I have so often wished for the gift of being able to write as the great writers do. And, together with that gift, I have wished for another ; that of thinking as they do. As you probably know, Jonathan Sacks is our Chief Rabbi. Read here what he says about how our Judaeo-Christian heritage [...]
Posts Tagged ‘soul’
Has Europe lost its soul?
Posted in religion, tagged economics, invention, Jonathan Sacks, morality, politics, soul on December 14, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Bless my soul
Posted in Philosophy, Psychology, tagged body, matter, Psyche, soul, spirit on August 1, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Even a short while ago, people spoke without embarrassment or affectation about their souls. Some remnants of their speech survive in expressions that are still quite common : Bless my soul : there wasn’t a soul to be seen : soul music : the soul of *****, and so on. But, to what extent is [...]
Mindful of pain
Posted in Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Therapy, tagged contemplating, emotions, mind, pain, Psyche, soul, thinking on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The life of Man is the life of the mind. Not for us the unconscious or semi-conscious world that the lesser creatures inhabit. We are not automatons that simply ‘behave’ ; we are much more than our instincts and biological drives. It was one of those frightful eighteenth-century agricultural scientists who remarked, “What is a [...]
Material and immaterial
Posted in Belief, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, tagged body, immortality, introspection, reason, soul on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I know that many people were introduced to the writing of CS Lewis when they were children. Usually this introduction was by way of reading the tales of Narnia. Not so for me. One of the earliest sayings from Lewis still sticks in my memory ; and I have no idea which book it came [...]
For Josh I.
Posted in Belief, poetry, tagged courage, Deity, Emily Bronte, infinity, soul on February 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world’s storm-troubled sphere: I see Heaven’s glories shine, And faith shines equal, arming me from fear. O G-d within my breast, Almighty, ever-present Deity! Life – that in me has rest, As I – undying Life – have power in Thee! Vain are the thousand creeds [...]
Why life is interesting
Posted in Belief, Psychology, Science, tagged consciousness, form, function, immortality, knowledge, Life, soul on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How do we know that our observations and concepts are stable enough for science to be enduring?
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