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A collection of posts containing thoughts, research, and inquiry regarding truth and the human experience.


ENT.9 Sleep Deprivation and Diabetes Through Insulin Resistance
Do we as a society promote the lifestyle that is fueling one of our greatest chronic health epidemics? Is there an association between our cultural lifestyle of hard work ethic, long nights, and early mornings, and the rising epidemic of Diabetes in our country? The simple answer is yes.
Ethan Jones
May 217 min read


ENT.8 Something’s I’ve learned on Leadership
Not all leaders are worth following. Not all leadership models are admirable. Not all advice given is worth taking.
Ethan Jones
Apr 294 min read


ENT.7 Addicted to Desire
How many times do our desires for something drive us to purchase it only to lose our fascination with it once we have it?
Ethan Jones
Apr 63 min read


ENT.6 Faith is a Choice
It is equally true to say that both the ascension to faith over fear and doubt within a person is a choice, as it is to say that the regression from faith to doubt and fear is also a choice.
Ethan Jones
Feb 238 min read


ENT.5 Fiction is Philosophy
Great fiction entices readers through the exploration of deep moral and philosophical dilemmas and truths overtly through the manipulation of the complexity of human experience and the structure of social interaction.
Ethan Jones
Feb 166 min read


ENT.4 Physiological Effect of Exercise on Mental Health
It is well understood and known that there has been a significant global increase in mental health illnesses, specifically anxiety and depression, over the past few decades.[17] Many factors have been debated to explain this increase, from social media usage to technology in general or significant recent social and political pressures, such as the prevalence of negative news or the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these factors worth discussing is lifestyle and lifestyle change. In
Ethan Jones
Feb 97 min read


ENT.3 What is Happiness
Philosophy, Happiness, Desire Recently, I read The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson and was struck by Naval’s perspective on happiness. Throughout life, he observes that there is a direct relationship between happiness and desire. This link seems to be the reason some people who have nothing are happy, while some people who seem to have everything are miserable. He makes the noble observation that it is not so much what you have o
Ethan Jones
Feb 44 min read


ENT.2 Perception of Risk
Cognitive Psychology, Perception, Risk Perception fundamentally is the recognition, organization, and interpretation of information from our sensory experiences. It is well-known that perception impacts how we see the world around us and is often predicated on fundamental beliefs that we hold regarding reality itself. This can be demonstrated simply through the thought exercises of how we view light and, consequently, shadows. Our fundamental belief and understanding of how
Ethan Jones
Jan 283 min read


ENT.1 WHAT IS BUILT FOR TRUTH
The name Built for Truth stuck with me when it came to ideas of what I wanted to call this site where I practice articulating my thoughts on a larger scale. Writing about thoughts and interests that I have can be a little confusing, even for me, as there is no cohesive category to put my interests into. Am I only interested in faith? Science? Fitness? Psychology? Philosophy? Finances? Yes, not all of these alone, but in fact I find interest in all of them and more. Not indivi
Ethan Jones
Jan 284 min read
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