Glen Kappel
@uli09.bsky.social
Renegade amateur philosophy enthusiast
Cognitive science keeper-upper
Music software designer
Aging goofball
Cognitive science keeper-upper
Music software designer
Aging goofball
Nothing incapacitates the ability to reason morally more than believing in moral realism
March 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Nothing incapacitates the ability to reason morally more than believing in moral realism
Scandalous that Nagel never considered just asking Matt Murdoch
March 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Scandalous that Nagel never considered just asking Matt Murdoch
Wait, so was Nietzsche a utilitarian who was just super into the idea of utility monsters?
February 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Wait, so was Nietzsche a utilitarian who was just super into the idea of utility monsters?
Okay, so I have a coffee stain on my shirt, so what? You gonna judge me for it? It doesn’t mean anything. Nothing important, anyhow.
February 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Okay, so I have a coffee stain on my shirt, so what? You gonna judge me for it? It doesn’t mean anything. Nothing important, anyhow.
General Relativity is the ultimate in gutsy ad hoc adjustment of surrounding theories to accommodate a proposition you insist on.
Einstein: “Light always travels at the same speed and it’s the fastest speed there is. I will literally bend your conception of space and time to make it come out true.”
Einstein: “Light always travels at the same speed and it’s the fastest speed there is. I will literally bend your conception of space and time to make it come out true.”
January 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
General Relativity is the ultimate in gutsy ad hoc adjustment of surrounding theories to accommodate a proposition you insist on.
Einstein: “Light always travels at the same speed and it’s the fastest speed there is. I will literally bend your conception of space and time to make it come out true.”
Einstein: “Light always travels at the same speed and it’s the fastest speed there is. I will literally bend your conception of space and time to make it come out true.”
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I bought three books about physics before getting out of bed today. obviously I'm not ever going to read them, but this does give me a somehow even greater feeling of superiority than I had before
January 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I bought three books about physics before getting out of bed today. obviously I'm not ever going to read them, but this does give me a somehow even greater feeling of superiority than I had before
What? We started another year? Ugh. This means my friends and family will all have birthdays *again*, doesn’t it? 🙄
January 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What? We started another year? Ugh. This means my friends and family will all have birthdays *again*, doesn’t it? 🙄
Will people on Mars celebrate New Years according to the orbit of Mars, or will they align with Earth’s? If Earth’s, what timezone?
January 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Will people on Mars celebrate New Years according to the orbit of Mars, or will they align with Earth’s? If Earth’s, what timezone?
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I would never "improve myself" in order to get people to like me. That would actually be a form of manipulation
December 28, 2024 at 2:24 PM
I would never "improve myself" in order to get people to like me. That would actually be a form of manipulation
[In a cave somewhere; the first stirrings of what would become philosophy of mind:]
“Why I move but not rock? I make me move. Only other things make rock move. Why? Just because no legs?”
Panpsychists [in the 21st century]: “Basically yeah; it’s all a spectrum.” 🤷♂️
“Why I move but not rock? I make me move. Only other things make rock move. Why? Just because no legs?”
Panpsychists [in the 21st century]: “Basically yeah; it’s all a spectrum.” 🤷♂️
December 25, 2024 at 12:20 AM
[In a cave somewhere; the first stirrings of what would become philosophy of mind:]
“Why I move but not rock? I make me move. Only other things make rock move. Why? Just because no legs?”
Panpsychists [in the 21st century]: “Basically yeah; it’s all a spectrum.” 🤷♂️
“Why I move but not rock? I make me move. Only other things make rock move. Why? Just because no legs?”
Panpsychists [in the 21st century]: “Basically yeah; it’s all a spectrum.” 🤷♂️
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Veronica Coan: “Daddy, do scientists just spend most of their time saying, ‘this is bullshit, this is bullshit, and this is also bullshit?’”
Jim Coan: “Yes, my love, that is what scientists spend most of their time doing.”
Jim Coan: “Yes, my love, that is what scientists spend most of their time doing.”
December 24, 2023 at 5:07 PM
Veronica Coan: “Daddy, do scientists just spend most of their time saying, ‘this is bullshit, this is bullshit, and this is also bullshit?’”
Jim Coan: “Yes, my love, that is what scientists spend most of their time doing.”
Jim Coan: “Yes, my love, that is what scientists spend most of their time doing.”
Late to the party but over the last week this has been my favourite thing that exists in the world
youtu.be/_LJi5na897Y?...
youtu.be/_LJi5na897Y?...
