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John Lloyd’s TED Talk, “Inventory of the Invisible”
__________ Here are four things that I take from this brief TED talk: The empire of the visible is dwarfed by the greater empire of the invisible. There are things that don’t exist, though we imagine them to exist. We hide … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, invisible, life, mystery, ontological mystery, science, sublime, wonder
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Video of the Apparent Missile Launch Seen over Los Angeles Yesterday
As of right now, the Pentagon is denying responsibility for Monday’s apparent missile launch near Los Angeles, claiming not to have any idea what might have caused the appearance of so large a contrail (“condensation trail”). Might it be from a submarine? … Continue reading
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Tagged airplanes, chemtrails, clouds, conspiracy theories, contrails, mystery, reason, skepticism, sky, the navy, the pentagon
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The Ontological Mystery (the Mystery of Being) Represented in Film
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Tagged America, american beauty, beauty, existence, God, life, love, meaning, mystery, the ontological mystery, the universe
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Motorcycle Love: “You live in a box, you drive a box, you work in a box. When you get on those two wheels . . .”
Slate has a video series called “Interviews: 50 cents”, in which they have random “man on the street” conversations with people. Slate recently went to the Pomona Fair in Southern California and did an interview with a heterosexual couple into Harley Davidson motorcyles. You … Continue reading
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Tagged contact, God, life, love, motorcycle, motorcycles, mystery, spirit, the ontological mystery, wind
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Demystify Me? Demystify You!
Demystify this! And this: Be ye Ayatollah or Maharishi, Pope or Protestant clergy, should you pronounce from behind your guru gown, prepare to meet the skeptic’s frown:
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A Water World Like Earth’s?
Scientists have found one. So reports Ian Musgrave at Panda’s Thumb. The planet orbits a star in the Gliese 581 system: “Importantly, the orbit for Gliese 581d has been refined too. It is now definitely within the habitable zone of … Continue reading
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