We’re social creatures, we depend on each other, which is why we need a sense of concern for others’ well-being. Compassion is what’s important and you don’t have to be religious to practise it. Practising compassion here and now—living a meaningful life—is what is most important. | Dalai Lama Continue reading We’re Social Creatures Dalai Lama
We are moving into a new period of human consciousness which we don’t yet fully understand. When we say a new period of human consciousness, we mean that the perception of the world will be different, at least as different as between the age of enlightenment and the medieval period, when the Western world moved from a religious perception of the … | Henry Kissinger Continue reading We Are Moving Into a New Period of Human Consciousness Henry Kissinger
In this book, The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt shows how moral judgments arise not from reason but from gut feelings. He shows why liberals, conservatives, and libertarians have such different intuitions about right and wrong, and he shows why each side is actually right about many of its central concerns. Credit: Amazon The Righteous Mind … Continue reading The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Jonathan Haidt (2013)
For to say that, assuming the earth moves and the sun stands still, all the appearances are saved better than with eccentrics and epicycles, is to speak well; there is no danger in this, and it is sufficient for mathematicians. But to want to affirm that the sun really is fixed in the center of the heavens and only revolves around itself (i.e., … | Cardinal Bellarmine Continue reading Assuming the Earth Moves and the Sun Stands Still Cardinal Bellarmine (1615)
If everything must have a cause, then God must have a cause. If there can be anything without a cause, it may just as well be the world as God, so that there cannot be any validity in that argument. It is exactly of the same nature as the Hindu’s view, that the world rested … Continue reading If Everything Must Have a Cause, Then God Must Have a Cause Bertrand Russell (1927)
We are endowed with an inheritance—a set of ancient biases forged through countless millennia of natural and cultural selection, which shape every facet of our behavior. This inheritance has taken us to ever greater heights for generations, driving the rise of more sophisticated technologies, more organized religions, and more expansive empires. But now, for the … Continue reading Inheritance: the Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World by Harvey Whitehouse (2024)
In the book God: A Human History by Reza Aslan, readers are taken on a captivating and ambitious exploration of how humanity has envisioned and understood the concept of God throughout history. Aslan delves into the deep-rooted human tendency to anthropomorphize the divine, demonstrating how people have projected their own characteristics, emotions, desires, and even flaws … Continue reading God: A Human History of Religion by Reza Aslan (2018)
End of Faith | Sam Harris AustraliaAustriaBrazilCanadaChinaCzech RepublicEgyptFranceGermanyGlobalIndiaItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPolandSaudia ArabiaSingaporeSpainTurkeyUAEUnited KingdomUnited States As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission when you purchase a book via this site. Book Purchased: 09 November, 2024 The Empathic Civilization: the Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis The Enigma of Reason: A New Theory … Continue reading The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason Sam Harris (2006)
AustraliaAustriaBrazilCanadaChinaCzech RepublicEgyptFranceGermanyGlobalIndiaItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPolandSaudia ArabiaSingaporeSpainTurkeyUAEUnited KingdomUnited States As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission when you purchase a book via this site. Books: Christopher HitchensChristopher Hitchens’s Razor No not what he shaved withFree Speech Christopher Hitchens, 2006God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything Christopher Hitchens (2007)Risk of Independent Thought Christopher HitchensQuotations: Christopher … Continue reading God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything Christopher Hitchens (2007)
The Four Horsemen | Part 1The Four Horsemen | Part 2 AustraliaAustriaBrazilCanadaChinaCzech RepublicEgyptFranceGermanyGlobalIndiaItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPolandSaudia ArabiaSingaporeSpainTurkeyUAEUnited KingdomUnited States As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission when you purchase a book via this site. Book Purchased: 20 November, 2024 The Fifth Discipline: the Art & Practice of the Learning Organization The Fourth Economy: Inventing … Continue reading The Four Horsemen: the Discussion That Sparked an Atheist Revolution Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris , Daniel C. Dennett, Christopher Hitchens (2019)
Leadership is often seen as providing guidance and security. However, authentic leadership may lie in confronting people with their own freedom, even when they resist it. Understanding this tension can help us rethink power, responsibility, and the choices we make in politics, religion, and the age of AI. Continue reading Peter Block, the Grand Inquisitor, and Leadership Leadership, freedom, and the burden of responsibility
Relationships ** Circles of Engagement ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Spirituality often lacks a clear, universally accepted definition, leading to confusion and misconceptions. Many associate it with religion, but spirituality can also exist outside religious … Continue reading Spirituality A deep appreciation, respect, and love for the universe, the world, all life, and humanity
Lashon Hara is a Jewish religious term for derogatory speech about a person. Fascinatingly, in the Jewish tradition, it is considered a grave sin to speak it even if true. Continue reading Lashon Hara Jewish religious term for derogatory speech