Knowledge and Power: Our Retreat from the Enlightenment
Francis Bacon New York Times columnist and Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman recently wrote a fine piece, “Knowledge Isn’t Power.”
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Russell on the Fear of Thinking
Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth – more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible; thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habits; thought is anarchic and lawless, indifferent to authority, careless of the well-tried wisdom of the ages. Thought looks into … Continue reading Russell on the Fear of Thinking
What’s It All About?
[Editors Note. This is a revised version of an essay previously published on this site. I warn readers that it contains personal reflections on topics like suicide and meaninglessness that some may find disturbing.] What’s It All About? Sylvia Jane Wojcik / December 31, 2021
Overpopulation and Living Forever – Part 2
[I apologize to my readers. I discovered a few days after publication that this essay is virtually identical to my previous post. I would take it down but I would then lose the reader comments .]
Overpopulation and Living Forever – Part 1
[This column is dedicated to my mother, Mary Jane Hurley Messerly (1919-2005).] I have been engaged in a dialogue with a scientist who is doing anti-aging research.
