Isn't it a noble, and enlightened way of spending our brief time in the sun, to explore and wonder about our universe and how we have come to wake up in it?

It is strange, to me, to look back at history and prehistory to see how my understanding of the world has increased, how humans are now able to live longer and healthier lives, how superstition has given way to science, and culture has flourished, and not see that as progress. Much of this progress has … Continue reading Progress

Sometimes when we look around at the world, we can get depressed at the state of our times. But in fact, this is one of the best, if not the best, times to have ever been born. Some people hark back to the idea of a lost golden age when human beings may have been … Continue reading Our Time

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Marie Curie

Beliefs are of two types, those we can verify and articulate, and those we simply accept without verification and which we more vaguely express. The more of the former we have, the more developed we are as human beings. Having said that, Bertrand Russell has this point of view: “I would never die for my … Continue reading Beliefs