An Introductory Blurb

As you can probably tell by my profile, my name is Thomas Chiang, though I prefer Tom over that, as Thomas is just so unnecessarily formal. I am a senior at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, formerly North Adams State College, and I am dual majoring in Psychology and Philosophy. I chose those fields because they both deal heavily in thought and thought processes, how we come to conclusions, and why we should believe those conclusions. I think they are incredibly useful when it comes to interlocution, and I find that the two fields, though set by certain parameters, delve deeply into almost every field of academia, and I find that to be quite intriguing. The purpose of this blog, aside from exploring thoughts more comprehensively simply for their own benefit, is for the World Religions class that I am currently enrolled in. As such, most of the posts you will find in this blog will be about that class, and the material we will cover in it.

Having summarily covered the academic portion of this introduction, I think that knowing a little more about the other aspects of my life may lend insight to my thought processes and "worldview" on the upcoming matters. I am an avid rugby player and fan, and have been playing for the entirety of my college career. I have partaken in a myriad of extracurricular activities including, but not limited to, archery, wrestling, kung fu, music (I have intermittently played 4 different instruments, none of which am I, in any sense of the phrase, skilled at), hiking, biking, horticulture, tai chi, and socializing.
Not mentioned in that list are the things I have a particular proclivity towards, which are culinary cuisine/cooking, carpentry, and the active pursuit of education. These are things that I have a particular passion for, hope to continue learning about for the rest of my life.
Anyways, I hope this has given a little insight into my character, and that you can extrapolate more about me given this information. Until we see each other in class, or bump into each other around campus, I bid you adieu.