• Belief

    by Mieke Mosmuller

    20-08-2014 7 comments

    Belief

    In English there are two words for what we call 'geloof', 'Glaube' in Dutch and German. I think that 'faith' is more the trustful religious belief, and 'belief' can be used also for meaning something without knowing for sure. Faith is independent of the content of our mind; belief is the major content of our mind. I want to wri... read more...

  • Fear and fright and the media

    by Mieke Mosmuller

    13-08-2014 10 comments

    Fear and fright and the media

    Before I give a more philosophical reflection on belief, I want to write about a very concrete belief or rather about faith. Let us admit for a while that everything we get to see, hear and read through the media is true. I questioned the truth before, but I want to point to something else here, and therefore I want to accep... read more...

  • Homo sapiens sapiens

    by Mieke Mosmuller

    06-08-2014 1 comments

    Homo sapiens sapiens

    It is a fascinating term: Homo sapiens sapiens. It points to the self-consciousness of the human being. Man is not only born to become wise, there is a wisdom that makes this 'sapiens' more and more perfect: that is the wisdom with which one can know oneself. In  daily life we have a natural self-consciousness that i... read more...

  • What is truth?

    by Mieke Mosmuller

    30-07-2014 7 comments

    What is truth?

    With regard to the disaster that happened above the Ukraine, and the social and political events that are the result of this disaster, I want to ask all of us this basic human question . We see lots of images on TV, hear lots of words from all sides, but do we really know what happened and what is going on? There are four re... read more...

  • Prometheus

    by Mieke Mosmuller

    23-07-2014 8 comments

    Prometheus

    In search for the truth midway between contradictions I continue my questioning: What is that proud feeling of being unique, of being an individual in mankind - that is a developing whole for certain - of which one is a part, based on? I consult Greek mythology again, this time the Prometheus-Saga. In the Prometheus-Saga th... read more...