Is Reading Fiction a Waste of Time?

How do we experience life? What is it to be human? How do we see? What is the relationship between reading and history, reading and science, metaphysics…empathy, philosophy, religion and art? …More. — How to Mark a Book by Mortimer Adler — The social disaster: Children who frequently check social media face significant brain changes

Revisiting C.S. Lewis on the Dangers of Scientism

C.S. Lewis on materialistic thoughts; Consequences for Our Thought-Processes and Philosophies of Truth… ‘If the solar system was brought about by an accidental collision, then the appearance of organic life on this planet was also an accident, and the whole evolution of Man was an accident too. If so, then all our present thoughts are… Read More Revisiting C.S. Lewis on the Dangers of Scientism

The Jung Cult: Origins of a Charismatic Movement

Winner of the 1994 Award for Best Professional Psychology Book, Association of American Publishers Too, Ivan Tyrrell interview with Professor Richard Noll, author of ‘The Jung Cult’, and asks him to unravel the lies Carl G Jung told to aggrandise himself and his charismatic psychoanalytic movement. Amazon.com: Richard Noll, the author, is a clinical psychologist… Read More The Jung Cult: Origins of a Charismatic Movement

Pasteur proves life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.

Prof. William Reveille, The Irish TimesThu Jun 17 2004 Under the Microscope/Prof William Reville: Ask any French person to name the 10 most important of their compatriots ever and it is a sure bet that Louis Pasteur will figure prominently on the list. Pasteur led an amazingly productive scientific life, making pioneering discoveries in medicine… Read More Pasteur proves life only comes from life. Law of biogenesis.

Whose ‘Reality’?

Timothy P. Fortin, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophical Theology, earned an M.A. in Philosophy from The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, and an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, Arlington, VA. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy. His doctoral… Read More Whose ‘Reality’?

Scientific Authoritarianism Erodes Private Property and Human Liberty

Note: The following pertains to far more issues than arise in our time of Covid-19. Regarding the Covid vaccine however, in my opinion the issue is not so much the ultimate efficacy of these vaccines (which is a scientific, statistical, and safety question), the issue is our freedom to make an informed personal decision /… Read More Scientific Authoritarianism Erodes Private Property and Human Liberty