Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-06-02]: Scientists discovered a worm that lives in cracks at a depth of 1.3 kilometers in the foundations of Earth, eating bacteria and reproducing itself asexually [source: web news]. They named it Halicephalobus mephisto. Let’s imagine us living in a depth of 1.3 kilometers, in a small crack. We couldn’t stand it. Then why do we stand living spiritually in such small spaces? Why most of us do not take advantage of the total freedom human spirit has been given and prefer to spend our whole lives in a small crack, defending our small opinions? In a way, this worm is a much better philosopher than most of us…(c) Philosophy WIRES - Commenting world news from philosophy's perspective...
