One of the principle issues in philosophy is causality. Whether engaged in from an academic viewpoint or not the matter of causality is inescapable. In order to have an ordered view of our worlds’, we must have some degree of an organizing principle. And, in order to do this, we also must be able to …
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A Solemn Reflection on Humanity
Consumption and greed are how many feed. Although there are those whose desire for might supersedes their own foresight. Blessed be the right, for they know of no sleep tonight. Rest be assured all of whom refuse to be allured. Led down into the depths of deception, Eyes blurred by the grandeur produced from a …
Psychological Fragments: Ease and Uncertainty
Cognitive ease states that how efficiently we process information influences our attitude and feelings toward whatever that something is that we are mentally engaged with; moreover, our motivation to expend effort and move toward (approach) or opt for conserving energy and not taking action toward whatever the perceived end goal might be is also affected …
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Flows and Fragments
Celebrate with a drink! Cheers to good health with the consumption of a known toxin.Mustn’t let yourself fret over such trivialities - let's return to building our own reality.Where to begin? Are you a friend or foe? Wait - regardless of what you say, how can I trust you?The response would naturally then be: how …
Rising Revelations
In times of chaos and turmoil, We are forced to recoil. While uncertainty increases, A certain confidence rises within. From the depths of the numinous waters, Remnants of the primordial past bubble up to disrupt the surface. A common adversary serves to rekindle the necessary collective collaboration. While our faith in society’s infrastructure diminishes, Doubts …
Societal Observations
I have spent too much time observing human behavior, especially on social media platforms, and here are my takeaways at this moment in time: That resisting medicine is heroism, but so too is embracing it; that freedom of religion means deciding how others should practice theirs; that the goal of a vocation is to someday …
Flowing Forward
The flow of time is due to entropy. Entropy is flowing from a state of order into disorder, and we perceive that as the arrow of time. But, on a true scale, time is truly relational: it is a matter of motion and change relative to other things (ultimately, light). What does this mean phenomenologically? …
Cycles of Growth
Growth continues to ebb and flow.The task becomes predicting where it will go.Some say up, others say right;Both are governed by sleep each night. Our calculations may bear fruit;Our hopes may even sprout roots.Yet, despite our clever games,Our life presses onward unfazed.Our present flames are frozen and mounted in picture frames. So, what do we …
Unified Rationality
In today's socio-political climate, our attitude toward each other is often characterized as polarized, hostile, intolerant, divided, and so forth. The current situation's emotional charge intensifies as the confluence of significant factors (e.g., pandemic, natural disasters, scarcity of resources including economically) both increase in magnitude and expand in scope. Consequently, the continuation of these tests …
A Two Sided Truth 