Posts tagged existentialism

To suffer binds you to something higher than yourself, higher than your own will. Takes you from the world to find what lies beyond it.

He shows His love not by helping avoid suffering, but by sending you suffering, by keeping you there.

philosophy, Quotes, history of ideasMatthew AlbertellSeptember 6, 2023society, solitude, meaning of life, Man's search for meaning, existentialism, alone, awareness, values of belief, di

Faith

As every night passes, my faith in the unknown increases. I can no longer die. Only to self. Transcending mind made hells is the first step toward enlightenment, towards freedom and strength that knows no boundaries and yields to no master, except for the One

Matthew AlbertellJuly 11, 2023art, awareness, existentialism, mind, meaning of life

Intelligence

They say intelligence is a gift,

But sometimes it can be a rift.

Too smart, they call it, a heavy load,

A burden that nobody else can decode.

philosophy, BooksMatthew AlbertellApril 23, 2023poetry, philosophy, existentialism

The angels are lost in perpetual contemplation of an infinite glory

“A thought transfixed me: for the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth-that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which a man can aspire.

―Victor Frankl, Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning

Books, QuotesMatthew AlbertellJune 9, 2022Victor Frankl, Angels, Man's search for meaning, existentialism, meaning of life

Consequences Matter

“Social Justice Fallacies”

In this wide-ranging interview, Dr. Sowell discusses the consequences of our society’s embarking on a quest for equality at the expense of merit. Even if every group in society is given an equal chance, he explains, these groups will end up with disparate levels of income or education. Dr. Sowell also criticizes the concept of systemic racism; his research reveals it doesn’t appear to apply to blacks (watch the interview to see why that word isn’t capitalized here) who are married. The interview concludes with Dr. Sowell reading a moving passage from his book.

Poverty Is Engineered

Thomas Sowell

In 1995, Thomas Sowell sat down with Ben Wattenberg to discuss his new book, “The Vision of the Anointed.” Today, we see the notions discussed surface as the vision of the woke.

Stage 1 - Stage A Crisis

Stage 2 - The Solution For The Crisis

Stage 3 - Put In Results

Stage 4 - Blame