The Archives: Philosophy

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At work a few weeks ago we took the MBTI, which is the Myers-Briggs test (except it’s not really a “test,” mind you :P). We turned the bubble …

 

Today’s post will be short. :) It’s this quote from Nietzche:

He who has a “why” to live, can bear with almost any “how.”

So true, both on the grand scale …

 

Stumbled across a quote by John Adams that really struck me hard:

“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My …

 

In the quintessential example, the hammer slams against the wood and a flurry of typographical marks (#@!%^&@!) flies into the air as the nail breathes a sigh of relief when …

 

“For I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance.” –D&C 1:31

It might seem odd, but this is swiftly becoming one of my favorite scriptures. …

 

Over at The Edge last year, they asked the question “What is your dangerous idea?” to the world’s leading thinkers, and got quite a lot of answers. …