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About The Laughing Philosopher

“Welcome home to philosophy! Where we wonder about everything and anything is possible! I’m Dr. Robert Khoury, The Laughing Philosopher. Life is complicated. The world is complicated. And you are complicated. Figuring out how to live a happy, meaningful life guided by wisdom and reason is not easy. Is life a game? What is love? Should I fear death? Is this a just world? Almost from the moment of birth, you’ve been told how to behave, how to fit in, and how to fulfill other people’s expectations. You fear that you will lack importance or cease to exist in the lives of others if you think for yourself and question the rules and roles you’ve been told define you. Wisdom and reason will remove this illusion so you can live authentically in the world around you, find your true purpose, and become your real self.”

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