In February of this year, Sam Harris spoke at the TED conference regarding his view that science can answer moral questions. I was excited to hear what he might have to say on the subject, as he is a noted atheist with a degree in philosophy from Stanford and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. … Read more »
When I discuss the tenants of Buddhism with people unfamiliar with it, they are often quick to assess it as a selfish and pessimistic religion. It’s easy to see why they think this way, as the first noble truth of the Buddhist path is that all things lead to suffering, and another core teaching is… Read more »
Things have been very busy lately, which is why I haven’t posted here in some time. I moved out of Pops’ house a few weeks after he passed away and I’ve spent the last two weeks settling in to my new apartment and working on other projects. I did come across something interesting in a… Read more »
How do you say that your grandfather has died? It’s not easy to state. It isn’t like saying “I had chicken for lunch,” or “the Cubs lost again last night.” The statement is gloomy and most of us would simply rather not say or hear it, but he did die. He is not going to… Read more »
Although all of us are dying, we often only refer to the process when it begins to draw to a close. In my life I have been close to death numerous times, but never in such a way as I am now. My grandfather is 82 years old and has come home from a two… Read more »
Morality as we understand it is a concept, and as such is an abstraction. We say a person has good morals when they act in a certain way, and that they lack morals when they act in the opposite way. Because these judgments of morality change from culture to culture, person to person, and even… Read more »
I am always amazed at how willing Bill Maher is to put himself out there, as he did in his recent documentary about the state of world religion named Religulous. The first thought I had after watching the film was that it was strange that Bill decided only to discuss Western religions. Buddhism, Hinduism and… Read more »
