If you do not currently own land, and lack the financing required, do you conceive of a time where you would risk shortening your date with extinction to acquire land (i.e., by occupying vacant unfarmed land), in defiance of local…

The Thick Facade of Civilization by Ray Jason at The Sea Gypsy Philosopher Most of the sky was clear and starry, but ten miles out to sea there was a cluster of clouds filled with lightning.  I was anchored peacefully…

What will get us first? Radiation, disease, starvation, thirst, all-out war or something else? ** As Mary Oliver says in her poem The Summer Day, "Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?" Why/how does NTHE affect you more profoundly…

by Jonathan DeJong There has always been a sense in the back of my mind that nothing really matters. How could it be that all of this "existence" really has some kind of end purpose? If you sit and think…

Would you kill yourself in order to help other people survive, even though that survival was highly unlikely, or would you choose to stay alive no matter what, even if that meant killing someone else and watching those you love…

by Alton C. Thompson In our society love and (especially) justice are held up as having especial importance. Thus, it will be useful here to begin by giving some attention to justice. The first point to make here is that…

Why is this happening? Or, better yet, When did it start? I am aware of many different opinions on this topic. Is there a consensus at NBL?