Evolution

  • Competition As A Tool

    Most likely, the first time a primate used a rock or a stick was as a weapon used reflexively for defense. Then, that primate learned to use the rock or stick as a weapon offensively. Only later would they come… Continue reading

  • Boundaries And Infrastructure

    Evolution is far too complex for us to achieve success consciously, through reason. Our communities and societies have become very complex. Not nearly as complex as nature and its environments, but complex enough. As time goes by, and environments change,… Continue reading

  • A Conflict Of Motivations

    Nothing begins with knowledge and reason. Experience is the foundation of understanding, not knowledge. Both of my parents grew up poor, in what were called cold-water flats. Thus, a large part of their primary motivation in life had always been… Continue reading

  • Culture As Purpose

    To understand why we have religion. Evolutionary Success for most of nature is measured by the ability to have grandchildren. We humans, however, have gained the capacity to make our environment so toxic and complicated that the measure of our… Continue reading

  • America’s Ladder

    Finally, we are coming to the end of World War Two. My mind keeps going back to an old movie. Not black and white old, but one from earlier in my life. A movie titled, “Jacob’s Ladder” (1990). The movie… Continue reading

  • An Entrenched Delusion

    Our true selves could solve our problems much better than our fantasy selves. Apparently, I live in the state that is the basketball capital of the world. There is a sign on the highway, so it must be true. Nonetheless,… Continue reading