THE EVOLUTION OF THOUGHT: PART 2: DECONDITIONING OUR THOUGHTS

If  thoughts are conditioned by our environment and cannot be trusted as a source of truth, what can we do?  I think first of all, we have to acknowledge that there are many things in life that we may never know the absolute truth about.  Sometimes we have to settle for an “approximation of the…

EVOLUTION OF THOUGHT

When lecturing at the local residential treatment center for addictions, I usually start my lectures with this caveat:  “What I’m about to share with you is what I believe today.  Five years from now, or even one year from now, I may believe entirely something else.”  There are several reasons I do this.  For one,…

On Human Suffering

Introduction I wrote in an earlier blog about a local car crash in which a mother and son were trapped in the car and burned alive.  Today, I want to further talk about the problem of human sufferi… Source: On Human Suffering

On Human Suffering

Introduction I wrote in an earlier blog about a local car crash in which a mother and son were trapped in the car and burned alive.  Today, I want to further talk about the problem of human sufferi… Source: On Human Suffering

Existence Precedes Essence: My Current View

Don’t judge my views on this topic by historical people that used the same phrase.  My views are a synthesis of my religious education (BA Religion,) voracious study of Christian Scripture, l… Source: Existence Precedes Essence: My Current View

Don’t Always Believe What You Think

Much has been written about how our thoughts affect our life.  From Norman Vincent Peale’s classic, The Power of Positive Thinking to The Law of Attraction theory that is rampant on Facebook.  We h… Source: Don’t Always Believe What You Think

What is the Soul?

What is the soul? Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle wrote volumes about their beliefs regarding the soul (actually, most of what we know of Socrates comes from his pupils such as Plato, and Aristotle,… Source: What is the Soul?

The Soul: Part I

My son’s comments on my blog, From the Mind of an Existentialist, inspired me to research further major views on what the soul is and further refine my views.  In this blog, I will look at the views of 3 of the most known ancient philosophers and Judaism.  In my next blog, I will explore…

My Addiction

Addicts often have a drug of choice. Thinking is my drug, and knowledge, my addiction. I get ‘high” from thought. It is my drug of choice. I am a searcher. Though some may see that as negative and think that at 56 years of age, I should have life pretty well figured out, I will…

Don’t Always Believe What You Think

Much has been written about how our thoughts affect our life.  From Norman Vincent Peale’s classic, The Power of Positive Thinking to The Law of Attraction theory that is rampant on Facebook.  We hear things like, “What you think will manifest itself in reality.”  “You will become what you think.”  In fact, I have even…