Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to s gordon. Thank you. For some (technical) reason, I can’t “like” comments, but I would if I could. You’re right that the whole thing was jumping into a void. I had no idea what I was getting into, but have no regret…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. The photo of leaves reminds me of another Tolkien passage, likewise from Lord of the Rings:‘There lie the woods of Lothlórien!’ said Legolas. ‘That is the fairest of all the dwellings of my people. There are no trees li…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Ah, interesting. Thanks. LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. I somehow doubt that she read it, but she was a big film buff, so she may have seen the film series It’s been a while since I saw the movies, so I can’t say for sure, but I don’t think the line is used in th…

Irfan, the raw emotion of your narrative takes my breath away. I had known much, but not all, of Alison’s story. You are very brave to have faced the emotional risk of not just pondering the clues that Alison left behind–Alison seemingly assured …

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Thanks. I’m grateful for your comment. The juxtaposition of the Instagram tag and the Qur’anic quote was something that consciously occurred to me, but after the fact. It wasn’t really “deliberate.&…

This is incredibly powerful, and I have nothing adequate to say. You mention her Instagram tag line “All who wander are not lost” (which is echoed in your Qur’anic quote “Think not that those who are slain in God’s way are dead”…