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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
Positive Nihilism
When I was a teenager, I became convinced there was no meaning in the world. I’ve done a lot of thinking since, but that basic insight...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
How are you not yourself?
None of us are really ourselves. In my favorite existential comedy “I Heart Huckabees,” two existential detectives hound Jude Law’s...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Baloney Detection Kit
During my episode with Sasha Sagan, she mentioned her father's Baloney Detection Kit. I'd never heard of it. It's something that should...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Einstein's Religion
Most people have heard of Albert Einstein's science. Few people know about his religion. Einstein’s achievements in physics irreversibly...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Jul 20, 2020
- 2 min
Quiet Heroism
Right now we all face a rare opportunity. If Italy is a window to the future, the future is sobering. Riots have swept Italian prisons....
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Jul 20, 2020
- 3 min
Religion as Art
The French philosopher Gilles Deleuze noticed a problem in his field. Despite centuries of philosophical argument about the nature of...
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