Be Mindful. Be Kind. Be Patient. Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The Venerable Losang Samten, a renowned Tibetan scholar and a former Buddhist monk, stresses the virtues of being mindful, kind, and patient. ———————————————————————————- LOSANG SAMTEN: The Venerable […]
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Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/anti-natalism Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch The philosophy of anti-natalism is that thought that human procreation is unethical. The belief that any action with suffering as its byproduct should not be encouraged, no matter how much pleasure will follow as well. Everyone suffers from being human, but no one suffers […]
Philosopher Bertrand Russell’s warning for the future during an interview in 1959. As Bertrand Russell suggests, “If we wish to live together and not die together,” perhaps we must work to heed this advice more effectively…sooner than later. This video is transformative in nature and is intended for educational purposes. […]
All flowers die.
Dr. Gabor Maté gives a beautiful speech on human nature and the implications culture has on our ability to maintain it. In this segment of the speech, he discusses four different categories of self-alienation, and provides a sentiment of hope to stay in touch with our true nature as we […]
Slavoj Žižek: Political Correctness is a More Dangerous Form of Totalitarianism New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Slavoj Žižek doesn’t buy into political correctness. In fact, it frightens him. The famed philosopher and social critic describes political […]
New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 There is so much known about humanity and the life we inhabit, but there is so, so much more unknown. It is humbling and sometimes a little scary to recognize how much we still don’t understand about ourselves. Everyday we do and experience things […]
Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/the-urge-to-jump Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch Have you ever stood near the edge of a cliff with only a short fence separating you from the chasm below? As you held on tightly to that fence, did you feel a sudden urge to throw yourself off the cliff? This feeling is […]
How Does the Brain Store Beliefs? Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- What if beliefs could be surgically inserted into a patient’s brain? This is the basis of one of philosopher Daniel Dennett’s thought experiments in exploration of how […]
