea of #Philosophy playtime. Stepping out of our boxes. 😀😉
Is that lightly used Renault?
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Is that lightly used Renault?
Now that looks like a fun chariot. 👍
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Now that looks like a fun chariot. 👍
Well,… without deviation from the norm new traditions are not possible. I just found Philosophy Playtime is trying it. 😜 👍
December 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Well,… without deviation from the norm new traditions are not possible. I just found Philosophy Playtime is trying it. 😜 👍
Indeed.
'Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined', Steven Pinker, 2011... 800 pages and full of peer reviewed data.
Most likely most people will never read it. Sad 😔
'Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined', Steven Pinker, 2011... 800 pages and full of peer reviewed data.
Most likely most people will never read it. Sad 😔
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Indeed.
'Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined', Steven Pinker, 2011... 800 pages and full of peer reviewed data.
Most likely most people will never read it. Sad 😔
'Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined', Steven Pinker, 2011... 800 pages and full of peer reviewed data.
Most likely most people will never read it. Sad 😔
Indeed. Looking backward while trying to walk forward is the best way to stumble n fall.
And, Jesus, Mary n Joseph 🤦♀️ they’re invoking the Monroe doctrine again.
And, Jesus, Mary n Joseph 🤦♀️ they’re invoking the Monroe doctrine again.
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Indeed. Looking backward while trying to walk forward is the best way to stumble n fall.
And, Jesus, Mary n Joseph 🤦♀️ they’re invoking the Monroe doctrine again.
And, Jesus, Mary n Joseph 🤦♀️ they’re invoking the Monroe doctrine again.
“Little p philosophy is what all children do - they ask questions for the sake of asking questions. They wonder, and they don’t have a destination for their wondering.”
Was it not Descartes who listed ‘wonder’ first among the fundamental passions? 🤔😁
Was it not Descartes who listed ‘wonder’ first among the fundamental passions? 🤔😁
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“Little p philosophy is what all children do - they ask questions for the sake of asking questions. They wonder, and they don’t have a destination for their wondering.”
Was it not Descartes who listed ‘wonder’ first among the fundamental passions? 🤔😁
Was it not Descartes who listed ‘wonder’ first among the fundamental passions? 🤔😁
Classic ‘it depends’ is as important as ‘I don’t know’. Both trigger with intent the curious mind to understand, learn. Fun playtime indeed. ☺️
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Classic ‘it depends’ is as important as ‘I don’t know’. Both trigger with intent the curious mind to understand, learn. Fun playtime indeed. ☺️
Really not bad around -1. We’ve had about 30cm snow over the last week. Which is not much for us.
Our chickens also participate in my version of #philosophy playtime. They’re very knowledgeable and wise. 🤣
Our chickens also participate in my version of #philosophy playtime. They’re very knowledgeable and wise. 🤣
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Really not bad around -1. We’ve had about 30cm snow over the last week. Which is not much for us.
Our chickens also participate in my version of #philosophy playtime. They’re very knowledgeable and wise. 🤣
Our chickens also participate in my version of #philosophy playtime. They’re very knowledgeable and wise. 🤣
Much 😉. I intend to think about this now. ☺️
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Much 😉. I intend to think about this now. ☺️
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I get mesmerized looking into these little pools. The amount of life that one can find in them, it's their entire world.
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I get mesmerized looking into these little pools. The amount of life that one can find in them, it's their entire world.
“Intellectual honesty is a crime in any authoritarian country."
-George Orwell
-George Orwell
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“Intellectual honesty is a crime in any authoritarian country."
-George Orwell
-George Orwell
Poutine is meaningless without them😁. I don't think he adequately thought this through.😜
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Poutine is meaningless without them😁. I don't think he adequately thought this through.😜
No. Our moral disposition is universal and innate because it was selected by evolution as is our constructing meaning. Objectivity (science) allows for questioning, learning, understanding, constructing our world and our place in it. Why would that lead to meaninglessness of our lives?
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
No. Our moral disposition is universal and innate because it was selected by evolution as is our constructing meaning. Objectivity (science) allows for questioning, learning, understanding, constructing our world and our place in it. Why would that lead to meaninglessness of our lives?
Good morning Laura. ☀️
Thought you might like this blog post given you’re studying us older folk. And you have the great quality of being direct. 👍😃
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Thought you might like this blog post given you’re studying us older folk. And you have the great quality of being direct. 👍😃
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November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Good morning Laura. ☀️
Thought you might like this blog post given you’re studying us older folk. And you have the great quality of being direct. 👍😃
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Thought you might like this blog post given you’re studying us older folk. And you have the great quality of being direct. 👍😃
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