Monthly Archives: October 2026

Purpose in Life Part 2

Plato as Leonardo da Vinci (left) and Aristotle, detail of The School of Athens by RaphaelRaphael, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

by Lyle Troseth

Chris speaks of having always worked toward a better world, but questions if it is all rendered pointless with civilization’s collapse. I would say he answered the question well by talking about his play with his dog, Roxy. Continue reading Purpose in Life Part 2 →

Purpose in Life

Socrates in thinkingLeonidas DrosisC messier, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/bysa/4.0>

by Chris Crawford

I recently realized that the purpose in life that I have always pursued may no longer have meaning. Whilst considering the problem, I came up with an interesting alternative.
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Homelessness in America

A homeless man in Paris.Eric Pouhier, CC BY-SA 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5>

In a recent discussion about homelessness, someone stated that most homelessness was caused by drug and alcohol abuse. That seemed obviously false to me, so I did some cursory research with AI and Wikipedia.
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Why Do We Want Life To Continue?

A newborn baby held on the lap of a man.

Kimberly Vardeman, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

by Lyle Troseth

Despite the irony that being alive means enduring hardships, we almost universally want to keep living. One of, if not the, greatest pains we suffer is the death of someone we love. For some, it can be so overwhelming that their ability to appreciate moments of joy or happiness is forever scarred. Continue reading Why Do We Want Life To Continue? →