Search results

If anyone is interested, Alan Watts autobiography, In My Own Way, has recently been brought to press again for the first time in years. Until now, getting a copy of this book meant searching through used-book websites and trying to determine the best compromise between condition and cost. As far...

This question has been partially insipred by a different thread in the 'Alternative' forum, but I'm approaching it from a different angle. Why is it that many religions seem to promote doing good or being compassionate by offering some kind of reward in the afterlife? Isn't this a case of...

I just read this article, titled "Mixing God and Politics: Where do Americans Really Stand?", in the local paper on Sunday. In general, the article discusses a recent survey on the topic of the 'division between church and state' in America, and how it is affecting current politics. It...

I just watched a television show about Timothy Leary, detailing especially his promotion of LSD some decades ago. Timothy Leary, I personally believe, did just as much harm in society as good with his insisting that LSD ought to be used to "transform" the United States. However, for quite a few...

I was curious as to whether or not any Pagan individual has ever expounded a kind of philosophical or metaphysical foundation for the practice. I know that there are probably many varied threads of Paganism, which I hope won't make this question too difficult to address. In the case that it...

I suppose the topic of this thread is knowledge, but really in a pretty general sense. It is interesting that knowledge is perhaps one of mankinds most important tools. After all, knowledge and its ability to be transferred from generation to generation are precisely what allow us to have this...