religion
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The Energy of Community
Water and fire flow in opposite directions. A sense of belonging. Feeling embraced and emboldened. And once in that embrace, the flow of energy is enough to compel. It makes people do things they would never have imagined on their… Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A Starving Populace
A lesson from my first world curse. Not too long ago I was sitting in a pub, having a burger and beer, and trying to relax. No different than anyone else. I saw the way she was looking at me,… Continue reading
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