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Following on from yesterday’s post, here is the answer from Roy Sorenson’s Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities: “The elderly scientist is certainly correct. The reason is that any assertion of an…
From “A Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities: A Collection of Puzzles, Oddities, Riddles and Dilemmas” by Roy Sorensen : “‘If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible he…
from “The Living Mountain” by Nan Shepherd (previous Nan Shepherd posts here and here: Lower on the mountain, on all the slopes and shoulders and ridges and on the moors below, the…
It seems a bit of a truism to describe Charles de Gaulle as an extraordinary figure, but truisms are no less true for being true. It is hard to know…
From Alexander Carmichael’s collection of the Scottish oral tradition Carmina Gadelica , a resting blessing AN ainm an Tighearn Iosa, Agus Spiorad ìocshlain aigh, An ainm Athar Israil, Sinim sios…
From Introductory Dante Papers, Dorothy L Sayers: That the Inferno is a picture of human society in a state of sin and corruption, everybody will readily agree. And since we…
From this interview with Joseph Tainter: And so individuals need to take responsibility for their own ignorance. As I said, our species did not evolve to think broadly in terms…
I recently came across Mireog, a company based in Ring, Co Waterford . I first came across their T-shirts but they have a whole range of products. More info on Mireog: Mireog…
Séamus Sweeney 