For a long time now I have heard people talk about global warming as some ominous event that’s looming in our near future. As political agendas usually do, this seemed partly plausible at first. When all of these people and the media are talking about something that seems possible, the general opinion of the population [...]
Determinism and Free Will
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Often in the course of the philosophy of religion, the question of free will vs. determinism is brought up. Typically, the non-religious side claims that every human has complete autonomy and control over him or herself, doing whatever is willed and having unbounded freedom. The religious side usually asserts that there is some omnipotent, omniscient, [...]
Thought and Action
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Life is a series of decisions and considerations that lead one down a certain unique path. As humans, we think about the situations we’re in and react accordingly. In other words, we live through a cycle of thought and action.
I claim that most people are unbalanced with respect to this process. They either use too [...]