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Exploring the philosophies of wonder. If wonder is our foundation, what can we build upon it? Discussions of aweism also welcome.

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Latest Activity: Jan 23

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You may want to read What is wonderism? and Taking a Step Beyond Awe as starting points for learning about wonderism.

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Symphony of Science

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. Jan 23. 4 Replies 1 Like

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Tags: quantum world, evolution

Astonishing Molecular Machines

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. Jan 16. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Drew Berry's marvelous TED lecture shows us the wonderous molecules inside our bodies.Continue

Tags: molecules

The natural world inspires

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Jan 16. 2 Replies 1 Like

El Cielo de Canarias / Canary sky - Tenerife from Daniel López on Vimeo.Continue

Tags: wonder, nature, Lopez, Daniel

The world in 5 minutes

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. Jan 6. 1 Reply 1 Like

This looks better if you go to YouTube and watch it in full size.Time is Nothing // Around The World Time Lapse from…Continue

Low Light camera sees Earth

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. Nov 15, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on…Continue

Taking a Step Beyond Awe

Started by Wonderist. Last reply by Wonderist Jun 20, 2011. 3 Replies 1 Like

This was originally posted in response to jrfrog's blog on Aweism. It explains one motivation for a philosophy of wonderism.…Continue

Tags: god, balance, philosophy, foundationism, unknown

Meaningful experiences, "Spiritual" without spooks

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Jun 16, 2011. 3 Replies 1 Like

This article on Atheist Scientists being "Spiritual" ties directly into wonderism. I've been reading about…Continue

Tags: experiences, meaningful

Pictures communicate wonder better than text

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 1, 2011. 4 Replies 1 Like

Pictures communicate anti-wonder too.Continue

What is wonderism?

Started by Wonderist. Last reply by Jason Koehler Jun 6, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I've gotten at least a few comments from people along the lines of, "I'm still not sure what to make of wonderism." In my attempts to explain it, I find myself writing longer and longer articles,…Continue

Tags: foundationism, science, reason, intuition, summary

Computer Based on Insights From The Brain Moves Closer to Reality

Started by Wonderist. Last reply by Fred Werther Nov 29, 2009. 1 Reply 1 Like

Just to annoy Fred ;-) (who is strongly skeptical of transhumanist claims), here's a fascinating article on brain scanning.…Continue

Tags: Stanford, news, transhumanism, BlueMatter, scanning

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Comment by Linda on December 23, 2010 at 11:58pm: Can someone please give me an anology or, even better, an example of wonderism leading to a positive outcome?