…… as long as experimental science is not firmly established, there will be no surer guarantee of the truth than universal assent. Nay, truth will as a rule, be this very assent. We may note, by the way, that this is one of the causes of intolerance. The man who does not accept the…
Things take longer to happen than you think they will, but then they happen much faster than you thought they could…….. The accumulation of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases – some of which will envelop the planet for hundreds and possibly thousands of years – is now trapping as much extra energy…
A rainy Sunday morning in Geneva. The remnants of tropical storm Imelda, which inundated Houston is passing through: rain, potentially lots of rain adding to already swollen Fox and Des Planes rivers. Does a future scientist begin as a toad hunter? Perhaps! Summertime is opportunitie for a child to observe Nature in a mode…
Man’s structure seemed indeed to destine him for a more humble existence. His instinctive resistance to innovations is a proof. The inertia of humanity has never yielded, save under the impulsion of genius. In a word, science demands a twofold effort, that of a few men to find some new thing and that of…
….. but once you come to the intelligence, Farewell nature! Farewell life! Intelligence is assumed to be what it is “for no particular reason, for the fun of the thing.” As if it did not also correspond to vital needs! Its original business is to resolve problems similar to those resolved by…
Christians as well as Buddhists can practice Zen just as big fish and small fish are both contentedly living in the same ocean. Zen is the ocean, Zen is the air, Zen is the mountain, Zen is thunder and lightning, the spring flower, summer heat, and winter snow; nay more than that, Zen is…
When I heard this tune by The Call, both of you came to mind. I offer these lyrics and this tune in tribute to you both. As friends, you are on opposite ends of the spectrum of sensibility concerning the existence of God, but I think that you are moving in the same direction. …
I do not read classical Greek. I studied enough koine Greek or common Greek to be able to pronounce these words. Whenever I read them, unaccountsbly I feel close to Heraclitus of Ephesus, the Pre-Socratic philosopher. Heraclitus was a contrarian. While it is natural to look for permanence, to seek permanence in the systems…
It is criticism that demands an effort. The assertion stopped me cold while reading the chapter entitled Static Religion in Henri Bergson’s book, Two Sources of Morality and Religion. Is it not painfully clear than things are badly off kilter in our world? Never before have we had the capability of news awareness 24×7,…
A measured discussion between a half dozen friends was conducted via email. We exchanged ideas pondering the causes which make the conservative minded and the liberal minded so different. The difference in attitude, in perception is not minor. There is a preference for a strong man father-figure, even for an abusive tyrant as long…
