Mind and Cosmos – Thomas Nagel, founding father of modern philosophy of science, makes a bold case against scientific reductionism.
(Source: explore-blog)
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Peter Berger, 1967
Inventing Snow
Welcome to the Creative Resources page for Inventing Snow. Mayme Snow is a freelance writer, musical composer, gardener, and autodidact of linguistic anthropology without the slightest care if any of them will ever make her any money. Read her work here.
From explore-blog:
New York City’s controversial anti-Muslim subway ads get a fighting-free-speech-with-free-speech rebuttal from pro-tolerance group United Methodist Women, who raised $6,000 to match the anti-jihad group’s ad buy and secure media space for ”visual response.”
[Religion] is the audacious attempt to conceive of the entire universe as being humanly significant.
(via taybiggggs)
(via thedailyhumanist)
21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
Anonymous gifts, rescues, requests, businesses helping their communities, sweet gestures, and a birthday cake that made a General cry - this is one of the best collections I’ve seen in a very long time (thank you Jack Shepherd). These first two pictures are just an example and are from the Chicago Gay Pride Parade where Christians showed up with a different message:
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1 If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Albert Einstein
Watch this video when you have a moment to feel really good. Also, crank the music.
SYNC: A short film shot entirely with an iPhone 4 (not 4S) and a Steadicam Smoothee.
Directed by Alberto Corral
(Source: forever-the-horizon, via thedailyhumanist)
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18The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself.
Michel de Montaigne
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Brené Brown: Listening to shame
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.
Brené Brown studies vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame. Full bio »
