tramontane |trəˈmänˌtān; ˈtramən-|

adjective (rare)

traveling to, situated on, or living on the other side of mountains.

• archaic (esp. from the Italian point of view) foreign; barbarous.

noun (archaic)

a person who lives on the other side of mountains (used in particular by Italians to refer to people beyond the Alps).

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Charles Moore insists that his opponents cannot see the true complexity of the argument, and that they emphasise the physical and the scientific aspect of humanity at the cost of any spiritual understanding. He criticises Richard Dawkins for embodying this crude and narrow pursuit of literal truth above all else.

Total Drek: It’s always nice to have the validation, I guess…

As far as I can tell, to these people ‘literal truth’ is good when it relates to the Bible, but bad when it relates to real life.

What higher calling could there be than the seeking of absolute truth?

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I was taught at school never to start a sentence without knowing the end of it.

Paul Dirac

I think I must attempt to adopt this strategy, at least when I speak.

U.K. Deports <strike>Christians</strike> Volunteers Under New Immigration Rules

This article has a very Christian slant, obviously, but the big news in my opinion is that volunteers are being turned away. If the UK is going to turn away people who want to work in soup kitchens, they damned well should have turned me away when I turned up to volunteer at Archaeolink.

Also: unless someone’s stated religion is “Killing people” or “Breaking shit”, it should not affect their entry into a country.

tipsfromcareerservices:

“‘Sup” is not a proper way to indicate you have arrived for a meeting with the Director.

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Spiritual life doesn’t make you a good person; you ARE a good person, you are a holy being when you are born. What spiritual life does is remind us that this is who we really are.

Jack Kornfield (via oceanofmind) (via hierology)

I agree with the holy being part, anyway.

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Corduroy Skirts are a Sin

Good on you, Syracuse.

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The pattern I experienced at Apple would be confirmed almost everywhere I traveled in the computer industry: most people have put themselves on intellectual autopilot. Most don’t study on their own initiative, but only when they are forced to do so. Even when they study, they choose to study the obvious and conventional subjects. This has the effect of making them more alike instead of more unique. It’s an educational herd mentality.

Buccaneer scholar - Gizmodo

The buccaneer scholar in question is James Bach, the second son of Richard Bach. You know, the guy who wrote Illusions.

My world is moving again.

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The pattern I experienced at Apple would be confirmed almost everywhere I traveled in the computer industry: most people have put themselves on intellectual autopilot. Most don’t study on their own initiative, but only when they are forced to do so. Even when they study, they choose to study the obvious and conventional subjects. This has the effect of making them more alike instead of more unique. It’s an educational herd mentality.

Buccaneer scholar - Gizmodo

The buccaneer scholar in question is James Bach, the second son of Richard Bach. You know, the guy who wrote Illusions.

My world is moving again.

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Every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. The atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. You are all stardust. All the things that matter for evolution and for life weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars. The only way for them to get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.
Lawrence Krauss, via hierology
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