philosophy Archives - Anwen Garston /tag/philosophy/ Blog Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:03:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 84828299 On Not Being Able to Have Children /no-children/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-children Mon, 18 Sep 2017 05:03:20 +0000 / Having children seems to be the easiest way to give your life meaning and direction. And for most people it’s what they’ve always expected of their future. Having their own family is what they always dreamed of having – many since they were kids themselves. It’s a right of passage. You get a job, fall in love, (buy a property), […]

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]]> 2169 Synchronicity, Fate, and Coincidences /coincidences/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coincidences Mon, 11 Sep 2017 05:52:15 +0000 / Coincidences – “a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.” They’re weird. They seem so random, yet, what are the chances, surely it’s synchronicity in action Do they mean anything Actions have innumerable repercussions. They cause ripples that reverberate through the universe with consequences that we will never appreciate or see. It’s like that famous Steve Jobs […]

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]]> 2081 “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw /changing-minds/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=changing-minds Fri, 08 Sep 2017 05:58:00 +0000 / There’s a lot that I’ve changed my mind on recently. I know this post will grow over time. I’m not talking about regrets – of which I have plenty. And while we’re on the subject, I do think that the “no regrets/my life is perfect/I wouldn’t change anything” philosophy is overrated. Dwelling on regrets makes no sense, but acknowledging where […]

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]]> 2118 Finding Meaning in the Future /finding-meaning-future/&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-meaning-future Mon, 04 Sep 2017 05:55:07 +0000 / I’ve always been fascinated by the future. Yuval Harari’s Homo Deus is a fascinating book if you’re interested in what the next generations of humanity might look like. I also stumbled across this interview with Elon Musk from earlier this year. I love how this guy thinks, (read Ashlee Vance’s Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of Space X and […]

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