The Sense of Stories
The Meaning of Meaning I have said that complexity without meaning is worthless. But what sort of meaning, exactly, are we looking for in the...
Death: The Way Out
It was September 16, 2017. I finished the last note of my song and stepped off the stage. Everyone was in black. Quite a few...
Does the World need a Purpose?
We live in not only a planet, but a world ā that is, not in a place of only physical meaning and substance, but with...
Missing Wonder
In this post I want to talk about trees. There is a lot more to be said about trees than you might think, and that...
The Origin of Language
Last week, I read an extremely interesting book on The Origin of Language. The book, written by Merritt Ruhlen, a distinguished linguist principally connected with...
John Cage and Chaos
Cage and Chaos āThe highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.ā...
The Golden Ratio
The Golden Ratio Recently, I finished a book by Dr. Mario Livio, a distinguished Israeli-American astrophysicist, entitled The Golden Ratio. If you divide a line...
Artificial Intelligence and Abortion
Matter vs Spirit If we start from a manās character, his spiritual properties, we can understand and even anticipate his mental and physical behavior. If...
Mind over Matter
Spirit over Mind over Body We live in a world with three intertwined dimensions: physical, mental, and spiritual (see my previous posts for details). I...
Astronomy of the Bible
Iāve been doing a great deal of reading lately, trying to see how many different areas of life connect to the mindset that Iāve explained...