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What are dreams?

Mon, 09/15/2008 - 08:48 — rpuckett

Why do we have dreams? What are these flashes of ideas, seemingly disconnected visions of the past, present, and future. Some people believe that dreams are merely random bits from memory, flashed in our mind's eye during sleep. Other people ascribe great meaning and predictions based upon our dreams. Being a computer scientist, I ascribe to another idea.

10 Uncomfortable Truths

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 18:48 — rpuckett

I may not be the greatest philosopher to ever have lived, but I've recognized a few things in my short stay thus far here on earth. People are wholly unable to be content in their lives. There is an internal desire to strive for something, anything really. During ones formative years one will latch onto some goal, and make it their own. Sometimes it is as simple as striving to make one person happy on this planet. For others it may be a grand vision of change that will not be attained in that one person's lifetime. And so, here is my list of 10 uncomfortable truths one might recognize in life.

The Meaning of Life

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 19:20 — rpuckett
The only thing I think I know for certain is that I exist, and even that thought is tenuous at best. For all I know none of you, or anything outside of me exists. Everything I perceive could have been created to serve me and me alone. All of you could be a mere illusion. However, thoughts like that lead to abuses against nature, and the other possible beings that scurry around which may or may not have their own sentience (that includes you).
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