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Thomas Schenk

At the End of Knowing

February 13, 2021April 2, 2015 by Thomas Schenk

To truly know that you don’t know, you need to know a great deal.

Categories Free Tags knowledge, mystery, unknown 2 Comments

Naturalism and the Abiding Self

March 26, 2019February 5, 2015 by Thomas Schenk

We are processes within processes that extend from the subatomic to the neurological, cultural, and to the cosmos…

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The Tao of Christmas

January 22, 2018December 18, 2014 by Thomas Schenk
(cc) Tim Hamilton

A Taoist reading of Christmas could make the holiday more meaningful for Spiritual Naturalists.

Categories Free Tags Christianity, Christmas, holidays, Jesus, Tao, Taoism Leave a comment

Nature Appreciation 101

February 12, 2021October 16, 2014 by Thomas Schenk

Schools offer courses in art appreciation – why not teach nature appreciation? Here’s what a syllabus might look like.

Categories Free Tags education, nature 5 Comments

Am I a Complex Information-Processing Machine?

January 21, 2018August 21, 2014 by Thomas Schenk

Is the human brain merely a complex processing machine – or is it something more?

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The Teleology of Beauty?

February 12, 2021June 19, 2014 by Thomas Schenk

Was the Universe made with beauty in mind, or are just lucky to perceive beauty in the Universe?

Categories Free Tags aesthetics, beauty, naturalism, philosophy, teleology, Whitehead 3 Comments

Caring About Indifference

February 12, 2021April 17, 2014 by Thomas Schenk

Nature seems indifferent to us. But where did humans get this ability to care if not from Nature itself – and what does that mean?

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Why I Am Not An Atheist

February 12, 2021January 27, 2014 by Thomas Schenk

Thomas Schenk considers the meaning of our words and options beyond affirmation or negation…

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Tao and Governance (a personal view)

February 11, 2021December 9, 2013 by Thomas Schenk

Thomas Schenk, compares different approaches to self governance and cultivation of the soul…

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