Category Archives: Philosophy, Science & Religion
Before The Law
Franz Kafka’s Before the Law is a deliciously ambiguous parable that is part of his 1925 novel The Trial – about a man from the country who goes to the king’s castle in order to gain entry before the Law. … Continue reading
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Tagged allegory, Before the Law, Existentialism is a Humanism, fate, Franz Kafka, Jean-Paul Sartre, meaning of life, parable, reason for being
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The Human Body is Largely not Human
This was a headline in the Scientist of June 13, 2012. The corresponding article by Ed Young based on The Human Microbiome Project Consortium, Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome (Nature, 486: 207-214, 2012) went on as … Continue reading
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Tagged evolution, microbes, symbiosis, symbiotic, The Human Microbiome Project Consortium
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Creatures Made Of Stardust
This realization strikes me every so often, and continues to fill me with awe: as this is what we are in the larger scale of things, in addition to being a creature made of flesh and blood here on earth! … Continue reading
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Tagged cosmology, evolution, People, Politics & Culture, stardust, the human body
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Every Time a Child is Born
Every time a child is born the human race gets another chance to discover some aspect of existence that goes beyond the needs of basic survival and is part of the larger context of which we are an intricate part … Continue reading
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Tagged future of man
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Creatures of Flesh and Blood
So, yes, that is what we are, basically – but am I alone in thinking that this is little more than arrangement that happens to work for the moment, insofar this appears to be a somewhat hastily coddled together assembly … Continue reading
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Tagged complexity, consciousness, evolution, human body
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The Gospel According to Teflon Tony
I have been amused – somewhat – by the recent encounter between former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and a frequent writer on atheism, Christopher Hitchens, on the resolution: “Be It Resolved that Religion is a Force for Good in … Continue reading
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Tagged a Force for Good in the world, Christopher Hitchens, Munk Debates, religion, Teflon Tony, Tony Blair
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Man is the Future of Man
The idea that – in the absence of God or a creator – we will be the exclusive authors of our own fate was a favorite topic for existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980). Quoting fellow author Francis Ponge in saying … Continue reading
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Tagged condemned to be free, future of man, Jean-Paul Sarte
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Why Is There Anything Here At All?
For anyone who might have stumbled across this blog and stayed long enough to read some of it, they may have noticed that there appear to be a number of reoccurring themes in circulation throughout much of it. And that … Continue reading
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Tagged Kafka, Meaning of Existence, The Passenger
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No More Crucifixes In Classrooms In Italy
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the use of crucifixes in classrooms in Italy. It said the practice violated the right of parents to educate their children as they saw fit, and ran counter to the child’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Crucifix, Dark Ages, human sacrifice, Italy, paganism, Pope, religion, Roman-Catholic, Vatican
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