Intelligence isn’t knowing everything, it’s the ability to challenge everything you know.
Importance of Language
The language we speak shapes our worldview because the base of a language supports or restricts what we see. Languages are based on objectivity or a combination of objectivity and subjectivity. English is based on objectivity. Another word for objectivity is...
Forming A Worldview
Each culture provides explanations for questions asked by its youth. Questions like ‘How or what made the world?’, ‘Why am I here?’, and ‘Where am I going?’ get answered. The answers shape our perceptions of the world, our values, sense of purpose, and the meaning of...
What’s Bias
When conflicting biases remain hidden to us, there is a problem because biases direct our actions and judgements in life. Challenges occur when we hold conflicting biases. An example is when one person says they expect privacy for themselves but denies it to other...
Questions Galore
When growing up, the contradictions between what I was taught to believe and the behaviors I saw around me set me on a quest. The quest? To understand why my elders, and society at large, said one thing but did another. I’d overheard many adult conversations where...
Slowlly It Begins….Again
It’s time to start a regular bi-weekly chronicle of the adventures I’ve enjoyed while learning the art of novel writing. Little did I know, every computer owned by a writer holds at least one gremlin. We can’t see these creatures, but their handy work includes...
A New Phase Begins
It’s time to start a regular chronicle of the adventures I’ve enjoyed in life, especially while learning the art of novel writing. Writing involves more, much more, than stringing letters together. Every computer houses at least one gremlin. We can’t see these...
Biases
Being biased is a human condition and one easily hidden from ourselves. It's been said, to be human is to be biased. However, it’s easy to know when I’m biased. When presented with information attacking my current ideas, anger arises. The instant anger, shows that the...
Could this be true?
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams, Phenomenologist. What do you think?
Thoughts Matter
People involved in consciousness studies are repeating what earlier thinkers said. Namely that consciousness creates matter. These discoveries are proving, once again, how important our thoughts and attitudes are. It seems how we treat other people, and other life...
A Gaming Challenge
Gaming is seriously affecting relationships across all age groups. It's not just teens who are finding intense pleasure sitting in the corner playing by themselves. This is a problem because constant gaming withdraws individuals away from their partners, family...
