Philosophy

A Simple Formula for Restoring Modern Society 0
- Culture, Family, Philosophy, Religion, Western Civilization
- May 20, 2026
In the 2017 documentary “LOOK & SEE: A Portrait of Wendell Berry,” the great cultural and agricultural writer Wendell Berry stated: We all come from divorce. This is an age of divorce. Things that belong together have been taken apart. And you can’t put it all back together again. What you can do, is the only
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Is Curiosity a Sin?0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- May 19, 2026
Human innovation, if the last 200 years are any indication, appears limitless. The slow ascent of technological progress has soared exponentially upward. We could only have produced such amazing results because of our infinite capacity for curiosity about the world around us. If this is true, then why could Thomas Aquinas, widely acknowledged both inside
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4 Reasons Hollywood Has Trouble Getting a Box Office Hit 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, Featured, Philosophy
- May 18, 2026
There’s been a lot of chatter in recent weeks about the new movie “Project Hail Mary.” With a tone of pleasant surprise, both average folks and critics have noted that, for once, Hollywood produced a decent, enjoyable film. I haven’t joined the throngs attending “Project Hail Mary,” so I can’t comment on whether I agree
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How Solitude Builds Human Connection 0
- Entertainment, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- May 15, 2026
“If we are unable to be alone, we will be more lonely,” writes Sherry Turkle in “Reclaiming Conversation.” This paradoxical statement strikes us as odd at first glance, but it contains a germ of great wisdom. Our capacity to remain peacefully introspective – at least sometimes – helps us be more truly present and available
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Cicero’s 5 Steps to a Good Conversation 0
- Uncategorized, Culture, Featured, History, Philosophy, Western Civilization
- May 13, 2026
We’ve all been there. We’re hanging out with friends, mingling after church, or attending a networking event, yet despite our best efforts, conversation falls flat. This can happen for many reasons, but generally, the two primary issues are either that our conversation partners drop the ball, or that we ourselves can’t think of anything to
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Why We Can Talk About God at All 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- April 15, 2026
The questions of God’s existence, nature, and will have captivated humanity from the beginning. Yet if God transcends all of creation, as Christians and classical theists claim, then how can we even say or discuss anything about God that makes any sense? This problem has led philosophers to ask about the nature of language itself.
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