Plotinus lived about 600 years after Plato, the famous student of Socrates. He lived an austere and highly disciplined life centered on philosophy and inner contemplation. He was said to eat very little—often only one meal a day or even less—avoided luxuries and bodily indulgence, and spent much of his time in quiet reflection, teaching, […]
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Five blind men encounter an elephant in the jungle, each touching a different part to “know” it. One feels the trunk: “It’s a large snake!” One grasps the tusk: “No, a spear!” One touches the leg: “A tree trunk!” One holds the ear: “A fan!” One bumps the side: “A wall!” They argue fiercely, each
The Buddha Believed in the One Read Post »
Plotinus lived roughly six centuries after Plato, the famed student of Socrates. He led an austere, disciplined life devoted to philosophy and inner contemplation. Ancient accounts describe him eating very little—sometimes only a single meal a day—avoiding luxury, and spending most of his time in quiet reflection or conversation with students rather than engaging in
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Carl Sagan once claimed, “The cosmos is all that is or was or ever will be.” This is not a statement of fact but a statement of belief. A Statement Beyond Proof First, Sagan did not (and arguably could not) prove this claim. It functions as an assertion rather than a testable conclusion. The authority
Is the Cosmos All There Is? A Critique of Naturalism Read Post »
There is unmistakable design in the universe—and wherever there is design, there must be a Designer. Even Richard Dawkins concedes that “the living results of natural selection overwhelmingly impress us with the appearance of design, as if by a master watchmaker.”1 Evolution may describe how life adapts, but it does not explain the origin of
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The meaning crisis deals “with the decentering of human life from its cosmic significance, a decline in our sense of purpose, and a sensation of having lost the soul that gave earlier human societies their adaptiveness and vitality. It seems we are left with a feeling of having lost our place in the world along
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