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  • The Necessity of Mystery

    The Necessity of Mystery0

    I spent a good part of one summer trying to convince my 15-year-old brother (who was, at the time, decidedly unenthusiastic about philosophy) that it’s impossible to prove everything. It was something I’d become convinced of after reading C. S. Lewis’ “The Abolition of Man,” in which Lewis explained that accepting what was unprovable was

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  • The Poison Behind the Secret

    The Poison Behind the Secret0

    Recently, I wrote about the occult principles and practices that underpin the famous self-help book “Think and Grow Rich” (1937), by Napoleon Hill. Today, I want to examine another, much more recent book containing the same troubling ideas and background. When Rhonda Byrne’s book-and-movie combo “The Secret” burst onto the scene in 2006, it caused a sensation.

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  • The Arts Are Healthier Than You Think

    The Arts Are Healthier Than You Think0

    In “A Pattern Language,” Christopher Alexander and his co-authors write that, when choosing a building site on a piece of land, most people pick the healthiest, sunniest, most beautiful place they can find – a mountain meadow, a clearing next to a stream. Alexander and his co-authors argue for the opposite. You should build on

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