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Daily Archives: October 5, 2010
Sarah Palin’s America
The Sarah Palin life model is internalized by a child:
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Tagged America, anti-intellectualism, Calvin, college, education, elitism, hobbes, life, Sarah Palin
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Does an Epiphany Await Each of Us?
This near death experience comes from a BBC documentary on the subject:
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Tagged death, eleusinian mysteries, epiphany, life, light, love, NDEs, near death experience, near-death experiences, the ground of being
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Today’s Question: Is the Goal of Existence an Epiphany?
Is the goal of existence, the end, an epiphany—a vision, as it were of God—as in “I see you”? Or is the goal of existence rational coping with passing appearances, seeking to enjoy one’s existential freedom and independence from the (opaque and … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, consumerism, death, epiphany, God, life, love, near-death experiences, the ground of being, the ontological mystery
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Prometheus Unbound 