Let Me Take you Higher (to a Higher Power)

People sometimes ask me if I’m religious. There’s an easy dodge to that one: “I think I’m more spiritual than religious.” This is a good answer because people don’t usually want that explained to them, since it might cause them to have to argue about metaphysics., and not their closely-held religious beliefs.. Also, people occasionallyContinue reading “Let Me Take you Higher (to a Higher Power)”

Instincts We Trust

Do you trust your instincts? I always try to embed a joke, hidden meaning, or odd allusion when I coin my post titles. Get it—“coin”? To address this prompt, I have to first define instincts for a human. Are they some sort of manifestation of extra-sensory perception? (That’s “spidey sense” for you Marvel fans.) OrContinue reading “Instincts We Trust”

Physics and Metaphysics

What are you curious about? Today’s prompt asks what I’m curious about. The articles I always click on in the news deal with the makeup of the universe. Discovery of black holes, exoplanets, other physical manifestations of the cosmos—these intrigue me. I’ve always wondered if humans have some sort of knowledge of everything that transcendsContinue reading “Physics and Metaphysics”