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Eric Scheske

Pulling Thomas Aquinas Kicking and Screaming into the Twentieth Century

Pulling Thomas Aquinas Kicking and Screaming into the Twentieth Century

There are some authors who make you think, “I could read this guy, and just this guy, for the rest of my life. He'd bring me to greater and greater levels of wisdom and understanding.” For me, the German philosopher Josef Pieper (1904-1997) is such a writer. He

Scrolling Blog: March 2024

Scrolling Blog: March 2024

Happy Easter "When the disciples saw the risen Christ, they beheld him as a reality in the world, though no longer of it, respecting the order of the world, but Lord of its laws. To behold such reality was different and more than to see a tree or watch

Why Were Humans Suddenly Able to Drink Liquor?

Why Were Humans Suddenly Able to Drink Liquor?

One drinker's haphazard, irresponsible, and drunken theory.

How to Find Diversity without Even Trying

How to Find Diversity without Even Trying

Re-thinking our obsession with diversity Religion is good for you. Religious participation, sociologists tell us, correlates with lower levels of criminality, better health, greater marital stability, and greater well-being. According to an article awhile back in the Atlantic Monthly, sociologists and economists are studying this phenomenon further and, in the

Blow Back Beer to the Vanishing Sommelier

Blow Back Beer to the Vanishing Sommelier

This Video is Pretty Wild Brewer blown backwards by beer blast (video)An employee of Back Channel Brewing Company in Spring Park, Minnesota, was standing in front of a large vat when it blew him backwards.Boing BoingDavid Pescovitz The Sommelier is Vanishing Wine is still poured at many tables.

Prices Reflect Our Participation in Reality in General

Prices Reflect Our Participation in Reality in General

A few notes on prices and reality

Collectors, Hoarders, and the Childless

Collectors, Hoarders, and the Childless

In my youth, I started more collections than a wino starts bottles. I stopped. I don't know why.

Science and Magic . . . And Math

Science and Magic . . . And Math

This is a great historical tie into Part II of Existence Strikes Back and its observation that modernity's momentum began to build in the 13th century, as Western civilization's capacity for control increased. Magic and science were twins in the cradle of modernity. This essay points

The Technology Paradox

The Technology Paradox

The more efficient technology makes us, the less efficient we become. Of course, information technology saves time by doing things quickly. Or does it? Bosses save wages, but we become their new, unwilling wage slaves. Meanwhile, with the automation of more and more processes that used to take a five-minute

Bend It Like Orwell

Bend It Like Orwell

Essay Rules from the Master