History
The Promised Land
Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long
Matthew Clapp
Matthew
Looking Over the Mountaintop
“I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people,
Matthew
Fall '08 Reading List
I’ve compiled quite a list for the rest of this year. I’ve actually finished a few of these but I wanted to write them down so that I can keep the list up to date. Not that anyone really cares what I’m reading, but I go back
Film
Young Indiana Jones, Freud, Jung and Adler
In Vienna, Indy becomes smitten with Princess Sophie, daughter of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. His flustered efforts to spend time with her nearly land the Jones family in the middle of a diplomatic incident. Heartsick, Indy seeks advice from the esteemed members of the world’s first ever psychoanalytic conference,
Thinking
Hegelian Analysis of Thorogood's “Bad to the Bone”
Here I will attempt an analysis of the philosophical work of George Thorogood, Bad to the Bone. First, just to point out the obvious, it's clear that Thorogood is heavily influenced by the German Idealists. In particular, one can see a Hegelian theme throughout the work. The references
Life
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829)
It’s hard to believe that it has taken modern science 200 years to catch up to Lamarck. One of the common threads on Nautis Project has always been the incompleteness of a biological theory of evolution, morphology, and memory. It is these gaps in our knowledge that people like
Matthew
Summer '08 Reading List
Most of these books are new to me. Instead of re-reading the classics – again, I’ve decided to pick up some new books – even some fiction. * Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse * Spook by Mary Roach * The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt * The Holy Qur’an: A Modern English Reading, Volume
Mind
The Black Tide of Mud of Occultism
I've been thinking about a conversation I had last summer. Some friends and I were discussing Richard Dawkins' book, The God Delusion, with Rupert. As always, Rupert's ideas are well thought out and always seem to come out of left field - at least to
Matthew
Underlying Reality Beneath It All
As I have gotten older and had a chance to catalog my dreams, I've noticed that each dream, though bizarre and individual in narrative, are beginning to self-assemble.
Matthew
You’ve Been Hoodwinked. Bamboozled.
I've always enjoyed talking politics with friends. I've even stayed in touch with History and Political Science professors from my undergraduate days. A few days ago, while talking with a former History professor, I realized that not everyone sees America the way I do. I told
Myth
By What Myth Am I Living?
I haven’t really written much in the past few months – other than posting stuff on politics from other sites. I’ve been reflecting on the past. I remember someone once telling me that as you get older you get the most vivid flashback memories of your life. That is
Matthew
Hunting for Papa
We entered a huge structure, like the Great Pyramid. We were on a quest to find some stuff that my grandfather (Papa) had hidden there. Some of my family was there with me. We explored several areas and could not find what we were looking for. Everyone else that was