sociology
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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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The Future of Religious Identity
If I had a bucket list it wouldn’t have any of the popular, trendy things on it. It would be a peculiar list of the strange and awkward experiences in life. Like moving into an isolated small town. For those… Continue reading
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Patience
I developed an idea over the past twenty five years, and this is at its core. “Evolution is best measured by the changes in the flows of energies through an ecosystem over time. Those energies include heat, calories, water, and… Continue reading
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Camouflaged Boundaries
We tend to go to extremes. For example, one hundred fifty years ago we had six year olds working twelve hour shifts in factories and coal mines. Then, one hundred twenty years later we were treating people in their twenties… Continue reading
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Integrated Humanity: Scar Tissue.
If people lived in an environment long enough, centuries, millenia, not only will they adapt to the environment in their behavior and routines, but they will develop a mythology that records those behaviors and routines into a cultural memory. If… Continue reading
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Two Snakes Entwined
My family does not have an emotional structure, or Social Structure. We have emotional bonds, but no system of routines to nurture and utilize those bonds. My family is only maintained by material routines, or an Industrial Structure. It is… Continue reading
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