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Arriving at a Workable Philosophy of Life

August 13, 2026August 13, 2026 by Mustafa Kujo

Appreciating the extraordinary fact that I am here at all, and using the limited time I have to help other people keep moving forward.

Categories Free Tags complexity, existence, service, uncertainty 2 Comments

A Biologist Looks at Religion, the Humanities, and Our Compulsive Sociability

March 19, 2015 by Brock Haussamen

What is the true purpose of sociality, religion, and the humanities in human existence?

Categories Free Tags existence, humanities, meaning, purpose, religion, ritual Leave a comment

The Ultimate Existential Crisis

March 8, 2015March 5, 2015 by Jennifer Hancock

“Being alive means I’m lucky, because at some point, I won’t be.”

Categories Free Tags coping with, death, existence, existential crisis, existentialism, facing death, humanism, humanist, mortality 1 Comment

Spirituality and Responding to the Meaning Crisis Part 4: Why Meaning Can Be Put at Risk

July 6, 2015July 24, 2014 by John Vervaeke

How can our sense of meaning and identity in the world be threatened, and why is our particular historical situation so threatening to it?

Categories Free Tags absurdity, alienation, depression, existence, meaning, mystery, philosophy 7 Comments

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Objective Value and Natural Morality

Objective Value and Natural Morality

The natural world as filled with values and morals…

Calling All Truthseekers!

Calling All Truthseekers!

Penetrating the fog of falseness…

Can You Love Nature?

Can You Love Nature?

Exploring our unreciprocated love of nature…

Fear Is The Mind Killer: Spiritual Insights from Dune

Fear Is The Mind Killer: Spiritual Insights from Dune

What’s really there to fear..?

Train Your Brain to Be More Compassionate

Train Your Brain to Be More Compassionate

Can we train ourselves to behave more compassionately by practicing meditation – and if so, how much practice does it take?

Wisdom Hides in Plain Sight

Wisdom Hides in Plain Sight

Thomas Schenk makes the case that we already have access to the wisdom we need for a good life…

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