Civilization Emerging Daniel Schmachtenberger
Sense-making
What can we trust? Why is the 'information ecology' so damaged, and what would it take to make it healthy? This is a fundamental question, because without good sensemaking, we...
Thought provoking video by Jim Carrey | Alan Watts
The Master, during the course of this final prayer with his apostles, alluded to the fact that he had manifested the Father's name to the world. And that is truly what he did by the...
What to trust in a "post-truth" world
Only if you are truly open to the possibility of being wrong can you ever learn, says researcher Alex Edmans. In an insightful talk, he explores how confirmation bias -- the tendency to only accept...
Enlightenment now: Steven Pinker/JB Peterson
Jordan B Peterson
Published on May 28, 2018
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I spoke with Harvard's Dr. Steven Pinker about the immense improvements in human living conditions that are now happening with...
COMPARE, by Tom Allen:
COMPARE, by Tom Allen:
Most institutions demand unqualified faith; but the institution of science makes skepticism a virtue.
--Robert King Merton, sociologist (1910-2003)
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Socrates believed that philosophy should achieve practical results for the greater well being of society. He strongly believed that human choice was motivated by the desire for happiness. He believed this could be achieved by truly knowing...
There are just three elements in universal reality: fact, idea, and relation. The religious consciousness identifies these realities as science, philosophy, and truth. Philosophy would be inclined to view these activities as reason, wisdom, and faith -- physical reality, intellectual reality, and spiritual reality. We are in the habit of designating these realities as thing, meaning, and value.