Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Welcome to Your Personal Infinity
Photo by Patrick McManaman on Unsplash Please don’t muck it up Contrary to what your mother may have told you, you are the center of the universe. And I can prove it. It will only take a moment of your time. Our origin as earthlings People used to believe that the flat planet Earth was, vaguely, the…
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Truth — Where Did You Go?
Photo by Rhii Photography on Unsplash It’s still here. We just got lost in lies. Everybody takes a shot at defining Truth (capital T) at one time or another: Philosophers, poets, politicians, pundits, priests, and other people whose names begin with “p”. Also artists, scientists, and bloggers, your auntie who knows why you’re not married, and that…
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What’s the Big Idea?
Photo by Tyler Lastovich on Unsplash No, seriously — what makes you who you are? Think of the last time you had to deal with someone whose worldview was clearly totally, 180 degrees, no-common-ground, different from your own. Each thinks the other is morally repugnant. Each shakes their head and asks, “Who even are you?” With luck, that person…
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Between Earth and Wing
Photo by 广博 郝 on Unsplash reluctant poetry They bless you in the air, a shimmering spirit,soaring flame. They sense but do not see your nest of life,your earthen power,wisdom fixed not in the mind but deepwithin the blood. And you, eternal, more than glimpsed, be mother,root, and sea. I celebrate the cycles of your seasonsand…
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I Used to Be a Time Lord
Glynne Hather on Flickr Now I’m all, “What just happened?” One trip in a TARDIS and I was hooked. When I was 12 years old, I made my acting debut as a Lost Boy in a professional regional theatrical production of Peter Pan. I made a very strong showing as Tootles, according to my dad. That’s…
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Desperation Journals for Writers
Photo by Jordan Madrid on Unsplash When you’ve just got to try something different Today I have an embarrassing confession to make to all you dedicated writers, journalers, and diarists out there. During all the years that I have been scribbling away in Moleskines and crappy spirals, I have been writing down the wrong things. I…
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When Jesus’ Email Gets Spoofed
Yeah. I’m still being misquoted. Photo by Tom Skarbek-Wazynski on Unsplash To: churchgoer15@jesusmail.com; seeker 2051@jesusmail.com; godbreather@jesusmail.com; believersinjustice@jesusmail.com; lovingfolk@jesusmail.com… Subject: Help! I think hackers hit me again! Hey, gang — Hope everyone is well these days. I just wanted to alert you all that I think my email account got hacked, again. You all remember when something like…
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