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International Starwars Day - May the Fourth be with you! (13 days 14 hours ago)

Benjamin K Morrish is a UK-based writer, interested in a wide range of topics from science to silliness.

He enjoys debating science and religion, and as a result spends a lot of time over at Richard Dawkins.net.

When he isn't there, he can usually be found writing his blog, All True.

Other interests include poetry and stand-up comedy. Despite pushing 30 and having the cynicism of a man twice his age, he regularly gets asked for identification when trying to purchase alcohol.

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International Starwars Day - May the Fourth be with you!

Comment by Susan Thom ^(8,101) Silver Level Author

Susan Thom

(11 days 7 hours ago.)

hi ben, i like how you put this story together, and the pictures add a lot. i hope you enjoyed wearing your uniform? today. thanks for sharing, best regards, sue thom

All True Top 10 Inventions of All Time - Because Sliced Bread Ain't All That

Comment by LM Davids ^(5,421) Silver Level Author

LM Davids

(16 days 6 hours ago.)

Thanks, Ben for an informative and fun article. I think soup placed into a bowl made of bread is a good thing. Of course, you have to wonder what they do with the bread they burrow out to make room for the soup. What will they think of next?

Hannah from Australia: (17 days ago.)

Ben, Another funny article. However - ahem : bread was very hard to slice once upon a time. There were no preservatives added (back then) so it was meant to be eaten the same day it was made, and it was very, very soft and 'bendy'. By the second day, it was easier to cut but getting hard to eat, hence 'toast', and by the third day, it could chip a tooth! And toilet paper and flushable loos - yes, thank goodness for those. Growing up, we had a dunny (that's an outside dry pan which had to be emptied, ugh) and the youngest child always got the job of tearing newspaper into squares and threading it on string - better than using leaves, but only just! As the youngest, when I got that job, it lasted a long long time. Oh yes, the last statistic I heard on tea was that, per capita, Aussies actually drink more than you Poms! Go figure! tea hee Good read, youngster! Cheers, Hannah
Comment by Ben Morrish ⁽⁶⁹⁶⁾ Blue Level Author

Ben Morrish

(16 days 21 hours ago.)
Even soft bendy bread is easy to slice (if you don't mind having to pull the squashed slices back into shape anyway), its when you have a bendy breadknife that things get tricky ;-) I guess Aussies drink more tea because most of them are descended from the English (i.e. tea drinkers), and since its a bit warmer down there they need more fluid intake, and therefore more tea!

Comment by Susan Thom ^(8,101) Silver Level Author

Susan Thom

(19 days 4 hours ago.)

hi ben, this was a wonderful artcle, not only was the content funny, and interestng, but the pictures were perfect. you are a comedian, with a quick wit. keep writing, and sharing with us, best regards, sue thom

All True Horoscope - Accurate 365 days a year!

Comment by Ken McCreless ⁽⁵⁴⁷⁾ Blue Level Author

Ken McCreless

(19 days 12 hours ago.)

Ben, does this mean that when my wife's fortune cookie said "Happiness is sitting next to you" that it could have applied to anyone?!?! OMG!!! Awesome stuff!!

Comment by David Tanguay ^(5,887) Silver Level Author

David Tanguay

(22 days 14 hours ago.)

Twinkle twinkle little star, are you truly what you say your are.

Comment by Sandra E. Graham ⁽⁸⁴²⁾ Blue Level Author

Sandra E. Graham

(22 days 17 hours ago.)

Hey, Ben. I loved this! I read the horoscopes only when one happens to be placed in front of me---once a year or so. I also read fortune cookies--more often, as I love Chinese food---but as I leave the restaurant, I only remember what I ate, not what I read. Ha. Loved your article. Sandra

Comment by Jean Horst ^(1,016) Bronze Level Author

Jean Horst

(22 days 18 hours ago.)

Love this one, Ben. I once tried an experiment with my newspaper horoscope where I read EVERY horoscope every day for a week & , sure enough, each one had something on each day that applied to me.
Comment by Ben Morrish ⁽⁶⁹⁶⁾ Blue Level Author

Ben Morrish

(22 days 17 hours ago.)
Thanks for reading Jean, I'm glad you liked it! A cruel but fun trick to play with horoscopes is to ask a colleague what sign they are and then read out a different sign's horoscope - 9 times out of 10 they'll say "ooh, that's so true!", and then look quite embarassed when you apologise and tell them you read out the wrong one ;-)

Comment by Camille Strate ^(1,248) Unverified Account

Camille Strate

(23 days 10 hours ago.)

LAUGHING OUT LOUD. Thanks for your splendid sense of humor...and your uncanny insights to my day/week/year/life. BRAVO!

Comment by Susan Thom ^(8,101) Silver Level Author

Susan Thom

(25 days 15 hours ago.)

hi ben, this was a clever, well written article. i have to admit, though, my sign has my characteristics down pat. thanks for sharing with us, best regards, sue thom

The Joy of Socks

Comment by Sandra E. Graham ⁽⁸⁴²⁾ Blue Level Author

Sandra E. Graham

(25 days 15 hours ago.)

