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Ideas and images from a post on the "i09" weblog   8 Great Philosophical Questions That We'll Never Solve I found a post titled "8 Great Philosophical Questions That We'll Never Solve" It was from the i09 weblog. I decided to share my ideas about these questions. Let me know what you think. "But if we don't have free will, then why did we evolve consciousness instead of zombie-minds?" I believe we have some free will but not completely.  Here's my idea: The adventure of life is like sailing in a small ship.  We can adjust the sails and rudder but the wind and waves are mostly in control.   Reaching our goals, changing them when the situation proves they are unobtainable, recovering from unexpected hardships, succeeding when it seems all is lost; in the end we have much less control than we believe.  This makes life scary but it also makes it exciting and enjoyable.

Ideas and images from a post on the "i09" weblog   8 Great Philosophical Questions That We'll Never Solve I found a post titled "8 Great Philosophical Questions That We'll Never Solve" It was from the i09 weblog. I decided to share my ideas about these questions. Let me know what you think. "...how do we know that what we see around us is the real deal, and not some grand illusion perpetuated by an unseen force." -George Dvorsky Maybe I am the only thing that is real, while everything else is only an illusion! It's too strange for me to believe that my whole experience of life is not real but I can't prove it . 

Ideas and images from a post on the "i09" weblog   8 Great Philosophical Questions That We'll Never Solve I found a post titled "8 Great Philosophical Questions That We'll Never Solve" It was from the i09 weblog. I decided to share my ideas about these questions. Let me know what you think.  " Why is there all this  stuff  in the universe, and why is it governed by such exquisitely precise laws?  And why should anything exist at all?" ~Sean Carroll I have no idea why the world is the way it is. I'm used to the way things seem to be but just not why. Science finds how some things work, not why. Most of the laws of science are too complicated for me to understand. They seem like magic. Possibility : A religious person might say that it's the way God wants it.  Maybe that's the answer to this question.  As for me, I'm just not sure.  It would be great to have a stronger faith.

I'm trying to learn Italian by studying some free internet sites. I came across this video. It's about a man who can't forget the woman he loves. She rejected him but he can't get her out of his mind, even when he is with another woman. It's very sad and romantic.  Here is a rough translation of a few lyrics: Laura doesn't belong to me anymore It's foolish to seek her in you I don't wanna be with you while I think of her If you want to we can make love now, if you want It can't be the same between us It's just not enough when you're with me It's crazy to see her in your eyes. The English version: The original Italian version:

While surfing the web I found these interesting videos.  They show a realistic view of the bow and arrow. The English longbow archers seem to be the best. There are 3 videos. I'm not sure why but I could not copy these videos directly to this post.  However, here are the links: 3]Conquest TV series - Bow and Arrowyoutube.com7-21 3]Conquest TV series - Bow and Arrowyoutube.com7-44 3]Conquest TV series - Bow and Arrowyoutube.com6-24

This past week has been a nightmare for me.  I hurt my back enough to make it extremely painful to walk.  I can't drive because the pain goes down from my right hip to the knee, leaving me with no control of the gas and break pedals. My wife Lynette was good enough to drive me.  

It happened again.  Someone plowed my driveway then disappeared!  He left before I could pay him or even thank him.  I think of him as a Good Samaritan. I was taking a nap when I heard the machine.  I thought it was my neighbor. We keep to ourselves, at most just a wave.  I'm sure he did not do the work because he uses a snow blower.  This was done with a small plow.   It was a bit loud.  I hoped he would not damage his machine. When I looked out my window the snow was so deep that I could not see anyone on the driveway.  I paid someone to clear the driveway after the last snowfall.  But the time before that a Good Samaritan cleared the driveway then vanished. They call for more snow tonight and tomorrow. I'm sure I'll have to call someone to clear the snow but at least they'll have a head start.  And if the snow is light I might just let the sun melt it away.   It feels good to know t...