Comments for Curious http://curio.edublogs.org the spirit of inquiry (perhaps too often) justified Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:18:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Main Street and American Provincialism by Dave http://curio.edublogs.org/2009/09/21/main-street-the-interchange-of-manners/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Dave Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:18:44 +0000 http://curio.edublogs.org/?p=68#comment-35 Good post J. Good post J.

]]> Comment on Post Postmodernism: The Future of Literature & Writing by Jeff http://curio.edublogs.org/2009/07/15/post-postmodernism-the-future-of-literature-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Jeff Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:34:37 +0000 http://curio.edublogs.org/?p=51#comment-34 I've read 3, which is more than I would have guessed. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/07/the-mostly-complete-annotated-and-essential-postmodern-reading-list.html I’ve read 3, which is more than I would have guessed.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/07/the-mostly-complete-annotated-and-essential-postmodern-reading-list.html

]]> Comment on JogLog 2.0: Stop. Watch. by jmtz http://curio.edublogs.org/2009/06/22/joglog-20-stop-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-33 jmtz Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:44:41 +0000 http://curio.edublogs.org/?p=47#comment-33 I think "time as illusion" was my favorite daydream as a child. It allowed me to escape self-induced guilt when I, hidden behind the basement dryer (sorry mother!), would read all day long in the shadows... It's humbling to realize how much of our "experiences" are simply a construct or accommodation, eh? It's no surprise then that we ourselves are drawn to construct our own ways of perceiving reality. I think “time as illusion” was my favorite daydream as a child. It allowed me to escape self-induced guilt when I, hidden behind the basement dryer (sorry mother!), would read all day long in the shadows…

It’s humbling to realize how much of our “experiences” are simply a construct or accommodation, eh? It’s no surprise then that we ourselves are drawn to construct our own ways of perceiving reality.

]]> Comment on JogLog 2.0: Stop. Watch. by Jeff http://curio.edublogs.org/2009/06/22/joglog-20-stop-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Jeff Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:04:58 +0000 http://curio.edublogs.org/?p=47#comment-32 If we consider time from the standpoint of physics, we would conclude time is just another dimension of the universe, like space. Time might be an illusion: there are many people I will never know because we are separated by time, but are these strangers any less real than those I will never know because we are separated by geography? How should that affect my decisions? As to your point about a well-spent life, there is some evidence to suggest we over-invest in goods relative to experiences--or the material relative to non-matieral, if you like. http://dynamist.com/articles-speeches/nyt/experience.html If we consider time from the standpoint of physics, we would conclude time is just another dimension of the universe, like space. Time might be an illusion: there are many people I will never know because we are separated by time, but are these strangers any less real than those I will never know because we are separated by geography? How should that affect my decisions?

As to your point about a well-spent life, there is some evidence to suggest we over-invest in goods relative to experiences–or the material relative to non-matieral, if you like.

http://dynamist.com/articles-speeches/nyt/experience.html

]]> Comment on Mistletoe and “The Most Disputed” Baldr by nick_dronac http://curio.edublogs.org/2008/12/20/mistletoe-and-the-most-disputed-baldr/comment-page-1/#comment-31 nick_dronac Sat, 16 May 2009 00:45:28 +0000 http://curio.edublogs.org/?p=22#comment-31 http://www.message_elerlaorba.com/ http://www.message_elerlaorba.com/

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