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Philosophy for Laymen: Second Thoughts About Left and Right
Commentary In a 1946 essay on the subject of “Philosophy for Laymen,” the late British philosopher Bertrand Russell noted that, throughout the history of civilization, human beings have faced two ...
March 1, 2021
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William Brooks
Why Art Isn’t ‘What You Can Get Away With’
Commentary Philosophy is littered with questions that are easily stated, but difficult to answer. What is—well, you choose: ...
February 22, 2021
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Roger Kimball
What The Joker Teaches Us About Utopia
In this episode of Crossroads we analyze the Joker movie [minor spoilers] and its deeper themes of ontological ...
November 2, 2019
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Joshua Philipp
Ali Alexander On Why the Information Wars Matter
In this episode of Crossroads we speak with Ali Alexander, publisher of Culttture, about the importance of information, ...
October 28, 2019
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Joshua Philipp
Suffering With Grace: Seneca’s Stoicism
We all deal with hardship. Irrespective of race, class, or gender, we all suffer. Suffering is a fact ...
September 8, 2019
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Eric Bess
Six Kinds of Freedom
Commentary I have a reflex affection for the word “freedom.” But what does it mean? Most people answer: ...
October 31, 2018
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William Gairdner
Philosopher John Henry Crosby: The Classics Protect the Fullness of Our Humanity
Why the classics are important today is a radical question, according to John Henry Crosby, the founder and ...
August 13, 2017
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Sharon Kilarski
Light Pollution Blinds the Soul
When we fill the skies with artificial light and outshine the stars, we forget our place in the ...
September 23, 2016
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Tara MacIsaac
Is Anything Truly Random or Is There an Underlying Order to Everything?
In modern physics, certain quantum processes are deemed fundamentally random. But are they for sure?
August 27, 2016
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Tara MacIsaac
Former Gov’t Officials Discuss Unidentified Aerial Phenomena at Disclosure Hearing
Panelists discussed what they knew about unidentified aerial phenomena (the new preferred term for unidentified flying objects, or ...
July 21, 2016
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Is Death Reversible?
Some animal species can regenerate and repair their brain tissue. Should we use this to experiment with reviving ...
April 13, 2016
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Ira S. Pastor
What Makes Us Conscious?
What can we learn about the nature of consciousness from studying newborns, brain injured people, those in altered ...
March 16, 2016
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Matthew Davidson
Studies Explore Life After Death
Many people have reportedly experienced the afterlife in some way, and many scientists have delved into what could ...
March 12, 2016
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Tara MacIsaac
What Does It Mean to Think and Could a Machine Ever Do It?
Making a thinking machine would be creating consciousness. Or would it?
January 7, 2016
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Peter Ellerton
The Promise and Problems of Probability in Coincidence Studies
Have you ever experienced a strange coincidence and thought, "What are the odds of that?"
December 17, 2015
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Bernard D. Beitman, M.D.
Synchronicity as a Divine Experience
If you believe synchronicity is simply coincidence, then you haven't read any of the top experts in the ...
September 28, 2015
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Robert Torres
Why Synchronicity Is Especially Important Today
Philosopher and psychologist Dr. Richard Tarnas looks at why synchronicity entered the Western consciousness when it did and ...
August 30, 2015
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Tara MacIsaac
Major Shift in Science Underway, Intuition Could Play Big Role: Expert Discusses
Will science follow where intuition leads?
July 29, 2015
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Tara MacIsaac
Science Is Moving Toward Designer Babies, but the Ethics Must Be Sorted Out
Ethical warning bells went off in April when Chinese researchers reported they had experimented with 85 defective human ...
July 24, 2015
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Ronnie Blair
Quantum Physics Explains Coincidences?
When surprising coincidences occur, it seems we are connected to the world around us in a mysterious way. ...
July 10, 2015
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History’s Most Outstanding Case of Levitation, Witnessed by Multitudes: Expert Discusses
Could all these eye witnesses have been simply delusional? Dr. Micheal Grosso doesn't think so.
July 2, 2015
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Tara MacIsaac
What Is Reality?
Prominent scientists have said "reality" cannot be viewed separately from human consciousness. Just because it's all in your ...
June 23, 2015
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Will Head Transplants Create an Entirely New Person?
The world’s first full head transplant could take place as soon as 2017. Wheelchair-bound Valery Spiridonov has volunteered ...
June 23, 2015
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Interview: Bruce Greyson on Researching Near-Death Experiences at the University of Virginia
At the University of Virginia, a space is given to the scientific investigation of strange phenomena that challenge ...
May 25, 2015
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Tara MacIsaac
Study Said to Show Out-of-Body Experiences Created in Brain: Critics Respond
Some elements of out-of-body experiences can be traced to the brain, but not all, say researchers.
May 8, 2015
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Tara MacIsaac
The Existential Elephant In The Room
To live. That is the purpose of which our lives consist of. Yet to live in reality, amid ...
April 17, 2015
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