...ergo sum

Hello everyone.

I know it's been a while. I felt it unnecessary to write in this blog for a while. I was disposed to the usual affairs of life. I was taking care of my daughter, painting quite a bit, and just for kicks, even began writing a novel. However, I felt as though I should return and reflect here for a while. I don't know how frequently I'll do so, but today I felt so inclined.

I was listening to neuroscientist David Eagleman on NPR speak about his book, Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives.

The book alone sounds fascinating, but I was more interested in his points about our narrow perceptions and debates on the ultimate realities of the universe.

Here's a quote taken from his website.

"Our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, and yet we know too much to commit to a particular religion. A third position, agnosticism, is often an uninteresting stance in which a person simply questions whether his traditional religious story (say, a man with a beard on a cloud) is true or not true. But with Possibilianism I'm hoping to define a new position -- one that emphasizes the exploration of new, unconsidered possibilities. Possibilianism is comfortable holding multiple ideas in mind; it is not interested in committing to any particular story."

I recommended this video, it's nothing if not extremely interesting. I found myself in concordance with much of what he says. It's about 45 minutes long though, so you may want popcorn.

David Eagleman - On Uncertainty from The School of Life on Vimeo.