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Everything has a cause. Not everything has a purpose
Why “everything happens for a reason” can flatten loss.
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Walking on Water
(A symbolic take) Reading a biblical story beyond literal belief
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Artificial Religiosity
Thoughts on AI religion, the human collective, and how we find meaning.
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Beyond the Polarities of Division vs Unity
How manipulative rhetoric bombards our daily lives, deepens social divides, and leaves cognitive effects. Learn strategies to reclaim unity through empathy, questioning narratives, and prioritizing shared humanity.
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Religious and Spiritual Paths
A comparison of religion & spirituality as modes of meaningful connection. Exploring exploring the contrasts and similarities at the hearts of both, then recognizing a third way.
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The Old Gods Are(n’t) Dead
Exploring the persistence of the ancient religions of our ancestors in stories, archetypes, and traditions. If we open up Schrödinger’s god box, would the old gods be dead or alive?
hellsbeth.com
essays and fragments on meaning.