Stoicism may be having a renaissance. For centuries, the ancient philosophy that originated in Greece and spread across the Roman Empire was more or less treated as extinct – with the word “stoic” hanging on as shorthand for someone unemotional.The post Stoicism and spirituality: A philosopher explains how more Americans' search for meaning is turning them toward the classics appeared first on Baptist News Global.

The rarity of life in the cosmos is making some scientists look for meaning in mindlessness.