Lives on Earth

Chain of life

  • Video: “Big Bang Big Boom”—A History of Life

    “Big Bang Big Boom.” Here’s a history of all life in 9 minutes of wonderful stop-motion graffiti art on old buildings, empty lots, and industrial stuff, by Italian mural street artist Blu. We watch an animated universe since its beginning—angular bits multiplying… Continue reading

    Video: “Big Bang Big Boom”—A History of Life

  • “Life is….”

    Is life fragile? Or is it tough, persistent?  And in such phrases, what do we mean by the word life ? People like to offer each other such phrases as “life is fragile” and “life is fleeting,” often after watching news… Continue reading

    “Life is….”

  • “Do Atheists Have Deathbed Conversions?”

    As reported in Pacific Standard, two studies have shown that when reminded about dying, religious people strengthened their convictions, agnostics became more uncertain, and atheists clung to their disbelief. Not too surprising. The results support the Terror Management Theory that… Continue reading

  • The Part-of-Something-Larger Experience

    Roger Housden’s post about “Secular Spirituality: An Oxymoron?”, on his blog and on Huffington Post, is a rich description of the common perception that one is participating in, and yet is separated from, a wholeness that is greater than oneself.… Continue reading