#philosophy

What is this world turning into? It is crazy to see unspeakable things happening. I don’t want to say they are new, since I believe there is nothing under the sun that is entirely new anymore, except perhaps

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux talks about how to stop being exploited when kids with selfish or abusive parents have to hide their empathy just to get through. He also covers listening fairly first, buried

At some point in life, you learn that all conflicts have two versions of a story. Whether it's a fight between a couple, between friends, or even a political debacle, there is always an angle that you

Deaths will outstrip the number of births by the mid 2060s, according to a major report mapping out Australia’s economic future over the next 40 years This is the first line of an article I was reading

100% of what you don't try. My life experience has taught me that trying to achieve what you dream of is key. Not doing it doesn't really protect you, it just ensures that you don't have the opportunity

How come relationships are so hard? Are they hard? I don't think so. At least, I don't think they need be. However, I think they are getting harder to navigate in the current environment of selfishness,

source Humans are inherently social creatures, and our need for connection is deeply rooted in our psychology. From an evolutionary perspective, forming bonds with others has been crucial for survival,

As human beings, we are creatures that are never satisfied, and I think that is good to a great extent because it makes us evolve. How do we think of making great changes in humanity in terms of development

This will be a weekly Sunday hangout between friends, where everyone else is also invited to join in on the conversations. A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever happens

‎"I better not say anything, so as not to create a problem.""I'm going, even though I don't feel like it, so as not to look bad.""I agree with him, even if it's not what I

I was talking to one of the regulars at the gym this evening, who is in his late fifties. We chat occasionally and he is a small business owner with a relatively physical job, though he has a handful of

After all the work done in the basement throughout the summer, I decided it was finally time to enjoy it a little. That required more work. The shower down there was filled with junk and the floor covered

There are many different concepts of family today, and there is much talk on the subject; personally, I believe that family is whatever the heart tells you it is, beyond blood ties. My family was very

We Talk Friday (WTF) This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might

I was writing yesterday how what we consume influences our experience by forcing a creative imaginative process, or feeding thoughts directly so we needn't create anything at all. Much of what we choose

On September 17, 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention wrote the United States Constitution, and started the process to replace the Articles of Confederation which had previously governed the

That’s not what happens. It’s never what happens to us. It’s not what happens that will determine the quality or longevity of our lives. It’s not what happens. And the reason for this lies in the fact

I am reading The Fellowship of the Ring to Smallsteps at night and just finished the chapter "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm" in which at the end Gandalf is pulled by the Balrog into the chasm to his

Harness the fire. While humans didn't invent it, it could definitely be argued that harnessing fire was the most significant achievement of humanity, as it led to all kinds of capabilities that were previously

Last weekend an Australian athlete won a Hyrox event (some crazy exercise trend in gyms across the world) after she had soiled herself. This is not uncommon under extreme physical conditions, with it happening