Babu: A Philosophical Quest

We differ from our ape cousins in one crucial way: We can wonder about our existence. That wonder rests on the same motive forces that we share with all of life - the need to survive and live well, and the fear of pain and death.

For eons, religion has told us stories about our origins and an eternal future. Science types might not engage much. Others turn to new age explanations. And some live in dread, or they live by default or denial, hoping that death just goes away. For Babu, none of t...