Monthly Archives: March 2021

Confronting a Pixelated, Colorized Past

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Jim Langcuster

Like countless others, I am fascinated by how advances in artificial intelligence not only are affording us remarkable glimpses into the future but also how they are refining and deepening our views of the past. My fascination was sparked some … Continue reading →

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My First Question in an Extraterrestrial Encounter

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Jim Langcuster

According to some scientists, the alien languages that we may soon encounter over the course of exploring the vast cosmos may not be, well, as alien to us as some have speculated. Some language experts –  I’m not sure if … Continue reading →

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In Search of a Narrative

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Jim Langcuster

One my favorite Quora philosophers, Paul Trejo, a credentialed one, recently discussed Aristotle’s characterization of the cosmos as one designed as  a tapestry of goals (i.e., purposes and objectives). As Trejo observed, “By clarifying the Purpose of the existence of anything, we … Continue reading →

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Underscoring a Fact about Royalty

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Jim Langcuster

Meghan Markle’s alleged exposure of racism in the Royal Family has predictably led royal watchers back to a perennial argument that the family possesses a trace of African ancestry through  Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Yet, why should this be … Continue reading →

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The Roots of Our Existential Dilemma

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Jim Langcuster

Recently, a Quora philosopher, whose name now eludes me, actually, a credentialed rather than a self-proclaimed philosopher, offered the very trenchant observation that thinkers, existentialist thinkers in this particular instance, invariably are the last ones to show up at the … Continue reading →

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