Tag: humanity
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Heaven and Hell
The experience of physical reality requires the human sensors to feel “pressure”, be it the photon of light from a star, or the crushing weight of a huge stone, or even the sounds of rain – all experiences are the result of pressure on a sensor. This pressure is the equivalent of hell, the fall, etc,…
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THE REAL VALUE OF MONEY
Money represents energy. Dealers would like you to believe otherwise. That is how they make their profits. Catch-phrases like ‘market-forces’, buying trends, hedge-funds, consumer confidence are all designed to give the money lender an air of authority. So you don’t question the very nature of the whole financial system. But the catastrophic economic mess the…
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The Role of Art
Art can be described as the symbols and crafts that define a society, culture, and civilization. It is that by which we can learn about a people’s way of thinking. From prehistoric cave paintings to the contents of Tate Modern in London, humans have communicated their observations via painting, sculpture, music, literature, and rituals (from…
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Creative Thinking as a Social System
The Human intellect has a certain way of being aware. This is different from the awareness of being Human as opposed to being aware of a horse or a tree. Out of an entire community of people, there may be one or two that have this type of intellect. Then, due to the way humans…
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What is the meaning of life?
Whatever you do in your life, your actions cause a change in the system. This is the nub, the essence of the question “what is life’s purpose?” Or “Is there meaning to life?” Your actions are; spontaneous, reactive, planned or dictated. When you choose a lifestyle that merely “tows the line” of the society you…
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Let’s start a new phrase…
The simplest solution/explanation is usually the correct one. This has a term called Ocham’s Razor. I’m nominating a new term. It’s “Bird O’Donnell”. See, it needs to fit the concept of simplicity. Occam’s Razor is so convoluted as to appear to be the exact opposite. Ockham is not a person. It was a place the philosopher William (Franciscan priest…
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What is Intelligence?
This may surprise many, but it is the ability to propagate the species to its optimum benefit. If the species survives, the intelligence that enabled its survival is the greatest intelligence to be had. Think about it, no matter how much you know, if you cannot pass this knowledge on to another of your species…
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