Baboons live in small troops that are hierarchical and patriarchal. Such a social organisation has served the baboons well for their two million year history. Nevertheless, this concerns Sapolsky as he claims it leads to stress in the baboons. Continue reading
Philosophers, and everyone else for that matter, believe that they are following an impulse to knowledge. Nietzsche challenges that with the assertion that unconscious impulses—perhaps genii, demons, or kobolds—are the real sources of their “philosophy”. But long before Nietzsche, or Jung, or even Peterson, that was the teaching of the esoteric schools. Continue reading
Despite the incredible accuracy of its predictions and the elegance of its mathematical models, quantum mechanics still remains unintelligible. Continue reading
In which we review several books by Wolfgang Smith on the metaphysics of science. It is impossible that these things should be understood by men in general, but only by the small number of those who are destined to prepare in one way or another the germs of the future … Continue reading
If, as a scientist, he realizes that a religion promotes group identity and mutual cooperation, not to mention individual benefits, then is he morally obliged to remain silent about its real (according to him) origins? What if the promotion of atheism brings about social turmoil and decadence? Continue reading
There are the diehard materialists who reject the argument a priori. The objection is to the introduction of “mysterious” forces like mind, teleology, and so on. I suppose that familiarity breeds contempt, since gravity, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, the big bang, the origin of life, etc., are themselves quite mysterious. Continue reading
Being a review of Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False, by Thomas Nagel. A couple of weeks ago I watched the notorious atheist and Darwinist Richard Dawkins interviewed by a non-descript host on a cable news network. Since the context was a … Continue reading
Does society have the right to determine its genetic future? An anti-Christian philosopher and a prominent Christian theologian consider the issue. Continue reading
Modern civilized man cannot endure cruelty, pain and suffering and is more merciful than men of the past, but this is not because he is morally and spiritually higher than they. He fears pain and suffering more than they did; he is more effeminate, less firm, patient and courageous than they. Continue reading