Perhaps the Greeks had it right and the common strand running through all of our lives is tragedy- of one sort or another. Often, I wonder why in these modern times, it seems so hard to acknowledge our struggles and yes, our deepest, darkest personal tragedies. Why do our lives seem to be lived with …
Author: ptero9
Love what you fear. Fear what you love.
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Carry On
"A certain kind of courage is required to follow what truly calls to us; why else would so many choose to live within false certainties and pretensions of security? If genuine treasures were easy to find this world would be a different place. If the path of dreams was easy to walk or predictable to …
It’s Different for Girls
Let me preface this post by stating up front that writing about women's reproductive issues is a very sensitive undertaking. I am a woman. Born in 1958. I have grown up during a time in which our culture has undergone big changes. Many of these changes have been hard won and undeniably I am the …
She Blinded Me With Science
I am always looking for better, clearer ways to articulate the modern, and somewhat magical implications surrounding the idea of randomness, especially its specific use in the field of evolutionary biology and how that particular use has persuaded many moderns to embrace a mechanistic view of not only biology but all things human. Randomness is …
49 Reasons
Of course we want to know why anyone would plan and execute a horrific mass murder of strangers in an American movie house. We want to know why so we can understand it, fix it, and not live in fear for our lives and the lives of those we love. But senseless murders happen all the time, …
Theoria 