Really cute. I loved it. My husband discovered this some time ago. I complained to him once about having to turn his socks right-side-out every time I did the laundry! He told me to leave them inside-out, because that's the way he wore them. I thought he was just being pig-headed; but now I get it. Way to go! Ben. SEG

Comment by Hannah Quinn ⁽⁴²⁵⁾ Red Level Author

Hannah Quinn

(26 days 3 hours ago.)

I think Ben's must be naturally funny. My son, Ben, is funny. My work partner, Ben, is funny, and here's a funny article about socks by ... Ben! And what is the best part about new socks? You know where both of them are! I'm all for wearing socks inside out. Just hope it doesn't damage my sub-normal, ahem, er, sub-primal brain. Cheers, Hannah

Comment by Robert Melaccio, Sr. ^(3,670) Bronze Level Author

Robert Melaccio, Sr.

(29 days 18 hours ago.)

You got it, nothing like a new pair of socks to make ones day. They are comfortable, stay up, look good when your trousers go up and they are important mentally. You know, like when your socks keep falling down even though they supposedly never will? Yes, I put mine on and feel great. Thanks!!! best wishes and good job.

'Life Energy' isn't real

sue thom from nj: (30 days 14 hours ago.)
hi ben thanks for clearing that up, i understand now. but i still think your style could be a little softer. best regards, sue thom

Response from Ben Morrish ⁽⁶⁹⁶⁾
Ben Morrish : (30 days 13 hours ago.)
Well, I can certainly accept that Sue, I do tend to adopt a fairly harsh style writing on science-based issues. I'm nicer in my casual observation pieces, I promise ;-)

Comment by Susan Thom ^(8,101) Silver Level Author

Susan Thom

(30 days 15 hours ago.)

hi ben, i understand your desire to share your opinion, but others have theirs' too, and those opinions are just as important to them as yours are to you. none of us knows anything, really. we simply have our opinions. thanks for a well written story, best regards, sue thom

Response from Ben Morrish ⁽⁶⁹⁶⁾
Ben Morrish : (30 days 15 hours ago.)
When there is verifiable observational evidence, opinions that contradict it are of no value, they are demonstrably false. Opinion is fine in the absence of evidence one way or the other, but where evidence does exist, where facts are known, opinion ceases to have value. As an example, 2 + 2 = 4. If someone is of the opinion that 2+2 is actually 5, their opinion shouldn't be given credence or respect unless they can provide evidence to support it. Opinion is great for non-factual matters (like "do blue jeans look cooler than black ones?", but it is not great when it comes to making truth statements about the facts of reality or logic.

The Joy of Socks

Comment by Susan Thom ^(8,101) Silver Level Author

Susan Thom

(31 days 7 hours ago.)

hi ben, what a wonderful idea-a story about something every single person and child can relate to. i remember times of having to stop in the aisle at k mart and take my son's shoe off, fix his sock, and carry on. this was after i had enough whining about it. thanks for sharing with us, best regards, sue thom

Coward Praised For Bravery

Comment by Robert Melaccio, Sr. ^(3,670) Bronze Level Author

Robert Melaccio, Sr.

(31 days 13 hours ago.)

Yes a good article which demonstrates many are in the hands of the few each and every day and but for an inch here or there the outcome might be different?

That's Really Gonna Bug Me

Comment by James P Krehbiel ^(1,677) Bronze Level Author

James P Krehbiel

(32 days 6 hours ago.)

And you are correct! This guy was quite the explorer. I saw a two hour special on how he had an armada of ships, 350 in all. He traveled with 30,000 mates including prostitutes. LOL He brought giraffes back from Africa because the Emperor of China had some spiritual thing about this animal. Kinda cool.

In the beginning

Anonymous: (32 days 10 hours ago.)
Ben, the only remark I found that made any sense at all was your first parenthetical statement. You say that these rules did this and that. What rules and why did they cause those changes? Did all your instructors wear white coats?

Response from Ben Morrish ⁽⁶⁹⁶⁾
Ben Morrish : (32 days 2 hours ago.)
The rules that underly our universe, the fundamental rules that physics is still trying to identifiy. As stated in the article, why those particular rules (whatever they may be) exist in our universe is something physics won't be able to answer. Simple rules applied recursively can lead to emergent complexity. This is how the changes occur - the interactions of interactions of interactions....at larger scale reality may appear to be based on certain rules, but as you look closer, those macro-scale rules turn out to be the emergent result of more fundamental rules applied repeatedly at a smaller scale. Even the very simple rules of the well known "Langton's Ant" lead, when applied repeatedly, to an emergent complexity that is impossible to predict, even if you know the rule, without going through the process of applying them. Conway's Game of Life is another example of this kind of emergent complexity. The beginnings aren't fully understood, and science is still trying to understand fully how the rules that seem to govern the quantum world become the rules we see at the macroscopic level, but it is getting there. We know that we as humans are made up of cells, and the cells are made up of molecules, which are themselves made up of atoms, which are made of still smaller components down to the quantum level. The rules that govern reality at quantum level, applied repeatedly to many interacting quantum components, become the rules that govern things at larger scales, because things at larger scales *consist of* the tinier components in great numbers and complex arrangement interacting with each other.

