Articles related to "Objectivism"

Dealing with emotions (II)
In this second part, I examine the concrete means we can use to live rationally with our emotions.
judgment • compassion • spirituality • spiritual • religion

God and Existence
The concept of God as seen from a spiritual point of view.
atheism • spirituality • religion • reason • objectivism

Happiness (I)
In the first part, Alison reflects on some of the little things that make people happy.
happiness • joy • life • atheism • secular

The Individual and the Collective
Between myopic categorizations of the individual and the collective lies the dynamic nature of Existence.
spirituality • spiritual • religion • reason • objectivism

The Pale Blue Dot
Why the "Pale Blue Dot", and Sagan's understanding of it, is an important expression of spirituality.
sagan • earth • astronomy • dichotomies • spirituality

The Sun
Some ponderings on the importance and worship of the Sun.
sun • worship • sun-worship • atheism • secular

To focus or not to focus
The capacity to focus is a pivotal part of spirituality, as well as many other human disciplines. But how does it work ?
focus • awakening • matrix • doubt • spirituality

What is Rational Spirituality ?
An introduction to the topic of Rational Spirituality, the integrative/dissociative dichotomy, Existence, and enlightenment.
spirituality • religion • reason • objectivism • atheism

Winter Solstice
Sam Wormley talks about the true meaning of the Solstice.
solstice • death • history • rituals • spirituality

A spiritual view on genetic engineering
I examine whether the fight against genetic engineering is justified from a spiritual perspective.
cloning • genetic engineering • genome • genes • identity

Consumerism as a spiritual good
We should blame the religions of the world for making material needs subservient to spiritual needs.
greed • material • materialism • consumeurism • progress

Dealing with emotions (I)
In this first part, I examine the nature of emotions and what it means to "deal" with them.
emotion • logic • instinct • instincts • biology

Death from a rational perspective (I)
In the first part, I examine the beliefs in the afterlife and reincarnation, and find them both severely contradictory.
death • reincarnation • afterlife • self • identity

Death from a rational perspective (II)
In this second part, I discuss death from a spiritual perspective.
death • reincarnation • mind • life • theism

Foundation series - The nature of Reason
In this first article about foundations, I discuss the nature of Reason, and its validation against faith and belief.
faith • belief • logic • reality • knowledge

Foundation series : Enlightened morality (I)
In this first part, I discuss what morality means in a rational context, and examine two spiritual issues.
morality • value • values • virtue • virtues

Foundation series : Enlightened morality (II)
In the second half of this article on the fundamentals of morality, I examine two complex spiritual issues.
individualism • individual • self • time • temporal

Happiness (II)
In the second and final part, Alison argues against the concept that "ignorance is bliss".
happiness • joy • intelligence • ignorance • life

Holding on to identity
People who are part of minority attributes (such as "black", "homosexual" or "atheist") tend to lose themselves in those attributes. This is a sign of unintegrated thinking.
community • activism • homosexuality • homosexual • black

Is Homocentricity a Religion ?
Abe Mann talks about our misguided instinct of "homocentricity", especially as it relates to our misunderstandings about the environment.
environment • animal rights • animal • animals • global warming

The collectivist illusion
Collectivism in our daily thinking is just as prejudicial as collectivism in politics.
collective • collectivism • collectivist • individual • individualism

The meaning of life ?
The demand for an inherent meaning is a religious delusion.
meaning • purpose • life • christianity • christian

Werner Herzog's My Best Fiend
Herzog's relationship with Klaus Kinski is best described as tumultuous Their highs and lows on set together made for explosive behavior, but made for even better films.
klaus kinski and werner herzog • my best fiend werner herzog's film • klaus kinski and my best fiend • my best fiend the documentary • fitzcarraldo and klaus kinski

The Woman In Me
My fight with feminism, motherhood and my inner self
feminism • motherhood • girlhood • woman • creativity

Looking at atheist commandments
Some simple 10-points guides to living that beat the Bible or humanism hands down.
ethics • commandments • principles • rules • survival

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