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STOIC POETRY | Acquiring a position of faith
August 31, 2019 Eric, You're not going to believe this... But I've become one of the faithful. Yup. It happened yesterday, about an hour

Kurt Bell
Aug 31, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | A ripple upon the sea
August 30, 2019 Dear Eric, I've written to you a few times on the subject of free will - or rather, my perceived lack thereof. I've a thou

Kurt Bell
Aug 30, 20193 min read


STOIC POETRY | Explaining "The Pirate Ride"
August 29, 2019 Dear Eric, Let me try to explain The Good Life principle I call "The Pirate Ride." Imagine yourself on an amusement park att

Kurt Bell
Aug 29, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | The Homunculus meets The Pirate Ride
August 28, 2019 Dear Eric, So, if we don't have free will, then what do we make of this parade of a seemingly free and willful life?

Kurt Bell
Aug 28, 20193 min read


STOIC POETRY | Final video of Freeway Bible Study - Volume One
August 27, 2019 Dear Eric, I've completed - and am uploading now (link below) - the final video in the Freeway Bible Study series.

Kurt Bell
Aug 27, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | Giving in to fancy
August 26, 2019 Dear Eric, My suspicion that free will is an illusion is a curious specimen. You know how I don't like resting my hat on i

Kurt Bell
Aug 26, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | Seeking to forget
August 25, 2019 Dear Eric, Yesterday was Saturday. And the pool where I live - a very nice pool, more like a resort, really - was lively w

Kurt Bell
Aug 25, 20193 min read


STOIC POETRY | Decidedly moved
August 24, 2019 Dear Eric, I was away for a few days this week moving. My family and I have at last truly, finally arrived in America.

Kurt Bell
Aug 24, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | The lack of evidence in support of the existence of the God of the Bible
August 20, 2019 Eric, I described yesterday how I've become an anti-theist and what that means in terms of my decision to take on the burden

Kurt Bell
Aug 20, 20197 min read


STOIC POETRY | Becoming an anti-theist
August 19, 2019 Dear Eric, You'd never believe how much time I spend these days reading the Bible and books about Biblical history.

Kurt Bell
Aug 19, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | The pirate ride
August 18, 2019 Dear Eric, There’s no good reason to imagine we’re anything but atoms and molecules, and compounds and organs, and muscles

Kurt Bell
Aug 18, 20191 min read


STOIC POETRY | Destroyer of worlds
August 17, 2019 Dear Eric, I made something since you became done. We never once spoke of this thing during our talks at college, as I think

Kurt Bell
Aug 17, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | Going more deeply alone
August 16, 2019 Dear Eric, I'm a little intimidated at the idea of going alone without social media. So far, living untethered from the mo

Kurt Bell
Aug 16, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | The illusion of free will
August 15, 2019 Dear Eric, I think I've made up my mind regarding free will... I don't think we have it. I think free will is an illusion

Kurt Bell
Aug 15, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | Dying Out Loud - Dave Wamock
August 14, 2019 Eric, I watched an interesting video yesterday which featured a man named Dave Wamock who was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Ge

Kurt Bell
Aug 14, 20191 min read


STOIC POETRY | Going Quiet
August 13, 2019 Dear Eric, I've gone quiet on social media... I know you don't know what that is - social media. It's the way people keep in

Kurt Bell
Aug 13, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | Exploring, not searching...
August 12, 2019 Dear Eric, I had an interesting conversation with someone yesterday - a Christian friend - who commented that he thought I

Kurt Bell
Aug 12, 20192 min read


STOIC POETRY | Bette Davis House
Reflecting on The Good Life after a nice summertime swim in the sea near the Bette Davis House in Laguna Beach, California. My name is...

Kurt Bell
Jul 28, 20191 min read


STOIC POETRY | My Bible study is done
Completing my formal study of the Bible.

Kurt Bell
Jul 27, 20191 min read


STOIC POETRY | Make Every Meeting Count
People won't come back if they think their time may be better spent elsewhere... So, how do we help our team members to believe that the...

Kurt Bell
Jul 23, 20192 min read
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