When An Artist's Soul Creates

Some deep thoughts to kick your week off right

Picasso Light Drawing: Vintage Photo By Gjon Mili

Hello folks,

I hope your Monday is off to a superlative start.

Here at Beyond Belief, we have spared neither time nor expense (more or less) to bring you the most fascinating and enriching ideas that we can gather for you—and this week is no exception! I hope you thoroughly enjoy these pieces, and I invite you all to react to them—what do YOU think? Please feel free to let us know in the comments.

Here’s one from brilliant musician Peter Himmelman that brings us deep into his creative process—allowing a rare glimpse into the mechanics of song production and a peek behind some of the depth of his lyrics.

Next, we have an exploration of the famous philosophical concept of Pascal’s Wager—the idea that it is a gamble to decide to embrace atheism vs. religion. Philosopher Sam Lebens deftly guides us through some more contemporary considerations of the problem and has some useful suggestions on how we might deal with it.

Finally, Dr. Bernardo Kastrup of the Essentia Foundation delves into the wild idea that human beings may all be sharing one consciousness (or what some may choose to call a soul). Are you the same person as your five-year-old self? If not, could you simultaneously be someone else? Deep stuff!

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Have a great week.

Adam