The truth is, I need to experience my mother's presence in the world around me and not just in my head.
Love is indeed at root the product of the firings of neurons and release of hormones.
Accepting that the world is full of uncertainty and ambiguity does not and should not stop people from being pretty sure about a lot of things.
The idea that the mind can extend even beyond the body is an intriguing one, and is bound to become more pressing as we increasingly develop technologies that augment our natural abilities.
No one who has understood even a fraction of what science has told us about the universe can fail to be in awe of both the cosmos and of science.
I am very Aristotelian in approach - not in detail - so I always find I'm saying things that get people frustrated like 'It's a matter of balance and judgement'. To a lot of philosophers these are terrible words because they're admitting of vagueness and uncertainty. The more I've done philosophy, the more I've become convinced that that is the way it is.
No one has ever understood anything better by assuming that there is no reason for why it is the way it is.
All the time and effort people devote to picking the right fund, the hot hand, the great manager have, in most cases, led to no advantage.
Big dreams are so damn tiring.
Happiness is not something you find, but rather something you create.
Get your egos off the battlefield.