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee (2024) Full Album HQ
YouTube video by REALISTIK
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December 7, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Late to the party but over the last week this has been my favourite thing that exists in the world
youtu.be/_LJi5na897Y?...
youtu.be/_LJi5na897Y?...
[Me drying off]
My fingernails: hey check this out we grew 1/8” (3mm) while you were in the bath
Me: no idea how you guys do that
My fingernails: hey check this out we grew 1/8” (3mm) while you were in the bath
Me: no idea how you guys do that
December 7, 2024 at 3:33 PM
[Me drying off]
My fingernails: hey check this out we grew 1/8” (3mm) while you were in the bath
Me: no idea how you guys do that
My fingernails: hey check this out we grew 1/8” (3mm) while you were in the bath
Me: no idea how you guys do that
This is the vibe and format I’d like to adopt whenever I send notice that I’m opting out of something or other
December 3, 2024 at 12:27 AM
This is the vibe and format I’d like to adopt whenever I send notice that I’m opting out of something or other
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Q: Will this book give me an existential crisis?
A: While I cannot guarantee ZERO existential crises I can tell you that most readers find it “strangely comforting.” Also there are lots of jokes in the footnotes, if that helps.
A: While I cannot guarantee ZERO existential crises I can tell you that most readers find it “strangely comforting.” Also there are lots of jokes in the footnotes, if that helps.
November 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Q: Will this book give me an existential crisis?
A: While I cannot guarantee ZERO existential crises I can tell you that most readers find it “strangely comforting.” Also there are lots of jokes in the footnotes, if that helps.
A: While I cannot guarantee ZERO existential crises I can tell you that most readers find it “strangely comforting.” Also there are lots of jokes in the footnotes, if that helps.
Don’t you hate it when your left hand feels like your right hand and your right hand feels like your left hand?
November 30, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Don’t you hate it when your left hand feels like your right hand and your right hand feels like your left hand?
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ben shapiro sounds like something a wizard says when he wants somewhere to sit down at the park
November 29, 2024 at 7:13 AM
ben shapiro sounds like something a wizard says when he wants somewhere to sit down at the park
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“I’ve never talked about the taste of receipt paper with other people” — my cousin
November 29, 2024 at 12:34 AM
“I’ve never talked about the taste of receipt paper with other people” — my cousin
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Interviewer: what's your greatest strength?
Me: i have exceptional hindsight
Interviewer: that doesn't really help us
Me: yes, i see that now
Me: i have exceptional hindsight
Interviewer: that doesn't really help us
Me: yes, i see that now
November 25, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Interviewer: what's your greatest strength?
Me: i have exceptional hindsight
Interviewer: that doesn't really help us
Me: yes, i see that now
Me: i have exceptional hindsight
Interviewer: that doesn't really help us
Me: yes, i see that now
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I think a band could really make a name for themselves by releasing an album of thanksgiving music
November 25, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I think a band could really make a name for themselves by releasing an album of thanksgiving music
I saw some discussion of “antigravity belts” in relation to some game which allow a person to fly and I just want to point out that all belts are antigravity devices that’s what they do
November 24, 2024 at 7:39 PM
I saw some discussion of “antigravity belts” in relation to some game which allow a person to fly and I just want to point out that all belts are antigravity devices that’s what they do
Kant describing laughter as “an affection arising from the sudden transformation of a strained expectation into nothing” makes me suspect Kant had theories about humour in the same way Mary-the-colour-scientist trapped in a b&w room had theories about seeing red
November 24, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Kant describing laughter as “an affection arising from the sudden transformation of a strained expectation into nothing” makes me suspect Kant had theories about humour in the same way Mary-the-colour-scientist trapped in a b&w room had theories about seeing red
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sometimes I think about how weird music is. "ah yes, I enjoy listening to sounds sequenced in a specific way that triggers emotions in my brain." very normal
November 21, 2024 at 2:14 PM
sometimes I think about how weird music is. "ah yes, I enjoy listening to sounds sequenced in a specific way that triggers emotions in my brain." very normal
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I passed my genetic engineering exam with flying koalas.
November 15, 2024 at 12:25 PM
I passed my genetic engineering exam with flying koalas.
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I just cross-bred a crocodile and a homing pigeon. I expect that'll come back to bite me.
November 15, 2024 at 9:55 PM
I just cross-bred a crocodile and a homing pigeon. I expect that'll come back to bite me.