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On Peacock's tails

Sent 28th February 2021

Hello everyone, Perhaps it should go without saying, but I hope you are all doing well. I mean, it's not like I want you to suffer — that would be rather strange, wouldn't it. I sincerely hope you are happy, dear reader. I don't have...

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The Dawn of Life

Sent 28th July 2020

Hello everyone, As usual, I hope you are all well. I want you to contemplate all the factors that your wellness depends on. Many of you will think instinctively to your loved ones; your friends and your family. You may also be thinking of the material things needed to sustain...

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Nothing prevents the amoral process of natural selection from evolving a brain with genuine big-hearted emotions.
Steven Pinker

Sakya Trizin Rinpoche and Jane Goodall

Sent 12th May 2019

Hello everyone, Welcome to my very first email. Thank you for being interested in what I have to say. Highlights of this week: 1. Attending two talks by Sakya Trizin Rinpoche, a highly regarded figure in Tibetan Buddhism 2. Seeing Jane Goodall, the legendary scientist and conservationist live at her...

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The evolutionary biologist J.B.S. Haldane, when asked whether he would lay down his life for his brother, replied, 'No, but for two brothers or eight cousins.'
Steven Pinker

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What is Morality?

2nd July 2015

Where exactly do we draw the line between what we call good and what we call bad? What is it we hope to accomplish by walking a straight path in life? The purpose in this piece is to make the case, that morality is concerned with safeguarding the well being...

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