A personal note on music and misery

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A few months ago I bought a new drum kit. It’s a very nice drum kit. I spent a few weeks tweaking it and played it by myself for a month or two. It was nice. Here’s a picture of … Continue reading →

The Four Horsemen: the philosophical foundations and political implications of the ‘New Atheist’ movement

For the last year or two I have been a fan of Christopher Hitchens. He was one of the so-called 4 horsemen. The other three surviving members of this group are Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. Upon his … Continue reading →

Objective morals and theism: a discombobulated thought or two

Here is the first part of some stuff I’ve been thinking about regarding the contemporary interface of morality, religion and politics. For reasons I can’t explain, as of late I have been spending a disproportionate amount of my time listening … Continue reading →

On Morality, Politics and Religion

I don’t really know much about these things. My intellectual development has been largely based in theoretical issues in philosophy and in the practice of meditation. As someone situated within a more or less ‘Buddhist’ context, I do have some … Continue reading →

So, I have a blog now

Greetings world,

When I was in high school, I used to post a lot of things like rants and poetry on a website. I also used to say mean things about people that I didn’t get along who went to school with me. Suffice it to say, it caused more problems then it was worth. However, many years have come and gone since that time and I think that the time has come to offer my thoughts to the world in a more public way.

What motivated my doing this was the realization was that my academic interests were starting to intersect with areas of public dialogue. Thus, I thought that it would be good to take my own thinking on various subjects into the public sphere.

For those who are interested, on this blog you can expect to read thoughts on philosophy, religion, parenting, politics and other fairly intense existential issues.

I hope that whatever emerges from the words that will follow will help in some small way to foster constructive dialogues. I welcome and encourage any suggestions or requests for issues to look at on this forum.

My best wishes to everyone,

Sean