They Think; Therefore I Meme

The Science

First Mary http://momandmama.blogspot.com/ and then Rosie http://smokeymountainbreakdown.blogspot.com/ nominated me for this awards meme for blogs that make you think. If nominated, then if you want you can name five blogs that make you think and then paste a thingy at the end. Mary terms this “snagging the image” – I love that kind of techno-talk. For me, it is deeply mysterious, like how come my cordless headset works or why stuff runs when I plug it into an outlet.

But first I offer the following to showcase myself in a striking and statuesque thinking pose – rather like The Thinker only I'm honoring myself with a poem instead of a statue plus I'm wearing clothes. (Please note: I am not sure which side of my brain I used for writing this post.) Afterward I’ll name a few blogs that make me think. I have trouble with html – that much I know – so five links will be a stretch.

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...

I will close this performance art/blog post with an attempt to paste the think-meme thingy at the end. If you don’t see it, you can figure I was unable to figure this out. I don’t really know what it's for anyway. So far, when I click on it, I just keep seeing it and thinking “What’s this thing for, anyway?”

The Art

O Drear Dark Dream
He thinks; therefore I seem?

The sky is drear this night.
The muffled sea-surge surges,
Urging me to dense and pensive thoughts.
“I think, therefore I am” so Descartes taught;
Yet this I never got. It leaves me in an angst,
A funk, a purple mist of primal existential
Doubt: for what if I am not?

Just because Descartes was satisfied
To think his major, monumental thought
That somehow satisfied to make him be,
Doth necessarily it work the same for me?
My thoughts, it seems to me, are weighty,
Massive, deep and well thought out;
Yet what if really it’s Descartes that dreamt me up?

Paul “The Thinker” Martin

Putting It All Together, Nearly

Here, in alphabetical order, are some blogs that make me think, assuming I’ve had coffee:

Interpenetrate… http://interpenetrate.blogspot.com/“N2” writes about science, especially physics, in language that even I can understand, mostly.

Liberal Jesus http://liberaljesus.blogspot.com/Matt thinks and writes about religion with clarity and isn’t afraid to pose challenging questions. Smart guy.

Perspective http://povcrystal.blogspot.com/ Crystal is my links guru; however, she is absolutely not responsible for the appearance of my links on this post. But she can come up with informative links relating to religious topics faster than anyone I know. Her posts are high in information content.

The Polished Mirror http://www.polishedmirror.org/ Victoria’s religious perspective informs her interests in social justice and women’s issues.

If any of these links don't work, they're on my blog roll that my sister helps me with...