Does Religion Bring Happiness?

By Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D. It takes moral courage to grieve; it takes religious courage to rejoice. Søren Kierkegaard, The Soul of Kierkegaard: Selections from His Journal Do we look happy to you? The other day I had a conversation with one of my Buddhist friends.  During the conversation, he said something interesting.  “If Moses,Continue reading “Does Religion Bring Happiness?”

The Problem with Truth

by Harold W. Anderson, Ph.D. It is more important that a proposition be interesting than it be true. … But of course a true proposition is more apt to be interesting than a false one. Alfred North Whitehead, The Adventure of Ideas Truth is a problem.  Throughout history, philosophers have quested for truth and politiciansContinue reading “The Problem with Truth”