Hanukkah, also known as the “Festival of Lights,” is a Jewish festival celebrated over eight days. It commemorates events that occurred more than two thousand years ago, in the second century BCE. During this time, a group of Jewish fighters called the Maccabees rebelled against the Seleucid Greek rulers, who Read more Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights
The exact origins of the preparation period for Christmas, known as Advent, are unclear, but it was certainly established by around 480 AD. The Council of Tours in 567 mandated that monks fast every day in December leading up to Christmas.
According to Saint Gregory of Tours, the celebration of Advent began Read more Advent, Oriens and the Twelve Days of Christmas
The overwhelming majority of scientists have concluded that G_d does not exist and have convinced the rest of the world without providing conclusive evidence that one theory is better than the other. While, in the historical context, I understand that it was time to end the Church’s monopoly over truth and the way we perceive the world and creation, we only managed to Read more Creationism vs. Evolution theory
The modern individual, the new human, or homo technologicus as it has been called recently, still wrestles with pride disguised as ambition, envy masked as competitiveness, or gluttony recast as consumerism. The modern world is constructed by exploring our vices and weaknesses, rather than strengthening our virtues and will.
In a world of moral decay and spiritual dissolution, demolishing benchmarks became regular.
#attilakarpathy #esoteric #virtues #vices
I rarely share personal stuff, but this is one of those occasions.
Yesterday, my girlfriend and I went to the grocery store. We usually make a list and only purchase the things on it. It’s both a way to save money and an effective sanitary method to prevent being tempted to buy things you don’t necessarily need.
However, yesterday we let ourselves be tempted.
We bought a small Read more Small pleasures
Acrylic paint on canvas.
20 x 30 cm each (7.87 x 11.81 inch).
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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, esoteric means Read more Esoterica 1 and 2
We still believe that we are the children of G_d, and the smartest beings walking on the planet, yet we are a bunch of idiots. In fact, we still don’t know basic facts about ourselves and our history. Significant parts have been altered or deleted. You cannot google it, so it doesn’t exist or is untrue.
Acrylic colours on canvas.
30×30 cm – 11.81×11.81 inch.
“Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” (Genesis 2:8-9)
According to the Biblical Hebrew, the formula Read more Concentric and vertical
The Dragon Slayer (Saint George II)
Acrylic colours on canvas.
20×30 cm (7.87x 11.81 inch)
Bucharest, September, 2024.
Private collection.
My second instalment of Saint George slaying the dragon.
The primary inspiration for this painting was the Equestrian Portrait of Carmen Bordiu-Franco by Salvador Dali, painted in 1974. I recycled that image and rendered it into Read more The Dragon Slayer
In the digital age, information is more plentiful than ever, but parsing truth from fiction can be daunting.
According to Wikipedia, rationality is the quality of being guided by or based on reason. In this regard, a person acts rationally if they have a good reason for what they do, or a belief is rational if it is based on solid evidence.
However, apparently, we are programmed to be irrational.
I always considered Read more Good faith versus critical thinking
