I Think Therefore I AM ?

Humans suffering from Cotard's syndrome think they don't exist.

Some people with temporal lobe epilepsy see the world as real, but not themselves. There is thought, but they have no idea whose thought it is. And then there are those who, far from lacking a sense of self, have too many selves (yeah, you know who you are..). FACT: People who have had the hemispheres of their brain separated can end up with two centers of consciousness. Western science is now (sort of) catching up on what ancient wisdom has been explaining for thousands of years.

What these pathologies show is that one's experience of the world does not have to be linked to a sense of a self at the center of it. But that is not to say that the self does not exist. This is best illustrated with an old Buddhist analogy that likens a person to a cart:

"There is no cart, only the wheel, the axle, the flat bed and so on. In the same way, there is no self, only experiences, thoughts, and sensations. But, of course, there is a cart—it's just that it is nothing other than the ordered collection of parts. In the same way, there is a self—it is simply no more than the ordered collection of all our experiences." (Julian Baggini)

Only the things we acknowledge exist in our reality. What exist in your reality can be shared by me and my reality can be a part of yours. What doesn't exist can be if we both choose to make it so.

Delusions are just realities that are not shared.

Zena Holloway Takes underwater Photography To The Next Level.

Find more stunning pictures (and some videos) here.

Wind: 1 - Ducks: 0. Ducklings blown away like the freaks of nature that they are.

After millions of years of evolution a Duck still manages to look like something my 3 year old nephew put together blindfolded. I've seen drunken midgets walk with more grace then a Duck (I'll tell you about my bachelor party some other time). It floats too. But, much like the floating properties of a turd, the exact purpose of this power is not immediately clear to me.  Ducks create offspring that are born stupid. Ducklings will follow the very first thing they see when they hatch. They will happily follow a lawn mower into a burning volcano if the opportunity presents itself. 

This all leads into the video below in ways you can only imagine by playing it.

FAKE! Just like your nails, your smile and my compliments, this food is not real

Seat Savers can be used to keep people from stealing your chair. Just put one on your seat and it will be waiting for you when you return. Handy when you need to prevent some asshole from stealing your seat when you need to go get that second bottle of Vodka look for a job.

I always put one on my face when I take a nap in the park (HA! F*ck you crazy-old-fat-lady from the park).

Who's Bad? Michael Jackson drinking vodka with midgets on his lap

Don't Stop 'till You Get Enough. He be chillin' with his midgets.. I mean, portable girlfriends. Apparently these are little dancers. Which adds a whole new dimension to the beautiful art of 'lap dancing'' if you ask me. Also: Stranger In Moscow my ass Michael.

Some assembly required: Recipes that probably look a lot better then they will taste.

IKEA has released a baking book called 'Hembakat är Bäst' ('Homemade is Best'). Not to be confused with that Swedish porn movie by the same name. 

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It's about FFing time: Marijuana soda hits the market.

Man, I haven't been this thirsty since the invention of marijuana icecream. Well folks, at least I have a medical excuse to drink a few of these suckers a day. You see, when I was young I had to skip the 4th an 5th grade because, as the teacher put it, I was 'waaay too smart' (or was it 'smart-ass'?). Anyway, needless to say it all went downhill from there. Oh the pressure..  Since that day I felt the urge to redeem myself with some Puff The Magic Dragon. 

[via Newser]

I'm a calm and assertive Superhuman. That's why I love dogs (And they love me back by looking at me with popping eyes while they poop in front of my door). But in most Islamic cultures they are dispised.

And farther East they eat 40,000,000 of them every year (Shoa-huahua anyone?). Some people easily spent 300 bucks on their cat for whatever medical reason, while the same amount could feed a starving child for months. Yet they claim to care about the poor. The most vocal vegetarians seem oblivious to the fact that their furry friends collectively eat millions of small animals a year (not including the grind up meat these veggie owners feed their Fluffy and ChooChoo every day) - And why the fuck do we want to 'Free Willie' anyway?

This then, is essentially a book on why it's so hard to think "straight" about anything. A very funny, enlightening, impossible-to-put-down-book that reaches its magnificent climax in the last chapter. Herzog will NOT satisfy those who are locked into moral absolutes.

UPDATE: Great interview with the author 

Unfortunately, due to my extremely dangerous laser-beam eyes, no one has been able to photograph them yet. But incredible detail can be seen from these (mere mortal) retina close-ups.

View them all with your very own eyes.

Stunning use of infographics: Timothy Dickinson (a rumpled, roly-poly fixture at Georgetown pubs and literary gatherings) has a new job: hosting the History Channel’s eleven-part animated online series Great and Telling Tales.