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Eric Scheske

The Difference between "Reason" and "Rationality"

The Difference between "Reason" and "Rationality"

Reason Greek nous Latin intellectus Reason is flexible. It resists fixed formulation. It is shaped by experience. It involves the whole living being, combining the mental and physical . . . the spiritual and material. It is the intellectual glue of sacramental existence. It is characterized by intuition. Reason is "congenial to

How to Make a Cocktail

How to Make a Cocktail

How Have These Ten Extensions Changed Us?

How Have These Ten Extensions Changed Us?

Toward the end of his life, Marshall McLuhan provided a list of the ten things that have changed us the most. Perhaps the biggest difference between childhood and adulthood is time. The adult frantically looks for more time. The child looks for ways to fill time. I filled a lot

Is New Year's Eve Still the King of Alcohol?

Is New Year's Eve Still the King of Alcohol?

New Year’s Eve is dead. It’s not the biggest bar night of the year. It’s not even the biggest drinking night in general. I base those claims on a (very scientific and statistical) review of the facts. First, I spent four minutes on internet searches, which brought

Zero Hedge: Decent Prose?

Zero Hedge: Decent Prose?

Robert Kiyosaki supposedly once counseled a new "creator" about the perils of good writing: "It's 'bestselling author,' not 'best-written author.'" His point: If you want to be successful online, you need to write for sales, not art. He's

Don't Let Your Left Hemisphere Ruin Christmas

Don't Let Your Left Hemisphere Ruin Christmas

"I wouldn’t upset my plan for anything. I’d rather upset life than the plan." The Anonymous Schoizoid The left hemisphere doesn't live. It thinks. It plans: "How to do this?" "How to tackle that?" The best way to develop a

Catholicism's Claim to the Hemisphere Hypothesis

Catholicism's Claim to the Hemisphere Hypothesis

Introducing the Catholic Hemisphere. Part Two of Two. About the Hemisphere Hypothesis Straight explanations are dryer than Las Vegas in July (unless you're standing in front of the Bellagio Fountains), but I guess I need to explain the Hemisphere Hypothesis. You can find my full explanation here, but

The Catholic Church is the Proper Master

The Catholic Church is the Proper Master

Introducing the Catholic Hemisphere: Part One of Two

Introducing The Catholic Hemisphere

Introducing The Catholic Hemisphere

I've been wrestling mightily with the Hemisphere Hypothesis for the past two years. I've tied it into the Existence Strikes Back project, which is something that has occupied my attention off and on for the past 25 years. My labors (of love) with THH and ESB

The John's Penance

The John's Penance

One thing from Chapter 11 of Tom Holland's excellent Dominion: A clerical disciple of Abelard argued that, when determining the severity of penance for patronizing a prostitute, the woman's hotness should be taken into account.