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John G. Messerly

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in St. Louis, Mo, The United States

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Philosophy, Science, Science Fiction

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E. O. Wilson; Bertrand Russell; Daniel Dennett; Julian Huxley; Carl Sa ...more

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John G. Messerly holds a PhD in philosophy and has taught at a number of institutions including St. Louis University and the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of: The Meaning of Life: Religious, Philosophical, Transhumanist; Piaget's Conception of Evolution: Beyond Darwin and Lamarck; An Introduction to Ethical Theories;and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book reviews, etc. ...more

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Knowledge, Ethics, and Universal Consciousness

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In response to my recent post, “Can We Make A Better Future?”, Lyle T. penned this wise and thoughtful reply, which I wanted to highlight.

Knowledge. The foundation of everything.

But we need to add bricks and mortar to the foundation to create a livable building.
I envision the bricks and mortar as wisdom, as Paul and you allude to in the comments. Wisdom assembles the knowledge int

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	The Meaning of Life: Religious, Philosophical, Transhumanist, and Scientific Perspectives 4.32 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Are We?: Religious, Philosophical, Scientific and Transhumanist Theories Of Human Nature 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Philosophical Ethics: Theory and Practice 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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John G. Messerly wrote a new blog post Knowledge, Ethics, and Universal Consciousness In response to my recent post, “Can We Make A Better Future?”, Lyle T. penned this wise and thoughtful reply, which I wanted to highlight.Knowledge. Read more of this blog post »
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“Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers.”
― John G. Messerly, The Meaning of Life: Religious, Philosophical, Transhumanist, and Scientific Perspectives

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