European AUGUSTE COMTE: High Priest of Science! Comte believed that the wave of instability and violence sweeping through Europe in the early 19th century was a direct result of religion's recent ASS-WHOOPING by science!
academic DAVID HUME: The Empirical Strikes Back! Even when we THINK we observe cause-and-effect in ACTION…DO we, really?
European ST THOMAS AQUINAS: Apetite For Doctrine! Like a LOT of parents, the Count of Aquino was less than THRILLED when he learned that his son had switches MAJORS midway through COLLEGE.
European The (Mostly) Saintly ST AUGUSTINE! Aurelius Augustine was raised a CHRISTIAN by his devout mother, MONICA, but her faith didn't stick - at FIRST!
asian CONFUCIUS On A Rampage! Though known in the west as Confucius this legendary Chinese thinker is better known in his native land as MASTER KONG!
religion ISAAC LURIA: Rabbi Of The Mystic Arts! Our plane of existence is both the PROCESS and the OUTCOME of a process that hasn't stopped since God said "let there be light!"
asian LAO TZU: The Sage Of Tao! "The universe is SACRED. If you try to change it, you will RUIN it. If you try to HOLD it, you will LOSE it."
omnipotence for dummies KIERKEGAARD: Enemy Of The Church! After repeated, vehement attacks on Denmark's state religion the most popular guy in Copenhagen was most definitely NOT Soren Kierkegaard… but he was having the time of his life!
religion GEORGE BERKELEY: If He Sees It, It Must Be Real! …was an Irish Anglican bishop who didn't believe in the existence of matter. Instead, he said: "To be is to be perceived."
omnipotence for dummies Featured RENE DESCARTES: He Thinks, Therefore He IS! We're proud to present the FATHER of Modern Philosophy…
ancient Featured BODHIDHARMA: Zen Master of Kung-Fu! Rumor had it that he was born to vast wealth…but he gave it all up to follow the path of The Enlightened One!
