Mark Dowhy
@empiricalcuriosity.bsky.social
❤️ Science; physics, biology, philosophy and cooking.
Retired ped ICU research; acute pulmonary disease. Now small farm n B&B owner.
I am a quantum of humanity, a momentary byproduct of physics. A quark guy, full of charm from top to bottom.
Retired ped ICU research; acute pulmonary disease. Now small farm n B&B owner.
I am a quantum of humanity, a momentary byproduct of physics. A quark guy, full of charm from top to bottom.
“Little p philosophy is what all children do - they ask questions for the sake of asking questions. They wonder, and they don’t have a destination for their wondering.”
Was it not Descartes who listed ‘wonder’ first among the fundamental passions? 🤔😁
Was it not Descartes who listed ‘wonder’ first among the fundamental passions? 🤔😁
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“Little p philosophy is what all children do - they ask questions for the sake of asking questions. They wonder, and they don’t have a destination for their wondering.”
Was it not Descartes who listed ‘wonder’ first among the fundamental passions? 🤔😁
Was it not Descartes who listed ‘wonder’ first among the fundamental passions? 🤔😁
Classic ‘it depends’ is as important as ‘I don’t know’. Both trigger with intent the curious mind to understand, learn. Fun playtime indeed. ☺️
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Classic ‘it depends’ is as important as ‘I don’t know’. Both trigger with intent the curious mind to understand, learn. Fun playtime indeed. ☺️
Really not bad around -1. We’ve had about 30cm snow over the last week. Which is not much for us.
Our chickens also participate in my version of #philosophy playtime. They’re very knowledgeable and wise. 🤣
Our chickens also participate in my version of #philosophy playtime. They’re very knowledgeable and wise. 🤣
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Really not bad around -1. We’ve had about 30cm snow over the last week. Which is not much for us.
Our chickens also participate in my version of #philosophy playtime. They’re very knowledgeable and wise. 🤣
Our chickens also participate in my version of #philosophy playtime. They’re very knowledgeable and wise. 🤣
Much 😉. I intend to think about this now. ☺️
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Much 😉. I intend to think about this now. ☺️
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I get mesmerized looking into these little pools. The amount of life that one can find in them, it's their entire world.
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I get mesmerized looking into these little pools. The amount of life that one can find in them, it's their entire world.
“Intellectual honesty is a crime in any authoritarian country."
-George Orwell
-George Orwell
November 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“Intellectual honesty is a crime in any authoritarian country."
-George Orwell
-George Orwell
Poutine is meaningless without them😁. I don't think he adequately thought this through.😜
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Poutine is meaningless without them😁. I don't think he adequately thought this through.😜
No. Our moral disposition is universal and innate because it was selected by evolution as is our constructing meaning. Objectivity (science) allows for questioning, learning, understanding, constructing our world and our place in it. Why would that lead to meaninglessness of our lives?
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
No. Our moral disposition is universal and innate because it was selected by evolution as is our constructing meaning. Objectivity (science) allows for questioning, learning, understanding, constructing our world and our place in it. Why would that lead to meaninglessness of our lives?
Good morning Laura. ☀️
Thought you might like this blog post given you’re studying us older folk. And you have the great quality of being direct. 👍😃
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Thought you might like this blog post given you’re studying us older folk. And you have the great quality of being direct. 👍😃
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November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Good morning Laura. ☀️
Thought you might like this blog post given you’re studying us older folk. And you have the great quality of being direct. 👍😃
bsky.app/profile/nata...
Thought you might like this blog post given you’re studying us older folk. And you have the great quality of being direct. 👍😃
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Welcome to what I call the Great Unfuckening”
I like it, I like what she calls it.
👍😉
I like it, I like what she calls it.
👍😉
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Welcome to what I call the Great Unfuckening”
I like it, I like what she calls it.
👍😉
I like it, I like what she calls it.
👍😉
👍
Ideas, written, that can now move from your mind into another’s. Is this not quintessentially human? 😉
Ideas, written, that can now move from your mind into another’s. Is this not quintessentially human? 😉
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Ideas, written, that can now move from your mind into another’s. Is this not quintessentially human? 😉
Ideas, written, that can now move from your mind into another’s. Is this not quintessentially human? 😉
“Our moral disposition is specialized, autonomous, universal, and innate because it was selected by evolution.” -Baumard (2010)
The work of the late Frans de Waal, primatologist, posited this also. Among his many works: “Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved”, 2006.
The work of the late Frans de Waal, primatologist, posited this also. Among his many works: “Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved”, 2006.
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“Our moral disposition is specialized, autonomous, universal, and innate because it was selected by evolution.” -Baumard (2010)
The work of the late Frans de Waal, primatologist, posited this also. Among his many works: “Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved”, 2006.
The work of the late Frans de Waal, primatologist, posited this also. Among his many works: “Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved”, 2006.
Love olives n olive oil. I remember being not wise n trying an unripe olive once in Amalfi. Don’t do that 🤣
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Love olives n olive oil. I remember being not wise n trying an unripe olive once in Amalfi. Don’t do that 🤣
Oh, there’s always something to do. But it’s a good unrest. For our little farm, most of the time things do not need doing in a rush. Unlike my previous life in critical care medicine 😃
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Oh, there’s always something to do. But it’s a good unrest. For our little farm, most of the time things do not need doing in a rush. Unlike my previous life in critical care medicine 😃
I can relate sometimes 😁
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I can relate sometimes 😁