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In the dynamic interplay between science and philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig has outlined five fascinating realms that, despite science’s immense power, remain beyond its explanatory grasp. These insights emerged from a spirited debate with Dr. Peter Atkins, shedding light… Continue Reading →
Just as beauty and emotion are mutually driven by each other and the perception of beautiful muses inspires further emotions towards the creation of beauty, and just as reason is driven towards truth and truth tends to be as reasonable as it can be, with mentors showing and teaching both the path of reason and the path towards truth as one and the same, the good needs a community of peers to be fully comprehended, and a public perception of it to be rightly spread and understood.
There are various arguments for the existence of God, but one of the most compelling is a logical proof developed by St. Thomas Aquinas and later refined by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. The First Way: Motion St. Thomas Aquinas argues, “It… Continue Reading →
If power corrupts, and absolute power corrupt absolutely, then what happens with passion? Does passion also corrupts, and absolute passion would also corrupt absolutely? Or can passion be a different kind of drive, one that creates a sense of trust and direction towards higher ideals?
Our passion, derived from love, would make us suffer in search of the sublime. And the sublime would be nothing but what already is beautiful but expanded to the same extreme perceptions that are already hurting and making us suffer. Enter the realm of limit-experiences.
Even in such crucibles, even in periods of transition, when we get to choose between greatness and stillness like the ones I now struggle with, there seems to be a single thing that remains untainted by instability and the mortal edge of history: love.
My poetry may still be private, meant for the eyes of my friends in their happiness or sadness, and specially for my muses in my shortsighted infatuations, but they intend to become a testament to my life and my emotions.
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for kids. They are being targeted from every direction, mostly through entertainment. In an effort to provide quality children’s books with a good message, our publishing arm Libertas has launched… Continue Reading →
The Kalām cosmological argument is a philosophical argument for the existence of God that has been defended by various Islamic, Jewish, and Christian scholars throughout history. The argument has its roots in Medieval Islamic philosophy, but it has been formulated… Continue Reading →
In Catholic social teaching, the principle of subsidiarity holds a prominent place as a guiding principle for social and political organization. Rooted in the dignity of the human person and the belief in the importance of community, subsidiarity emphasizes the… Continue Reading →
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