There are people who leave religion because they hate it, and people who leave because they loved something in it and could no longer pretend. I understand the second group better. Not because they are smarter, but because they are usually gentler. They are not trying to win arguments. They are trying to stop lying to themselves.
Most believers I have met are not hungry for control. They are tired, … Read the rest
If the universe had a mood, it would be Monday. Entropy marches, coffee cools, batteries drain, and socks vanish into an event horizon behind the washing machine. Against this cosmic backdrop, optimism can feel like a form of bad arithmetic. Yet here we are—hairless apes who invented anesthesia and sourdough starters—still arguing about whether the glass is half full, half empty, or a … Read the rest
Content 16+ The universe, in its infinite wisdom (or lack thereof), operates under laws that are indisputably consistent. Drop an apple, and it will plummet with no regard for whether you are Newton or a hapless pedestrian beneath a fruit-bearing tree. The stars burn, the planets spin, and gravity persists, utterly indifferent to petitions for fairness. This brings us to the grand question: Is the universe governed by fairness, or … Read the rest
Today we welcome a new author of our blog, @elainej (Elaine Jiang，蒋绎藟) – meet Elaine!
starting with her short essays…and who knows what comes next!
By Elaine Jiang，蒋绎藟
Content 6+ I sit in front of my bedroom window and watch the sky as if I half-expected it to watch me back. Darkness has colored the city and there’s no star above at all, not one. But in my … Read the rest
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I am blessed by the fact that my students and other friends are always sending me interesting things to read. One I got recently was an excellent article by a writer I hadn’t heard of named Cody Delistraty on the theme of what he termed the “relentless, competitive” quest for ‘Happiness” and how people today often make themselves miserable trying to obtain it.
I use the word “obtain” … Read the rest
