An Invocation

Thursday, April 30, 2015

These words were written by Bernard and given to Matt Chayt with instructions that they be read at the dispersal of his ashes following his death.  Bernard...

Immortality

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

We are accustomed to think of immortality as a religious affair, a prize for good behavior, and always personal.  In fact it is not only much simpler...

NATURE

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

So the natural world is all there is. The flowers, fruits and vegetables; the animals including humans along with the rocks and fires of our planet,...

Philosophy

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

PHILOSPHY

“Where do we go from here?"  That is the question that started philosophy off and it still being asked today. The purpose of it all...

Existence

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

In his lectures The Theory of Everything: the origin and fate of the universe (Millenium Press 2002), Stephen W. Hawking manages to explain only part...

Survival

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

What then of our need to survive? It’s as urgent as ever it was, seemingly more so.  And yet our survival is threatened not only by earthquakes and tsunamis...

Oughts

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Given that this is the actual state of everything, where do we find how to live?  Morality?  A catch-all, seemingly devised to find out and explain our...

Intimate Matters

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Who would have thought that our digestive tract would provide us with incontestable evidence of immortality: the endless continuance of every tiny part...

Ending Up

Sunday, April 24, 2011

If we are to believe our scientists, everything is energy.   Our religious folk continue to believe in the existence of supernatural forces that supersede...

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