I’ve created a first-draft outline for the discussion forums to be added to this site (previously announced in July).  It isn’t easy to subdivide such a vast field without too much overlap between categories, but to me this seems a decent breakdown. Technically I could launch the forums right now, but given the size of this site’s [...]

“Ignorance is bliss” is a common expression, but is it really accurate?  I don’t think so.  I think it’s more accurate to say that intelligence is bliss. When I’m ignorant about something, I might be in a state of temporary contentment, but I certainly wouldn’t call it bliss.  What is ignorance anyway?  Isn’t ignorance just [...]