I like to believe that people in general are inherent honest, but then I run into yet another ‘used car salesperson’ kind of person who spins a web of incredible lies just to get a deal in their favor. They come under many guises as con-artists extraordinaire, who have become Read more…
As I watch the comical (if it were not so deadly serious) political scene unfolding here in the USA, and then various elections being held across the planet, I am always struck, not by the lies that nearly all political candidates say in order to garner support (and hence votes Read more…
First, since globally we use the Gregorian civil calendar (despite many other types of calendars used locally around the world) a Happy New Year to all my readers. Secondly, my worldviews commentary was sidetracked for a few weeks with my Ishmael discussion to frame our modern problems from a historic Read more…
Dreamers are those that can find their way by starlight and moonlight, and their joy is to see the dawn before the rest of the world. Adapted from an Oscar Wilde quote. Continuing the Taker-Leaver Discussion from the last three posts. To sum it up, the innovation of the Taker Read more…
Continuing the Taker-Leaver Discussion from the last post. In his books, Daniel Quinn continues this dialogue much further, but the point being made is that the Taker mindset is now part of a society that produces excess food and of many kinds, so that no one has to be disappointed Read more…
I am continuing my overview of an end of semester college lecture from a Worldviews course I taught using the Ishmael stories by Daniel Quinn as part of the explanation of our modern views on scarcity and abundance. It’s also a story of why we believe in scarcity and competition Read more…
One individual apple seed creates a mature tree that can literally produces hundreds of apples each year. Abundance is normal in nature. Only we humans believe in scarcity. So how did we come to this belief? When I lectured in my worldviews class, I finished the class on a lecture Read more…
As an Addendum to the last post, in the USA, in 1949, the Federal Communications Commission created he Fairness Doctrine – “All controversial issues of public importance must be covered in a way that is honest, equitable, and balanced way.” Reporters argued that they, not the FCC, should make decisions Read more…