philosophy

Have you ever stopped and thought, “What if we’re not actually living in 2024?” That’s exactly what a strange and wild theory called the Phantom Time Hypothesis suggests—that a few hundred years of history, specifically from 614 to 911 AD, never actually happened. It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood sci-fi flick, but believe…

An introspective on the pain we hold onto and why we shouldn’t.                I’d like to begin with one of my favorite quotes, “Forgiving isn’t something you do for someone else. It’s something you do for yourself.” – Jodi Picoult So why is this one of my favorite quotes? It’s because it is for your…

Throughout history, we’ve idolized various legendary figures through epic tales of adventure and magic. Somehow, storytellers have taken real people who lived generally normal lives and grown and evolved their tales until they become mythological legends. For instance, the real Merlin was a bard (and possibly a druid) who later got immortalized in King Arthur’s…

Privilege: it’s a word we hear used almost every day now in our society. The dictionary defines it as “a special right, advantage, or immunity granted to a particular person or group.” But has the connotation taken a different meaning in our modern society? Has it turned into something of an excuse or perhaps a…

It’s been a known saying throughout the world since the 1800s, “Imitation is the best form of flattery.” This saying is a bastardization of Oscar Wilde’s famous quote. It’s the idea that if someone is dressing like you or acting like you, it means they want to be like you. You should take them imitating…

A look into the effects we have on the people we know and our environments In life, we often spend too much of our time focused on survival and not enough time focused on the greater picture. Well, when I say that, I mean “we” as a species. I spend far too much time contemplating…

Existential Dread is a common mental trap, but you don’t need to stay trapped. Many people are plagued by the question, “What happens to me after I die?”. I still remember the first time it hit me. I was very young, maybe six or seven, and I asked my dad that very question. He gave…

Fear may not be the most pleasant topic, but it is a highly important one. Since I was little, I have always struggled with fear. I was terrified of just about everything, from the darkness to even simply interacting with my fellow man. Eventually, enough was enough. Fear kept me miserable, barring me from any…

An introspective on growth and the way forward. We spend most of our time thinking, but rarely do we stop to think about our own thinking. Why would we do such a thing? Focus on the mind? It leads to a better understanding of ourselves and the reasons we react to the world around us…

A commentary on society’s urge to go all in, when people should likely fall somewhere in the middle Recently, especially when it comes to social media, society seems to have adapted the idea that you’re either in support of something or completely against it. That kind of thinking often leads to a mob mentality and…

Dreams drive us, scare us, and finally, become us Whether or not you know it, you have a dream. Some of us dream so vividly in the night it carries with us throughout the day, motivating us to achieve what we think will bring our ultimate happiness or guiding us away from the things we…