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Clavicus Vile

Clavicus Vile has written 6 posts for The Institute of Illogical Operation

A Universe From Nothing

This is worth an hour of your time. In fact, this is probably worth several hours of your time.

Final Exam

When wondering why the universe exists, I have to ask this series of questions:
1.) Does there have to be a reason?/Can there be a reason?
2.) If so, is there a reason?
3.) If there is a reason, what is it?
We have to start with the first question, and depending on that answer we may […]

Freeze Your Balls Off

If Eskimos have wars, I’ve never heard of them. Why is the standard of living in Norway better than in the United States of America? A question asked by George Carlin: How many rapes happen at the North Pole? Are the differences in the Southern U.S. and the Northern U.S. exclusively a result of history, […]

Speciation

Speciation is the process by which one species can become two or more separate species. It is my goal here to explain it.
 
Each species changes over time, somewhat as a whole. A new form of a gene can come along in an individual because of genetic mutation, and the gene becomes mixed into […]

Breaking my foot off in the ass of relativism

There’s something to be said about the relativist agenda.
 I believe that the truth is not subjective. Beliefs are subjective. Not the truth. Things are one way and not another.
 ”Outside our heads there is freestanding reality. Only madmen and a scattering of constructivist philosophers doubt its existence.” - Edward O. Wilson
 When people say that science is […]

John and Mary walked by the bank

A couple of notes first: names have been changed, and all italicized words that appear below were also italicized in the conversation. 
LADY ONE 
Clavicus: hello
Lady1: hey..
Clavicus: how are you?
Lady1: i’m great.. =]  you?
Clavicus: pretty good
Clavicus: I have a headache though
Clavicus: I’m about to fix it
Lady1: aww, i’m sorry bout that..
Clavicus: Ok, I took some bc powder
Lady1: some what?
Clavicus: it’s […]