“Any assessment we make is subject to alteration—just as we are ourselves.” —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5:10 Events That Stop Time How do we make sense of rare, extreme events that we’ve interpreted as evil? I mean the events that stop time. The ones that make the news anchors go quiet for a moment as they … Read more
“Nature is pliable, obedient. And the logos that governs it has no reason to do evil. It knows no evil, does none, and causes harm to nothing. It dictates all beginnings and all endings.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6:1 The Scene I want to start with a nature analogy that will help me keep my … Read more
“Nothing that goes on in anyone else’s mind can harm you. Nor can the shifts and changes in the world around you. Then where is harm to be found? In your capacity to see it.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4:39 The Claim I don’t personally believe that people do “evil” in general—much less willingly. I … Read more
