Lucian [of Samosata; 120-190 CE] was trying to make his audience laugh, rather than start a revolution.

If you look at a testimony of love from 2,000 years ago it can still exactly speak to you, whereas medical advice from only 100 years ago is ridiculo….

We believe each other into being..

Like belief, doubt takes a lot of different forms, from ancient Skepticism to modern scientific empiricism, from doubt in many gods to doubt in one G….

We are humanity, Kant says. Humanity needs us because we are it. Kant believes in duty and considers remaining alive a primary human duty. For him on….

A reasonable scale of probability-what is likely-forbids believing a whole range of imaginative possibilities, even though we do not know anything fo….

How was life before Pop-Tarts, Prozac and padded playgrounds? They ate strudel, took opium and played on the grass..

Your staying alive means so much more than you really know, or that anyone is aware of at this moment..