I recently realised that one of the big goals in my life is the pursuit of clarity. Clarity in all things, in my understanding of myself, my relationships and those around me. Clarity in an intellectual sense; that I have clear justified opinions crafted out of deep and sound knowledge. Clarity in an emotional sense, that I am [...]
The next candidate I would like to consider as part of my Modern Cathedrals series (Part 1 here) is the stadium.
Stadiums are amongst the largest, most open and community-centred buildings of our time. A stadium is one of the few buildings where tens of thousands of people can come together for a single purpose, or to [...]
All over Europe, and much of the rest of the world, there are vast majestic cathedrals dedicated to God. Now that, as society at least, we have pretty much lost God, where are the new cathedrals? Who are they dedicated to? I’ve had a few ideas for potential candidates and I’m going to run a little series exploring each [...]
I found this fantastic picture when browsing a stock photography site a little while ago:
I don’t know whether the artist intended to write ‘looser’ or ‘loser’, but I like to imagine he or she spelt it that way on purpose, rather than it just being poor spelling (although this is entirely possible, the graffiti [...]
Continuing from last week…
What if all our goals are simulacra? Does this present any problem? Or even hold any relevance at all?
I think it’s important, especially for the agnostic, to be aware that everything around herself is in flux, isn’t constant, is (perhaps) simulacra. Things are slightly different for the theist, as they have god, a [...]
I've been reading some of Plato's works recently, specifically his allegory of the cave. For those who don't already know what it is about, this is the description from wikipedia, or you can read the original text at the link above.
Allegory of the cave
Imagine prisoners, who have been chained since birth deep inside a cave: not [...]
Last weekend I was away in Ireland for a funeral. Whilst there I experienced a lot of new things; saw new sights and felt new feelings. I haven't been to funeral since I was a young teen; and have never been to a funeral in Ireland as opposed to England. Things are done slightly differently [...]