... their structure and internal processes. Programming objects, in other words, are "black boxes" (an engineering term). The programmer is unable to ... ...ent. In short: much closer to reality as described by modern physics. Though these black boxes communicate - it is not the communication, its speed... ...and to their limitations. Yet, the Chinese Room purports to say something about the black box that we call "mental states". It says that we can know... ... The smooth curves of Einstein gave way to the radiating singularities of Hawking's black holes. These black holes might eventually violate conserva... ... individual. Decoherence – See: Measurement Definition The sentence "all cats are black" is evidently untrue even if only one cat in the whole uni... ...umma Theologicae", Francisco de Vitoria (1548-1617), Francisco Suarez (1548-1617), Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) in his influential tome "Jure Belli ac ... ...; nor can reason rule unless herself be ruled by God, and be obedient to Him." (Hugo Grotius) The narcissistic leader is the culmination and rei...

...short term thinking, truncated attention span, soundbite mentality, and dangerous, "black and white", simplism. In its heartland, America is isolat... ...short term thinking, truncated attention span, soundbite mentality, and dangerous, "black and white", simplism. It is also a sign of short-sightedne... ...hich lasted till 1350. Byzantium was reduced to penury by these events and by the Black Death of 1347. It fought with Venice against Genoa only to... ...emonstrated the unbridgeable divides in American society between rich and poor and black and white. But this time, the rift runs deeper. The Bush a... ...This interview represents his personal views only and not those of his employer. On Black Tuesday, 11th September, he was in Kyrgyzstan, on his way... ...umma Theologicae", Francisco de Vitoria (1548-1617), Francisco Suarez (1548-1617), Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) in his influential tome "Jure Belli ac...

..."drama queen" temper tantrums - he resorts to emotional extortion, straight blackmail, abuse, or misuse of his authority, and criminal or antisocial... ... can reason rule unless herself be ruled by God, and be obedient to Him." (Hugo Grotius) The narcissistic or psychopathic leader is the culmination... ...r can reason rule unless herself be ruled by God, and be obedient to Him." Hugo Grotius Being in a position of authority secures the uninterrupted... ...eeded supply – the narcissist might resort to emotional extortion, straight blackmail, abuse, or misuse of his authority. The temptation to do so, t... ...he narcissist is one-track minded (not to say obsessive). His is a world of black (being unknown and deprived of attention) and white (being famous...