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Always look on the bright side of death.
The utilitarian “greatest happiness principle” has remained popular for two centuries — is it time for a rethink?
Not everything that claims to be “scientific” actually is. There are five features of scientifically rigorous studies.
Yoga is more than just standing on your head. It’s about uniting with the divine.
The simulation hypothesis is fun to talk about, but believing it requires an act of faith.
How can you fit a camel through a needle?
Or are cults the religions we find distasteful?
Jonny Thomson taught philosophy in Oxford for more than a decade before turning to writing full-time. He’s a staff writer at Big Think, where he writes about philosophy, theology, psychology,[…]
Philosophy isn’t stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.
Scotty Hendricks is a graduate student and long-time contributor to Big Think. He resides in Chicago.
A simple dice game shines a bit of light on the psychology of regret.
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Why, exactly, don’t you trust that person’s opinion?
Do our thoughts have any meaning whatsoever?
Some animals were even assigned their own lawyers.
Is it deliberate fraud or just bad research?
Be famous within five miles.
What’s the point of all that money?
We’re still using 800,000 gallons of embalming fluid a year, but burials are becoming far less common.
Why, exactly, should you die for your child?
Nietzsche both wished he was as stupid as a cow so he wouldn’t have to contemplate existence, and pitied cows for being so stupid that they couldn’t contemplate existence.