Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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It’s A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad World
On learning to accept my inner pessimist.
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Looking For Answers After School Shootings
A few days ago, a man walked into a school and killed 20 kids and a few adults. No one knows why it happened, but few are waiting to find out.
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G-d: The Telemarketer
Yerachmiel tries to figure out what it means to be a man, and other thoughts.
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10 Beautiful Historical Hanukkah Photos
Incredible images of Jews celebrating Hanukkah throughout the years.
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This Ain’t My Judaism (AKA How To Deal With Cranky Old Jews)
The Jewish world just ain’t all it’s cracked up to be, is it? What’s a nice Jewish boy to do?
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Lessons From The Last Attack On Gaza
The last attack on Gaza was a failure. It’s essential that we learn from it, and don’t support Israel unconditionally.
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The Tape Recorder That Rules Our Lives
Do you feel like you’re not leading the life you want to lead? Or that you keep making the same mistakes? The answer might lie in a tape recorder…
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Feldman and Feldmanstein: A Glimpse Into The Infinite
In Yerachmiel’s Friday post, he investigates the nature of language and how we can use our understanding of it to better connect to Hashem.
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Circumcision Makes No Sense (And That’s Okay)
We’re wasting our breath trying to convince people that circumcision is logical. Because it isn’t.
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Jelly Bean Sins
When I was just a little boy, I remember my Grandfather had diabetes. My mother explained that he couldn’t eat products with a lot of sugar. This would affect him negatively. It didn’t make much sense to my five year old mind. From my perspective, candy was good. It made me feel good, and it…
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