What is the meaning of life?
Last week I had the pleasure of engaging a Buddhist professor in a debate on the meaning of life. It took place in Rome, in a literary café close to […]
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Prove It
A Saturday night around the table with friends, and the conversation turns to philosophy… “Philosophy is kinda interesting,” one friend said, “but it can get frustrating. You can never prove anything. […]
A Real Looker
In the world of the selfie, it’s hard to imagine not knowing what we look like. So much rests on the perfect profile shot. My Twitter pic has my chin […]
Anti-philosophical faith vs. diabolical philosophy
Do you choose intelligence or stupidity? Reason or faith? This is the way one of the most fundamental questions in life is presented nowadays. Faith and reason do not–cannot–ever mix, […]
Can’t I find God without the church?
“I can’t come to church–it’s too welcoming, too persuasive.” That’s the line I heard from a skeptic friend recently. Marco is a bright, inquisitive mathematics student. He has come to […]
The Spiritual Marketplace and the Flip Side to Pluralism
A new dimension of pluralism has recently dawned on me. A lot has been made of the “spiritual but not religious” here at Wondering Fair and elsewhere. In previous posts, […]
Intrusion and Grace
Recently U2 released its new album Songs of Innocence to everyone who uses iTunes. It was free, automatic, a gift. While there is much to say about this deeply personal […]
iWatch: where will it take us?
The unveiling this week of Apple’s smart watch has ignited a huge debate at the tech-world and the internet in general. Many excelent pieces analysing this new technological leap and how […]
Skepticism is blind to itself
Skeptics are finding skepticism hard to take serious lately. Take The Spectator’s recent parody of Richard Dawkins, for instance. In an article named The bizarre – and costly – cult […]
Is desire something good or bad?
I’ve been doing some reading on Buddhism, and what a blast I’m having. Doctrines shine when placed next to an equivalent: contrasts emerge, colors become vivid, contours more precise.’ Take […]
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