El Filósofo

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Filosofical Fragments

  • I’m a Gambling Man

    I owe perhaps more to one philosopher than any other: René Descartes. When I read his first two meditations on philosophy, I was an 18 year old freshly committed to getting his life on track after all of his antics from the high school years prior. I had no idea what I was going to…

  • Everybody Loves Waymond

    I want to revisit perhaps my favourite movie of all time: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. Previously, I’ve described the film as grappling with absurdism, defeatism, and nihilism. (You can read my original post here.) In trying to overcome them, I thought it did a great job. The film both validated those difficult philosophical questions,…

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    The Wave

    I once imagined what it would be like to near the end of my life. (This is very in-character for me.) What would be on my mind? When I thought about what lies ahead and everything that has passed, what would I see? What would I like to see? One of the things I’ve imagined…

  • Zen and the Art of Being Out of Your F*cking Mind

    I had a professor who pretended to be a Zen master, and asked our class what 2+2 is. Of course, some genius said that the answer is “4”, and instead of a gold star, he got five “whacks” with a stick, since Zen masters have been known to whack their disciples with sticks for giving…

  • Writing & Instagram Filters

    I’ve always loved writing, ever since I was a boy. I remember I used to write short stories all the time. (It’s safe to say that my genre has changed.) I would print them off, and make little books with them. Once, I even got in trouble for this: my second-grade teacher was fed up…

  • Pubs, Not Clubs

    I have a saying: “pubs, not clubs”. Maybe it’s the proud Brit in me, but I just love pubs (but not clubs). Clubs are expensive, crowded, and worst of all: loud. It makes it impossible to have a conversation! Of course, that’s not what clubs are for: they’re for dancing the night away, or for…

  • Resolutions

    Happy New Year! I feel like I haven’t posted anything since last year. (Get it?) You’ll be pleased to know that one of my resolutions for this year isn’t giving up silly, overdone jokes. That’s a laugh all on its own, really. However, now is officially the time when new year’s resolutions come into effect.…

  • Champagne and Catharsis on NYE

    I can’t say I’ve ever loved New Year’s Eve, probably for the same reason that I usually find my birthdays difficult: it is a holiday closely associated with the idea of change. I have always struggled with change. Just ask my mother. Ironically, New Year’s Eve is a time where people actively plan to make…

  • Merry Christmas!

    I was struggling to think about what to write about for this Christmas. Surely, so much has been said already: the coming of the Saviour, incarnation, grace, God’s love, and so on. But frankly, while I wouldn’t detract from these topics, they are overdone. I could write you a Catholic Hallmark card anytime. But as…

  • Parabellum

    As I write this, I’m sitting in the dark because the power has been out for hours and feel that I have nothing better to do than write. It’s a palpable feeling to sit in the dark for any extended period of time with no distractions. Yes, it’s true that I could sleep, but alas…