The Horizon of Reason

Exploring the boundaries of logic and perception

Month: July, 2005

Pyramidologists or pyramidiots?

One of my favourite past times is reading different theories about the Egyptian pyramids. I am collecting books on this topic from every available perspective – from the factual archaeological approach, to the, sometimes outlandish, alternative approaches.
An interesting spin-off of this phenomenon is the debate between the rational scientists and the proponents of alternative theories, [...]

Religion and the meaning of life

The next essay I am writing for the Meaning of Life course deals with the question whether religion can provide a grounding of values which make life meaningful. Here are some preliminary thoughts:
When searching for the meaning of life, this meaning needs to be grounded to something, it needs a vehicle. A vehicle for meaning [...]