Artists Are Often The Barometers Of Society.

The Word 'tolerance' Once Meant We All Have The Right To Argue Rationally For Our Deepest Convictions In The Public Arena. Now It Means Those Convictions Are Not Even Subject To Rational Debate.

In High School, I Came To Realize I Had A Second-hand Faith, Derived From My Parents And Family Background. I Had No Actual Reasons For Believing It.

A Part Is Always Too Limited To Explain The Whole. You Might Picture A Worldview As Trying To Stuff The Entire Universe Into A Box. Invariably, Something Will Stick Out Of The Box. Its Categories Are Too "small" To Explain The World.

Because Humans Are Capable Of Choosing, The First Cause That Created Them Must Have A Will.

In Gnosticism, The Physical World Did Not Ultimately Matter - Which Meant Physical Suffering Did Not Matter Either. Seeking 'enlightenment' Meant Cultivating An Attitude Of Detachment, Even Indifference.