On Peacock's tails
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 an essay for you this week...
The Dawn of Life
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
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?
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...