"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" - Aristotle
- Controversial
- Technology & Future
- Self Development
- Philosophy
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- Psychology
- Human Nature
- Environment and Ecology
- God outside religion
- Virtues and Sin
- Preparing Souls
- Baha'i (Bab & Baha'u'llah)
- Buddhism (Buddha)
- Christianity (Jesus)
- Hinduism & Krishna
- Judaism (Abraham & Moses)
- Islam (Muhammad)
- Zoroastrianism (Zoroaster)
- Societal Constructs
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“The intellectual is not defined by professional pursuit and type of occupation. Nor are good upbringing and a good family enough in themselves to produce an intellectual. An intellectual is a person whose interests in and occupation with the spiritual side of life are insistent and constant and not forced by external circumstances, even flying in the face of them.”
― Alexander Solschenizyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
Controversial
Thoughts, musings, and ruminations.2023年4月29日2023年4月27日2023年4月27日2023年4月26日2023年4月26日2023年4月24日2023年4月24日2023年4月23日- Technology & Possible FuturesThoughts, musings, and ruminations.2021年12月13日Freedom - Restraint - Responsibility - Order With freedom comes responsibility, and to afford...The vision humanity holds for our collective future seems to be encapsulated in our science...
- Self DevelopmentReflections on things I've learned from overcoming depression and debilitating physical ailments, to an existence free from shame and guilt... living my best life yet!2023年3月16日What makes us feel fulfilled? What does it mean to be fulfilled? Is fulfilment an ideal state...2021年12月19日I am assuming in beginning this essay, that most people in modernity would accept the statement, ...2021年8月15日There is a lot of discussion within the corporate world about Emotional Intelligence (EQ). A...2021年4月21日What gives life meaning is to find ways that we can serve others. We have built an economic...
- PhilosophyThoughts, musings, and ruminations.2023年3月16日Contemplation of Hell. "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good - except God...What makes an action right or wrong? The word 'right' as with 'good' is often used synonymously...
- Politics & InstitutionThoughts, musings, and ruminations on the current state of the world and the institutions that run it.2023年5月3日We are living in a precarious time. Inflation is having a lasting impact on the food products we...2021年12月18日I as with many people, have abided by the changes to the laws during the pandemic, but still have...2021年12月13日Freedom - Restraint - Responsibility - Order With freedom comes responsibility, and to afford...The vision humanity holds for our collective future seems to be encapsulated in our science...
Psychology
Reflections on various psychologists and my perspective as I read and reflect on their truths as they exist within myself.2021年8月15日There is a lot of discussion within the corporate world about Emotional Intelligence (EQ). A...Human Nature
Looking within to see what sits at the base of my nature, what differentiates me from my animalistic self. My Higher Consciousness fr2023年3月16日What makes us feel fulfilled? What does it mean to be fulfilled? Is fulfilment an ideal state...2021年8月21日Order is necessary, as it ensures survival. Chaos is necessary as it opens the organism up to new...Recently I've been contemplating the nature of selfishness, being protective of my time and...Environment and Ecology
Essays looking into the ecological destruction society continues to create through excessive consumption and desire. As well as some potential solutions.2021年7月29日Knowledge is a double edged sword, each time we learn something new, it paves the way for new...Our lives are stories, the past exists as an experience. A memory. We share those memories...2021年6月17日What is humanity’s collective vision for the future? Gare's Manifesto highlights, "The global...The ecological crisis can be likened to Rubik's cube, where the globe is the game, the blocks are...God beyond Religion
Reflective Essays on God outside of the religious context, or with an interplay of ideas between religions.
2021年4月15日To put it into one word, Observation. I must first make the distinction that I am not looking...- Virtues and SinEssays and Reflections as I investigate the nature of Virtue and Sin2023年3月16日Contemplation of Hell. "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good - except God...
- Preparing Souls for Life and DeathEssays and Reflections as I investigate the nature of the soul, how we should live, what happens when we die, and our soul after death.There are no published blog posts yet.
- Baha'i (The Bab & Baha'U'llah)Essays and Reflections as I investigate the Baha'i writingsThere are no published blog posts yet.
- Buddhism (Buddha)Essays and Reflections as I investigate Buddhism and the BuddhaWhat makes an action right or wrong? The word 'right' as with 'good' is often used synonymously...
- Christanity (Jesus)Essays and Reflections as I investigate Christianity and JesusThere are no published blog posts yet.
Hinduism (Krishna)
Essays and Reflections as I investigate Hinduism and the Bhagavad Gita
There are no published blog posts yet.- Judaism (Abraham to Moses)
Essays and Reflections as I investigate Judaism
There are no published blog posts yet. - Islam (Muhammad)Essays and Reflections as I investigate Islam.There are no published blog posts yet.
- Zoroastrianism (Zoroaster)Thoughts, musings, and ruminations.There are no published blog posts yet.
Societal Constructs
Begin to think on the questions that really matter
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Scott Young
If someone asks why im studying philosophy.
I spend a lot of my day in deep thought, and enjoy being able to have discussions abstract in nature. I love having discussions if not with people, then with their ideas through books. I am a student of history, which shines light in the cyclically evolving nature of the conversation of individual rights vs responsibilities. This gives me insight into the logic behind the disintegration of societal trust in modern governments and corporations error. Lastly a passion for abstraction and creative ideas leaves me with filled notebooks with ideas about every company, or any topic.
Perhaps the best reason is something I felt for the last 7 or 8 years, is the awe of how little i know and will ever know. But not learning is not an answer. When i read this quote from confusious as told by Will Durant it gave me the real reason i study philosophy. I want to change the world, but I need to ensure my soul is pure, myself developed and my family in order, before I can make my greatest impact upon the world.
1The illustrious ancients, when they wished to make clear and to propagate the highest virtues in the world, put their states in proper order. Before putting their states in proper order, they regulated their families. Before regulating their families, they cultivated their own selves. Before cultivating their own selves, they perfected their souls. Before perfecting their souls, they tried to be sincere in their thoughts. Before trying to be sincere in their thoughts, they extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such investigation of knowledge lay in the investigation of things, and in seeing them as they really were. When things were thus investigated, knowledge became complete. When knowledge was complete, their thoughts became sincere. When their thoughts were sincere, their souls became perfect. When their souls were perfect, their own selves became cultivated. When their selves were cultivated, their families became regulated. When their families were regulated, their states came to be put into proper order. When their states were in proper order, then the whole world became peaceful and happy."
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