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We kunnen speculeren over de oorsprong, de betekenis en het doel van het leven, maar wat we wel zeker weten is dat wij allen de kans hebben gekregen om op dit moment het leven te ervaren. En met ons, alle flora en fauna op onze planeet, van het microscopische tot het macroscopische — allemaal levende organismen, net als ons. Read more ⟶

I updated my post “On Human Nature and Morality: Humans are Intrinsically Good” with a note regarding an article that I came across today that was published on The Washington Post. Here’s a quote: In a simple experiment, researchers at the University of Chicago sought to find out whether a rat would release a fellow rat from an unpleasantly restrictive cage if it could. The answer was yes. Read more ⟶

We can speculate about the origin, meaning and purpose of life, but what we do know for sure is that all of us have been granted the opportunity to experience life at this moment in time. And with us, all the flora and fauna on our planet, from the microscopic to the macroscopic — those also being living organisms just like ourselves. Read more ⟶

I’ve been meaning to write my thoughts about veganism for a long while now but haven’t yet been able to free up some time to do so. I have a whole list of topics that I need to cover and it’s not easy to prioritize. But I was listening to Mark Passio a few days ago in episode 220 of his podcast “What On Earth Is Happening”, and found that his thoughts are very similar to mine. Read more ⟶

Something that comes up often in discussions is the question of whether human beings are naturally evil creatures that need to be held in check with laws, either from the State and/or from a god, or whether they are intrinsically good. Read more ⟶