Category Archives: Conscilience
Swine Flu & Pareidolia
Chinese characters are often composed of abstractly stylized pictograms. For instance, the word “Home” in Chinese is “Jia1” (click the link to see 43 other words with this sound–the number one means that sound is made with the first tone.). … Continue reading
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Self: The Atheist’s Last Vice
A recent article in The Economist on the illusion of consciousness motivated me to write this short post. Some Atheists have minds which do not give in strongly to the natural illusion of dualism. Some Atheists are just born without … Continue reading
Filed under Atheism, Conscilience, Consciousness, Philosophy, Religion, Science
Salutary Chaos: Monks, Worms & Hearts
Chaos in Religion: The hermits of Scete were 4th century Christian ascetics who lived the contemplative life in the deserts of Egypt. They lived largely in solitude, silence, and meditation, laboring for a hand-to-mouth existence. However, occasionally they relaxed their … Continue reading
Filed under Christianity, Conscilience, Health, Religious Dialogue
