Category: Dasein Philosophy
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The souls of the righteous...
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. ~ Socrates Socrates said it. Jesus said it also. And no. They were not talking "metaphorically". Believe the illogical. Close your eyes. And you will see in the dark. [written on 7/2014]
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Why do we die? Why shouldn’t we?
Life is destructive. Our environment and our internal functions all wear and tear at our body over time. Evolutionarily speaking, natural selection rewards those who can survive such hardship. So why don’t we live forever - why age at all? There have been numerous attempts to understand how and why we age - as recently…
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Asymmetries. Sensing. Motionless.
"Did something move over there?" Everyone has experienced this situation. One is looking towards a sound source, but with the best will in the world, one cannot detect an object. Only its sudden movement, even if minimal, allows its immediate perception. Scientists at the Ruhr-University Bochum have investigated this phenomenon and show for the first…
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Why does life exist? A very scientific (and theological) response…
Why does life exist? Popular hypotheses credit a primordial soup, a bolt of lightning, and a colossal stroke of luck. But if a provocative new theory is correct, the evolution of life could follow from the fundamental laws of nature and “should be as unsurprising as rocks rolling downhill”. From the standpoint of physics, there…
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Imagining. Performing. Dreaming of being God. Being one.
Imagine standing on a basketball court, throwing the basketball and watching it arc into the net, followed by a soft swoosh sound. Chances are you'll make that shot without a problem if you've been practicing on the court regularly (along with imagining yourself doing it), according to research by Phillip Post, associate professor in the…
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