In astrophysics, as in life, it comes down to whether one feels there is some kind of intelligence operating from the beginning in the universe (without implying a Creator), or…
Meditations
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The land is bathed in beauty as the sun, giving its last warmth on an ineffably clear and lovely winter’s afternoon, slides toward the horizon.
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Even half a century ago as a boy in Michigan during the heyday of the auto industry, Flint was seen as a rather sad sinkhole. But I could not have…
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Spiritually speaking, there are no answers. There are only questions. Even enlightened human beings don’t have the answers. Indeed, they are continuously questioning, except when in a state of complete…
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When cultures were intact and geographically distinct, human relationship was defined in terms of cohesive tradition, group identification, and shared language and custom. Now the world over, affiliations are becoming…
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Some years ago I met an Argentine man who had been arrested during their ‘Dirty War’ in the 1970’s. His story is the most gripping testimony of the psychology of…
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The Omega point is a term used by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to describe the aim towards which consciousness evolves. He held that evolution was a process converging toward a…
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Bernie Sanders says, “We need a political revolution.” As much as I agree with his sentiments, there’s never been a political revolution in history without violence. No, we don’t need…