Questions
1. What’s the first piece of media you consume every day?
2. Name a writer or publication you disagree with but still read.
3. Who is the person who has most influenced the way you think?
4. When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
5. What’s your worst intellectual habit?
6. What inspires you to learn?
7. What do you need to believe in order to get through the day?
8. What’s a view that you hold but can’t defend?
9. What book have you recommended the most?
@bksmgglr fair enough!
From @Averly's questions:
1. Probably BBC.
2. My parents get the Daily Fail, so there's that.
3. My parents, jointly. They have very firm ideas about ethics and morality; while we don't always agree, I formed my opinions from them.
4. About half an hour ago in categorising my books!
5. Getting the wrong level -- going too complex or not complex enough.
6. Curiosity.
7. I will someday read all my books.
8. Rosalind Franklin should have got a Nobel.
9. THE GOBLIN EMPEROR, by Katherine Addison.
@shanaqui Very nice! I'm gonna check out that book recommendation 👍🏼
@Averly
1. Twitter
2. Hln.be
3. My dad
4. 5 minuted ago
5. Not having an opinion about everything
6. Making the world a better place
7. Myself
8. Ecologism
9. Tonio by a.f.th. van der Heijden
@Averly ,
1. The Scriptures (lectio divina) ; then after Lauds I check the electronic media: NewAdvent, MetaFilter, SCOTUSblog.
2. I positively disagree with Thomas Nagel in much of his methodology, but I still read him.
3. Not that I come close to thinking like him, but Aristotle has probably most shaped what I expect of myself.
4. In 2015, upon reading the argument from Lawrence Dewan, I changed my mind about the possibilities of some evolutionary theories.
@Averly ,
5. My worst habit is reading primarily what I like and not exposing myself to much outside of my worldview.
6. The intellect is the highest faculty of man, and its fulfillment by truth seems to me our highest good. In short, I've become a great lover of truth and the quest for it.
7. I need to believe that my mistakes and failings are surmountable and that others are patient with me.
@Flaccus Wow 😳
I like that you actually put a lot of thought into this. #mastofam should be proud. Especially your answer to number 6. Agreed!
And thank you!
#ninequestions
@Averly , thank you for the opportunity. These questions are exactly the sort of things that I want to be able to talk about electronically. Nos. 5 & 7 were especially worth my time to think about to-day.
@Averly ,
8. Geocentric models of the solar system are more elegant than heliocentric ones. Haven't a clue how to defend that.
9. In the course of my life, I think that I've spent more time recommending the letters of Seneca the Moralist.
1. A random youtube video, whatever is on my home screen
2. I don't read any publications because I agree or disagree with them. I read them to stay informed.
3. Either Carl Sagan or Stephen Hawking, probably
6. Curiosity (the Mars rover, not the human emotion)
7. That the world isn't entirely deterministic and that free will is real, LOL
8. I try not to hold views that aren't logically defensible, except for that Bleach is clearly better than Naruto
9. Sun of Suns
@ChristianD Right on. I'll def check it out. Thank you!
@Averly you're very welcome
@Averly Only one question: What's the best Fast and Furious movie?
@Phancypants None? I watched them all but not really a a fan 🤷🏻♀️
@Averly
1. Dilbert
2. Twitter POTUS
3. My mom
4. Refused to get up early
5. Not getting things done
6. No real job
7. That the earth is still there, and the sun, and the moon, of course
8. Linux is cool
9. Hyperion by Dan Simmons
@Averly
1) well now I check masto first thing!
2) Orson Scott Card (does this count?)
3) can I answer "me"? I stopped letting others influence me a long time ago
4) I changed my mind about rushing into higher education
5) does procrastinating count?
6) when I get curious about something it inspires me to learn
7) that my happiness is paramount and I can't let others get in the way
8) that intelligent life exists elsewhere
9) Leviathan Wakes and the whole Expanse series!
it all fit 😅
@s02303947 So good. Love this!
And, it seems so far that curiosity is a big one for number six. Thanks for answering! Let's spread the good word...
PS - I'm surprised I actually managed to get the #mastofam trying to force it under 500 chars
@Averly yeah I keep trying to make a post but run out of characters
@Averly It's hard to answer the whole thing since I am on mobile but #2 is definitely Sam Harris.