Dogs and other pets
As I walked around Fresh Pond in Cambridge, a runner caught my eye. He was accompanied by a large canine, who loped along at a comfortable distance. I rec...
Recent Thoughts
Life in simple terms
Here is how life works. You are born, then you live for a while (for decades, if you are lucky), then you die. And none of this is up to you, this is the ...
Doubt
Doubt is not a transitory stage in the quest for truth, but a permanent state of mind. This concept, highly valued by the Stoics, as well as by Dante and ...
Shrinking attention spans
As technology advances, human attention spans are shrinking, yet there is still a desire to appear wise without exerting much effort. This is why the inte...
Faith and curiosity
You lose your faith by questioning it, you lose your curiosity by believing.