Friday, June 18, 2010
Belief vs. Faith
I finally started running again (it has been about a month and a half) which always gets me thinking.
I am intrigued with the difference between belief and faith. It is much easier to belief in something than it is to have faith enough to actually do what one believes in. For instance, one can believe in god but it takes faith to actually live with god.
Thinking vs. doing possibly?
I am intrigued with the difference between belief and faith. It is much easier to belief in something than it is to have faith enough to actually do what one believes in. For instance, one can believe in god but it takes faith to actually live with god.
Thinking vs. doing possibly?
Thursday, June 03, 2010
To the Lighthouse
Chapter 1-3
Most of these chapters deal with what is going on in Mrs. Ramsey head. She is a mother of eight married to a man who seems cold from afar. She seem to me to be striving to do what is right and kind, not allowing her daughters to mock the acward Charles Tansley.
I know this is a stream of conscience but it seem much more accessible than Joyce. I am liking it so far.
Most of these chapters deal with what is going on in Mrs. Ramsey head. She is a mother of eight married to a man who seems cold from afar. She seem to me to be striving to do what is right and kind, not allowing her daughters to mock the acward Charles Tansley.
I know this is a stream of conscience but it seem much more accessible than Joyce. I am liking it so far.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
A black swan is an occurrence that we do not see coming like 9.11, or the banking collapse of last year, or even the success of Harry Potter. These black swans pop up everywhere and if we do not account for them we are in big trouble. Nassim Nicholas Taleb opened my eyes to the difference between the world we live in and the world we think we live in, Mediocristan vs. Extremistan.
Taleb is ruthless yet funny, extreme yet understandable, brash yet hopeful. I very much enjoyed this eye opening look at the unexpected results we call black swans.
A black swan is an occurrence that we do not see coming like 9.11, or the banking collapse of last year, or even the success of Harry Potter. These black swans pop up everywhere and if we do not account for them we are in big trouble. Nassim Nicholas Taleb opened my eyes to the difference between the world we live in and the world we think we live in, Mediocristan vs. Extremistan.
Taleb is ruthless yet funny, extreme yet understandable, brash yet hopeful. I very much enjoyed this eye opening look at the unexpected results we call black swans.
