Philosophy

  • Management is necessary, but… the existential question we are presented with is,.. are we going to manage our own population like industrial livestock; pigs, chickens, and cattle? or like free roaming deer and elk in a national forest. Continue reading

  • The Cycle of Consumer Culture

    The more stuff we have, the harder it is to clean and maintain. The harder it is to clean and maintain, the less we clean and maintain. The less we clean and maintain, the more dirty and dysfunctional it all… Continue reading

  • Hemingway’s Dance

    Just as a male Manakin woos a mate,Hemingway’s selfish, masculine exuberance was crafted,in its environment, to attract a specific type of woman.A woman who could evoke a particularfrequency of love in him. It was that exact frequency of lovethat fueled… Continue reading

  • Pleading The 10th

    There are no perfect people on this planet.Everyone is broken in one way or another. The lesson of the 10th Commandmentis most imperative for the scientists and engineersnow at work building their new religion;the appearance of perfection is a sign… Continue reading

  • Every organized religion must learn the hard way that their beliefs cannot save us.Science and technology cannot save us. Only humility can save us. Continue reading

  • Long, harsh winters nurture socialism. Economic structures are traits of specific environments, not a pure logical construct (one of Plato’s Forms) that can be imposed by will and applied anywhere. Continue reading