A troop of children marched through the fields that encircled the town. Their voices echoed as they quarreled, and their little heads burned from the heat of argument. “Listen here!” Tomlin, a twelve-year-old, pinched off a head of renegade wheat. “The function of the state is to mitigate the unruly nature of man. Free will ...

The gods paint pictures in the sky each morning Creating pathetic fallacies in whipped water vapors Welcoming eyes to look upward into its feathery expanses The endless canvas of an indecisive artist trying to share existence Promising simplicity in purpose; waiting for someone to understand But we continue to stare at the ground Eyes weighed ...

Maybe it’s the sleep deprivation. Or it could be the excessive black coffee in my veins. Or maybe it was that philosophy class I attended one time before switching out. I have no idea why I am typing this blog post. I do know that it was on a Sunday morning, my wedges clicked on ...

The theory of individual bodies containing a separate entity that survives death has been the main topic of ancient and modern philosophers for millions of years. Although this topic has been debated for many years, no one really knows if the soul does or does not exist. However, there are philosophers that have argued that ...