Anna B
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Anna B
It’s political and it’s cultural: At some point in the last few years, a feeling has set in that the future is being foreclosed
Michelle Goldberg • The Darkness Where the Future Should Be
The right and the left share a sense of creeping doom, though for different reasons
Michelle Goldberg • The Darkness Where the Future Should Be
Plato having anointed truth as the goal of philosophy, the goal of human life. ‘Assuredly we must be bold to speak what is true, above all when our discourse is upon truth
Crispin Sartwell • Truth Is Real and Philosophers Must Return Their Attention to It
Finding meaning in something random was described by researchers as an important factor in the formation of paranormal and delusional beliefs, and has been found to be implicated in vulnerability to schizophrenia.
Dr. Hannah Rose • The Dangers of Apophenia: Not Everything Happens for a Reason
Truth does not belong to anyone; it is the outcome of the scientific exchange of written ideas.
Sönke Ahrens • How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking
The Eightfold Path, however, is holistic. Each branch is intrinsically linked, and intended to be followed concurrently. Without understanding the seven other forms of guidance, let alone practising them, mindfulness becomes stripped of its essential meaning
Chris Wheatley • When Mindfulness Meets Capitalism, It Loses Its Way
Mindfulness is not about achieving or gaining, it’s about acceptance and the relinquishing of material desire. When you’re charging $10 a month with the promise of a ‘better life’, can you really be holding true to that compassionate and egalitarian vision?