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THE ARCHIVE

The writings.

Follow an idea. Find a question. Stay for a while.

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Mind & meaning

Is Blessing a Gift or a Practice?

How does something small create an effect greater than its size?

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Does Envy Succeed When We Fail to Embrace What God Has Given Us?

> “And proclaim the blessing of your Lord.” > “If you are grateful, I will surely increase you.” > “Or do they envy people for what God has given them of His bounty?”

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The First Language: How Words Take Shape in Us

We think of language as a tool for describing what is within us, as we might describe a view through a window. But philosophy and neuroscience are approaching a stranger idea: words do not merely describe the body. They help make it.

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Does Magic Have a Door?

For thousands of years, people have wondered about magic. Is it a real force? Can one person influence another so as to obstruct their life or change its course?

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The Potential Future

Do we preserve possibilities within things?

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