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He didn’t know what he was doing, though he rarely felt he did. There were instances of confidence, but they were certainly more fleeting than the insecurities that seemed to rest more easily in his daily disposition. Privately he thought most of his actions appeared odd, though this might’ve been a senseless timidity, with which he was quite familiar. Internally his motives were, as a whole, vaguely understood. His confidence was indeed lacking; sometimes he felt as if he went an...

I had a friend once who mentioned the idea that cancer was the earth's way of fighting overpopulation; I guess it could just be disease in general, but it also seems like the way we perpetuate our existence also seems to be bringing about our destruction. I know that this has been said many times before, but I suppose as long as it hasn't happened yet it makes just a little more sense to say it. Or maybe it helps make it seem increasingly silly. Either one. Our destruction? What does that eve...

Ethical relativism denies the ability of actions to reveal universal moral principles and, in so doing, allows right and wrong to change, depending upon situational variations. It goes on to state that the mores of one culture are not superior nor inferior to another; what one thinks to be morally sound only seems so because of past experiences which have brought forth an unavoidable cultural bias. More so, even judging the values of a distant culture has no meaning. In direct opposition to ...

My interest in philosophy came, like most, from my natural curiosity of the world around me. It’s also interesting for me to learn the reasons why modern civilizations are the way they are. In that vein we find Plato and Aristotle, two of the three great philosophers from ancient Greece who helped lay the foundation for the entire Western philosophical school of thought. Not many escaped their influence, and few were left completely unaffected by their genius. Even so, these two philosophers...

Bring forth the wounded—they’re already here. Gain solace from the weak, they’re all so sincere. Misplace those who seem to vanish from your minds. Pretend to act astonished—your memory’s declined. Why must we all counter our attacks? Never is there a way to pulverize your subtext. Hiding behind our walls, doors hinged and windows nailed; behind such masses of frame peace could’ve prevailed. Acceptance overwrought, we stroll on through the night, doubting conversations and darting from the mo...