5 days agoRules For Argumentation: A Guide to Effective CommunicationThroughout the years of our academic and work experience, my colleagues and I have discovered that effective communication is essential for productive dialogue. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind when you find yourself in an argument. 1. Give your interlocutor’s arguments the benefit of the doubt. Avoid strawmanning…Philosophy2 min read
May 9Are You the Hero or the Victim?If your life was a story, would you be the hero or the victim? Life has no shortage of misery, tragedy, and suffering. Both the hero and the victim experience the same suffering and hardships. They’re both victimized, but the hero refuses to stay a victim while the victim finds…Philosophy2 min read
May 6Let Us Make Each Other’s FriendCome, friend, share your stories, and let us entrance each other into the beauty of culture. Let us be Prometheus and Athena rather than Romulus and Remus. The experiences we have together will create a new world and new life. What will that life be? Will it be an empire…Friendship2 min read
May 4Populism and Pierre PoilievereThere’s a new brand of populism in Canada being tapped into by Pierre Poilievre and his rise to fame. This is not to smear Poilievre or other politicians who appeal to the concerns of the common people. I’ve noticed that populism is often a dirty word when it comes up…Canada3 min read
Apr 28The Stories We Share: Creation From ChaosChaos is a condition that plagues the human psyche. There’s something about chaos and disorder that people dislike. Unfortunately for these folks, human history is riddled with confusion, mayhem, and destruction. In other words, chaos is constant. We’re no stranger to chaos. As the world emerges from the worst global…Mythology3 min read
Apr 25Why Did Jesus Encourage His Followers to Own Swords?Regardless of what you specifically think of Jesus, he’s stirred up quite the conversation over the past 2000 years. It’s curious why someone who preached about peace, tolerance, and social justice, also commanded his followers to own weapons of war. …Christianity3 min read
Apr 21The Solution to Wealth Inequality & The Key to Maintaining ProsperityWhat is profitable is not what is best for long-term social stability. Personal profit must be used in service of the community’s well-being or else the community will crumble. Wealth collects at the top. Always has and always will. Royalty held most of the wealth in monarchies. Capitalists hold most…Wealth Inequality4 min read
Mar 26Be Like WaterIn a world that feels increasingly chaotic and unpredictable, we often wonder about what this means for our lives. We try to plan for things and have life figured out, only until the world changes once again beneath our feet. Most of the products we use today and many of…Mental Health3 min read
Mar 23The Island and the FloodThere once was an island, alone in the sea. The people built a wall, as tall as could be. Although they had issues, the island was free. With a bit of control, as free as it could be. — — — Except there was a minor problem, a fatal failing …Ethics2 min read
Mar 12Do we Deserve Freedom?Freedom is not the ultimate ideal of humanity. What we should be aiming at is goodness, prosperity, and human flourishing. The opportunity for freedom and liberty can be in service to this aim. The freedom of a people can allow for the human spirit to soar to new heights and…Politics2 min read