Patterns that Repeat in Nature and Science

Patterns that Repeat in Nature and Science

J.X. Mason  October 22, 2024 Geometric patterns are often found in nature and science.  Why is this so?  For many reasons: If you take a string of any given length, you can enclose more area by forming it into a circle than you can by forming it into any other shape –...
Lessons from the Brevity of Fall

Lessons from the Brevity of Fall

Laura Emerson   Some people find autumn and winter depressing and prefer spring and summer.   I am not among that group.  To me, the brevity of a gorgeous, Alaskan fall is a very visible message to appreciate each day, each morning, each rapidly changing view. ...
 Religious Naturalism Reflection

 Religious Naturalism Reflection

Though I was raised in the progressive, justice-focused Lutheran Christianity of my parents, over time I have come to identify as humanist or spiritually independent because my personal sense of the spiritual arises from many diverse sources within and outside of the...
More than Self Existence

More than Self Existence

Photo by Robin Stuart on Unsplash   Knowing more than Human Self is an enormous part of this journey. It takes time, I am not going to lie, many in the ‘old ways’ of journeying to know self, aren’t at a space to consider that through their separation they have...
Naturalism, Spinoza, and the RNA

Naturalism, Spinoza, and the RNA

Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) was born in Amsterdam and lived in the Dutch Republic, where he worked as a lens grinder.  In 1655-56, He was expelled from the Jewish religious community, but his love of philosophy brought him a small but dedicated circle of supporters. In...
Bathtub Whirlpools & Hydroelectric Dams

Bathtub Whirlpools & Hydroelectric Dams

The Third Law of Thermodynamics says that energy seeks to move from areas of high heat to low heat until a calm equilibrium of everything is attained.  Water at a high level will flow to a lower level whenever it can.  The force of gravity causes the water to move...