Monthly Archives: October 2021

Unconscious Improvisation

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Jim Langcuster

Call me weird but for some reason lately I have been devoting a lot of thought to the Christian doctrine of Original Sin, a concept, I recall, that, while arguably implicit in scripture, was actually articulated by Augustine. The older … Continue reading →

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A Quarter-Century-Old Film that Still Challenges Me

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Jim Langcuster

I have watched the 1997 movie “Contact,” the movie about an encounter with advanced extraterrestrials, quite a few times – too many times to keep track of, in fact. One of the most interesting parts of the movie is when … Continue reading →

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Of Nietzsche, Socrates and Reason

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Jim Langcuster

I recently encountered a very good Quora response on Nietzsche by a thinker named Jennifer Armstrong dealing with the German philosopher’s views on the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment reflects a major juncture in human striving. And the genius of Nietzsche is … Continue reading →

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A Crane versus a Sky Hook

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Jim Langcuster

There is something about entering the autumn years of life that really plugs one into the wonders of nature. Consider this: It took nature millions of years to evolve a seed that propagated itself by adhering to animal fur or, … Continue reading →

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