Why self-control isn’t the key to overcoming bad habits …
Whenever we try to overcome any bad habit, we usually think that we need more self-control. Might we be needing something…
How can we know reality?
Suppose someone is walking on a road with their eyes blindfolded and ears plugged. If they struggled only to remove the...
Why some people think consciousness comes from the brain — and why it doesn’t
A child may think that milk comes from a bottle in the fridge or from a rack in the supermarket. We may laugh at such naivete,…
Knowledge expands the avenues available for us to address those problems
Suppose someone is coughing. If they have no medical knowledge, they might just try to suppress their cough, which might…
When a danger is less visible, it leaves us more vulnerable
If we are afflicted by some disease with visible symptoms such as TB, we would seek diagnosis and treatment. But suppose …
To believe whatever we see is to live like an animal
Some people assert, “Seeing is believing.” Their intent in making this assertion may be good – they don’t want to unintelligently,…