Tag Archives: science
Buddha’s Advice On Belief And Scepticism
You have to give Buddha a lot of credit. This is a guy that in ~400 to 500 BC celebrated the law of conservation of energy as a truth to be internalized and made the basis of philosophy/religion. The notion … Continue reading
We Are All Connected
Mutual friend of Active Philosophy Pancho showed me this great video.
Universe, part III
Hey There! So I basically agree with this post. However, I want to state what I believe is a TRULY important distinction. You say, ‘There are many scientists that entertain and encourage these trains of thoughts, so one cannot simply … Continue reading
Universe, part II
This is in response to Universe. At times The Universe feels like God in new robes. The Big Bang (it’s capitalized!) has a remarkable amount in common with Genesis. Many scientists at the beginning of the 20th century including Einstein were … Continue reading
Universe
So recently, I was talking about the notion of the Big Bang and the timeline of the universe with deadondres and we came to a discussion on the difference between and religious creation myth and the (scientific) big bang theory. … Continue reading
Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Pt. II
This follows Wittgenstein on Philosophy. We are beginning to plumb Wittgenstein’s concepts deeply. It took 5 books to get to this point – but I audaciously believe that I can illuminate his intentions better than the several rehashed critical essays I have … Continue reading
Floating
We float with little sense of boundaries. I feel like this doubt is not acknowledged or appreciated enough in day-to-day life. Convention dictates certainty in the most bizarre places…what we know is very confusing. Even in quantum mechanics – existence at its … Continue reading
Equality of Thought
We try not to fall in the snares of the old ideas – we intend to alter the way we look at them. Given our uncertain world: Impressions, empathy, perception, and intuition are more dear to us than logic – … Continue reading
An Important Distinction
This will help structure the foundation of Active Philosophy, taken from Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason: “Accordingly the Transcendental Analytic leads to this important conclusion, that the most of the understanding can achieve a priori is to anticipate the form … Continue reading
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