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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
The “scientific Buddha” and the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism with regard to science are modern creations.
“Block. It puts some writers down for months. It puts some writers down for life.”
Our understanding always will remain incomplete.
Antidepressants can help alleviate PTSD symptoms when paired with psychotherapy, but does our overenthusiasm for them blind us to more effective alternatives?
If you want to share the truths about our Universe with others, don't fall into the trap of arguing with a misinformer. Do this instead.
Meditators invert the relationship between the layers of self-processing.
Nothing meaningful is done quickly.
Inside the metaverse, your emotions and physical responses will be monitored, and AI will use that data to influence you in real time. Is that essentially mind control?
Satanic cultists don't even believe the Devil exists. Satanism is largely a religion focused on secular humanism and hedonism.
Because Dylan “samples and digests” songs from the past, he has been accused of plagiarism. But imitatio isn't the same.
Forget about Tinkerbell.
Many suspicious deaths of both humans and pets have been solved with the help of insects.
Practically all of the matter we see and interact with is made of atoms, which are mostly empty space. Then why is reality so… solid?
"Even with my training, I still got insights from the book’s descriptions. That’s how good Carroll is at explaining physics."
From Aristotle's lazy cosmology to Immanuel Kant's "scientific" racism, great minds are not immune to very bad ideas.
Are you unhappy with how various events in your life turned out? Perhaps, in a parallel Universe, things worked out very differently.
Urban legends help personify the anxieties that arise from living in a modern city.
Do we still remember what we learned in the 1940s?
How many tins of beans make a stockpile, and when does a basement become a bunker?