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The Present That’s Simply Present

April 22, 2023January 10, 2019 by Thomas Schenk

Shining a tiny light into the depths…

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At the End of Knowing

April 22, 2023April 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

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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