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Getting Rid of the Last Remaining Amateurishness in My Philosophy
Insight about narrative orientation and sensemaking.
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An Example of How Our Narratives Cause Our Unnecessary Suffering
Near death experience on the highway leads to philosophical insight.
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The Most Embarrassing Rock Performance In the History of Embarrassement
I have a couple of stories I could tell about performing on stage with my band. One is of me having a blast and the other is of one of the most embarrassing moments of my life. Let me guess which one you would like to hear; the embarrassing one, right? Fine! So, me and…
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Walking Myself Sober in Dubai
My favorite physical activity is walking. Put one foot in front of the other and then repeat. Ten thousand times! Or more, if you’re in the mood. There’s nothing better than good ol’ walking. And I can prove it. I’ve gone on some pretty long and interesting walks. Once, I was working on a boat…
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Why Philosophy?
When I told my friend that I wanted to do philosophy, the first question she asked was, “Why!?” The tone had both an exclamation mark and a question mark. I think a lot of people might feel that way. Why would anyone want to pursue philosophy? It’s not a highly promising career track; in fact,…
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Us Stupid Human Beings
What is it about us humansthat we feel the need to conquer everything?We want to be the kings of everywhere.We want to own everything.We want to win every time. That’s not how other animals behave.Lions know they’ll be murdered one dayby younger lions on the prowland their children will be sacrificedso that the mothers have…
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On The Nature of Evil, Storytelling & Nihilism
Today I woke up at dawn and went outside in the garden where I was greeted by the cacophony of hundreds of sparrows screaming and shouting and fighting with each other in the lemon trees. They were so busy fighting that they didn’t pay me any heed, even as I stood right next to the…
