On the Boundaries

Let me note unashamedly and unapologetically at the very beginning of these reflections that I will draw from time to time some content from earlier comments on the subject, one of which is this statement, posted just over four years ago: The older I have become, the older my true friendships have become and the…

To begin with, it’s important to recognize this generation’s “fatigue” with the term and the notion of authenticity. In “The Authenticity Hoax: Perpetual Coolhunts and the Law of Keeping It Real,” David Zahl –referencing “The Authenticity Hoax,” by Andrew Potter, and admittedly speaking for this generation—argues that for much of the population, authenticity is the…

After closing in on a four-week hiatus, I’m grateful to be able to offer some reflections, returning this time to the topic of aging and one of the issues common to most of us as the years come and go. That said, what and how much is lost may differ widely among people in the…

My Fifth Value Over the years I’ve become aware that at a certain stage of life for most of us, some ideas and controlling metaphors begin to “settle in,” and one finds them reappearing in varying incarnations.  One of those themes that keeps popping up in my life is the notion of paradox, which has…

My Fourth Value As hard as it has been to choose among my values, I cannot possibly omit the value I place upon my family.  My Dad & Mom, who died 30 and 35 years ago, are still vivid in my memory and were crucially important to me. I often hear stories of unhappy, even…

Reflections on Some of My Primary Values. 1st Post In reading over the previous post on my principles, the following statement “jumped out” at me: “It’s obviously important to be able to distinguish between principles on the one hand and values, interests, desires, inclinations, etc. on the other, and I hope I have done that.”…

Reflections on Three Major Principles I Seek to Live By. 2nd Post After going on too long on my first principle and prime value, the supreme importance of human personality, I’ll turn now without further comment to offer another of my principles, and that is our responsibility to nature. This could be, in one sense,…

After a “hiatus” of eight weeks or so—a couple of which I owe to some physical difficulties of my own—this blog must begin with both an explanation and a caveat. After completing my World View posts back in late September, I was “wandering and wondering” a bit and when I told my wife that I…

V. THE NATURE OF GOD: Part Three So What? What Difference Does Acceptance or Rejection of These Beliefs Make? And so we move on to the final point: So what? are there any practical, reproducible consequences to be drawn and, if so, what might they be? Here, again, I turn to what I know/don’t know…

V. THE NATURE OF GOD: Part Two In what I had promised would be the final post of this World View blog, with apologies, I’m afraid that I have gone on too long. So I will divide it into two posts, the second of which will appear in just a few days! As promised, I…