That's Really Gonna Bug Me

Comment by James P Krehbiel ^(1,677) Bronze Level Author

James P Krehbiel

(32 days 14 hours ago.)

Ben, Great article! Here's one for you. Who was the Chinese explorer in the 15th century who ran circles around Columbus? LOL Thanks. Now I have you agonzing!

Response from Ben Morrish ⁽⁶⁹⁶⁾
Ben Morrish : (32 days 13 hours ago.)
It was Zheng He.... thanks to the Internet I'm free from the agonizing, but also free from the sheer joy of finding answers after weeks of frustration ;-)

Comment by Jennifer Cuddy ^(1,018) Bronze Level Author

Jennifer Cuddy

(33 days 4 hours ago.)

this was a very well written article. however, you lost my interest midway through. cut it in half.

Response from Ben Morrish ⁽⁶⁹⁶⁾
Ben Morrish : (33 days ago.)
Thanks for reading! The middle bit is deliberately directionless and long to try and convey the frustration being described, but I agree it'd probably be better for the reader if I just told them about it rather than seeking to give them a taste of it ;-)

Comment by LM Davids ^(5,421) Silver Level Author

LM Davids

(33 days 7 hours ago.)

A fun article, Ben! And how many times have you awakened in the middle of the night with the answer and no one to tell since your friends would disown you if you called them with your newly-remembered tidbit of info at 3 a.m.

Response from Ben Morrish ⁽⁶⁹⁶⁾
Ben Morrish : (33 days ago.)
Funny you should say that...I had the situation the other way around - I got a text message with a long sought answer in the middle of the night once. I was a bit enraged at first, but I think I slept more soundly once I'd read it... "Spicy Beef".... was a weight off my mind I can tell you ;-)

Comment by Creative Blogger ^(3,595) Bronze Level Author

Creative Blogger

(33 days 13 hours ago.)

lol, learn to let it gooooooo :) Funny article and yes, I am always forgetting things, sometimes basic words that are needed to complete a sentance, now that is annoying as it makes me look barmy!

Comment by Teresa Ortiz ^(2,799) Bronze Level Author

Teresa Ortiz

(33 days 13 hours ago.)

Hi Ben, this was very funny and o-so true. I hate when that happens. Thanks for the laugh. Blessings to you. Teresa

Comment by Susan Thom ^(8,101) Silver Level Author

Susan Thom

(33 days 16 hours ago.)

hi ben, this was a well written, funny article, that everyone can relate to. just thinking about it brings back that hopeless feeling that nothing will be right again until the secret is unveiled. thanks for sharing with us. best regards, sue thom

Response from Ben Morrish ⁽⁶⁹⁶⁾
Ben Morrish : (33 days 15 hours ago.)
Thanks for reading Sue, I'm glad you liked it!

Transplants: Heart and Soul?

Comment by Creative Blogger ^(3,595) Bronze Level Author

Creative Blogger

(35 days 19 hours ago.)

I wrote an article once about how memory could be stored 'fractally' in genes which would explain how it is possible for memories to be retained in any organ. It's a bit of a complicated thought process though. Have a flick through my article list you may come across it. It's called 'Fractal memory stored in genes' or some such thing! It was a while ago ;)

Ben (alltruism) from UK: (36 days 23 hours ago.)

Hi Sue, I'm glad you liked the article. However, I'd have to disagree with the notion that we should just accept such things without explanation or questioning... the truth is worth searching for. As to the people you've heard on Oprah and Larry King, the cynic in me would insist I point out that those people were on tv as a result of their claims...so perhaps self-interest is a factor in what they were saying... people do like to get their 5 minutes of fame! Although I agree we shouldn't rule something out when we don't know whether or not it exists (when we are ignorant we cannot make a decision one way or the other), when we have no strong evidence for it and strong evidence that it is incompatible with our best understanding of reality its reasonable to say we DO know, beyond reasonable doubt based on available evidence, that it doesn't exist. Of course, should new evidence come to light, that position would have to be reconsidered, but until that time the only reasonable conclusion is that it doesn't exist (or more accurately that it is so improbable that we can safely ignore it). But enough of my additional rambling...thanks for reading!

Comment by Susan Thom ^(8,101) Silver Level Author

Susan Thom

(37 days 2 hours ago.)

hi ben i think this was a well written, and interesting article, however, i have listend to transplant patients on oprah, or larry king, whatever, and they seem to have the same likes and desires and favorites as those who their transplants came from. things they didn't like or crave before. i don't think that needs to be explained, just simply accepted. we don't know why, but until we do, i don't think we can rule somethng out that we don't know whether or not it exists. thanks for sharing with us, best regards, sue thom

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