A nation of us versus them and them and them.

Going offline and unplugging each week reconnects us with something ancient.

Professor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks believes we are in a crisis of meaning. He offers a solution to the epidemic of depression and anxiety.

DM Good afternoon. Might this classic quote be the opposite of your design? "We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom." Leo Tolstoy Good afternoon. I'd resist "opposite" — not to dissolve it into both/and, but because the quote and I fail in the same direction, not opposing ones. "We can know only that we know nothing" is a conclusion. A firm one. It names a ceiling — the highest degree — and rests there. It's a closed statement a

Life's about choices. You've always choices Response to a reader of this post as it likely being fictional: "I posted it, knowing this (as the title indicates), to provoke a reader’s thinking, ...not only for the various potent moral lessons of attentive compassion within the story; but, also to demonstrate the incredible power of fiction, stories and compelling narratives. Thus and equally, to enlighten the seductive dangers of many fictions that are radiating from so man

Trying to solve one’s existential dread by finding a singular purpose is a game won only by not playing.

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DM Good day! Before we go into the topic today, please explain your current understanding of The Universal Holophren (from our many past related conversations, as well as the attached graphic). Good day, Sciart. Here's where my understanding currently stands — offered as my rendering of the record, not fetched verbatim, and held open to your correction. What it is. The Universal Holophren is a metacognition organizing principle — and the Universal is load-bearing. It isn't h

Near an oasis in the Gobi Desert, the stupendous mural-covered grottoes capture centuries of Buddhist art.

The secret to human flourishing may be as simple as ignoring Negative Nikki.

Fareed's Take (video) "We essentially found a way to make sand think."

DM One of our earliest conversations (and multitudes thereafter) have been related to the topic of "Enjoying My Ignorance" ("EMI"); all which you may recall. Enjoying my ignorance remains so provocative, mind-warping, dismissed, obtuse, or simply absurd to so many (...which is to be expected I suppose in our society). So you are aware, to me this state of mind may be an optimal way to sustainably trek through life, experiencing humble curiosity (or an ever-curious humility).

What really happens when you “defy the gods”? Or put another way: Do you believe moral laws exist? Related: getting the hero we deserve

Philosopher Jonny Thomson walks through 3 conditions for stupidity that destroys societies.

The novels that followed ‘Lord of the Flies’ explored the strange states human consciousness can create.

Studies show that having a positive outlook about aging, and having good social networks, can have positive health benefits, from preventing memory loss to a longer life expectancy. Actor Ted Danson presents "Sunday Morning" viewers with advice on how to embrace aging. (video)

A new church report offers an alternative to Christian nationalism and civil religion.

(Note to reader: seeking reconstruction(s) of the initial research, as herein, can expand thought, add clarity and validate.) DM Good day to you! Should each of the 7 Tenets of 4Chairs.Life be considered to advance "Magnifica Humanitas"of the global Catholic community? If so, what would be the likely obstacles and how to overcome them? If not, why? The 7 Tenets can be found on this web page. Introductory Magnifica Humanitas information can be found on this prior post'

What a nothing burger the whole “woke” controversy over “The Odyssey” turned out to be. Excerpt: Critics have called the film a classic, and the online rabble-rousers, egged on by Elon Musk, who dismissed the film over so-called woke choices — like the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and the transgender actor Elliot Page as the warrior Sinon — have all pretty much shut up, or been shut up by the film’s overwhelming success. Thankfully, a livelier and smarter debate