Apr 20

We live in a complex word and it seems hard to make sense of it.

Ancient Greek thinkers used the word, ‘logic,’ to describe the process of trying to make sense. These thinkers made up rules, like a game, for how to play logic. The rules got very complex.

Today you can learn Polish logic in a game called, ‘Wff & Proof.’

The original Greek thinkers, (we call them, philosophers), believed that logic and its rules were part of the fabric of the universe. Today, many philosophers believe logic is only a game man has invented.

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Apr 1

This site is dedicated to my nephew, Scott Allen Haley Christensen, May 4, 1970 – September 11, 2005. Suffering from Duchane’s Syndrome and unable to talk because of a trachea in his throat, Scott communicated with his spirit – and one finger, opening logic gates on his computer.

I was talking to Scott about Spinoza. Next thing I knew, he had brought up a website of the translated works of Spinoza.

“Oh, there is Curley,” I said. “He is the newest translator of Spinoza’s works.” Then I forgot the incident. Scott did not.

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