Consilience is the unity of knowledge, the religious equivalent of a unifying force or principle in physics. In 1998, Edward O. Wilson wrote passionately and persuasively about this subject, arguing ... Read More about Consilience
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Confronting, Being Introspective
Nobel prize-winning author Günter Grass admitted in 2006 that he had served in Hitler's Waffen SS when he was seventeen years old. His literary works and his memoirs primarily explore the theme of ... Read More about Confronting, Being Introspective
Appreciating Humor
Where you going? I was gonna make espresso. [from the film “Young Frankenstein”] People need to laugh. It relieves the tension of life and energizes us to confront harsh realities again. ... Read More about Appreciating Humor
Reconsidering
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. ... Read More about Reconsidering
Meditating
Meditation is the art and practice of inducing a beneficial state of mind. When we can control our thoughts and emotions, with loving kindness toward ourselves and others, we create the internal ... Read More about Meditating
Being Confident
Confidence is the thought-element of faith. Often this is an intuitive thought, which is easily confused with an emotion. When we think an effort may work out, we could say that we have confidence in ... Read More about Being Confident
Having Regard
How many times have we heard someone say that a signfiicant other, such as a spouse, does not behave thoughtfully enough toward her? Perhaps nowhere do we need the cerebral cortex to transform a raw ... Read More about Having Regard
Recognizing Revealed Truth, from Within
“It was a common theme of the ‘nature sermons’ that had made Laurillard one of the most sought-after preachers in Holland. Using simple, vivid images, he portrayed a Christ not only in nature, but ... Read More about Recognizing Revealed Truth, from Within
Imagining
Imagination is the intellect’s creative force. Before the concrete idea is the imagined and desired state. This may demand the temporary abandonment of rationality but the process, overall, is ... Read More about Imagining