Philosophy Wire: Searching for life. Why?

"Are we alone in the universe?" The question has fascinated, tantalized and even disconcerted humans for as long as we can remember. Cosmologists are searching Andromeda for signs of alien life. [1] Scientists looking for life elsewhere. How noble a cause. How futile and wrong. We are alive here. Existing. Being. Why look for any other trace of life? If not for re-affirming yours? Or out of fear that you might be alone? The lion roars in the jungle. But does not go in search for other lions. Scared little worms. Looking for other worms in the cosmos. A lion roars. The worms still looking around…

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Philosophy Wire: Music. Kids. Brain.

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2015-02-05]: Music could help the development of kids' brain. [1] But if it didn't help would we not listen to classical music? We want to do things for a reason. But the most important things are the ones we do for no reason at all...

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Philosophy Wire: Stone tools. Uniqueness. Importance.

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2014-11-10]: Ancient stone-tool making method arose multiple times in the past and in different geographical points. [1] If these scientists read Levi Strauss they would already know that. Our past is not linear. Our precious moments are not important. We are special because we can understand that we are not...

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