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Dreams are Similar to Waking Life


Biocentrism says space and time are tools of the mind, and dreams seem to be only further proof of the … More

Dreams, Waking life

Not Having Children


I have made countless bad decisions in my life, but never having children is not one of them. Not all … More

Becoming a mother, Children, Not having children

Camus on Invincibility


“My dear, In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of … More

Camus, Invincible summer, Quotable quotes, Quotations, Quote, Quotes

Buddhism on Gender Identities


The spiritual or psychological transformation involves rejecting the belief in a delusional self and working on the process of ethnicization … More

Buddhism on Gender Identities, Gender identities, Identity, Patriarchy

First Dates and Falling in Love


Many people fall in love for all the wrong reasons, including a romanticized notion of what their partner is really … More

Falling in love, First date, Love at first sight

Friendship Paradox


“Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You” is a 1991 paper from Scott Feld published in the American Journal … More

Friends, Friendship, Friendship Paradox

Feminism for Women by Julie Bindel


Bindel, who believes, not without reason, that misogyny is on the rise and that women are in growing danger of … More

Feminism, Feminism for women, Julie Bindel, Misogyny

Quitting Books


What do you want out of reading? And, more importantly, is the book that you’re currently reading helping bring that … More

Books, Reading habits

A good life doesn’t have to be happy, or even meaningful


What does a good life look like to you? For some, the phrase may conjure up images of a close-knit … More

Happiness, hedonism, Meaningful life, Psychologically rich life

Animal Liberation


There is no logically compelling reason for assuming that a factual difference in ability between two people justifies any difference … More

Animal liberation, Animal rights, Equality, Speceism, Veganism

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