Is It Good to Have More Sects?
Some would argue that having more sects improves interpersonal relationships, fosters mutual sharing of ideas and promotes understanding of different points of view.
Others prefer to have less sects, but deeper and more meaningful sects.
What about oral sects? Ideas passed on in oral traditions change over time as they are interpreted within the context of each generation.
But some people would prefer if sects remained the same all the time. They view values as … Read entire article »
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We Need Leaders, Not Politicians
Of Leaders and Politicians
A Politician tells the people what they want to hear. A Leader tells the people what they ought to hear.
A Politician’s focus is on his career. A Leader’s focus is on the Happiness of the people.
Leader’s lead — they speak to truth and goodness, summoning the resources to back them. Politicians are lead — the masses and the money direct the Politician’s speech.
We have many Politicians, but only once in a … Read entire article »
What is the Self? Get Naked and See!
I’m often IDed to see if I’m old enough, sometimes to see if I’m young enough, and occasionally to see if I’m black enough (it’s in the other pocket, hun). My ID has my name, my picture, my age, my address, my height and my weight about 15 lbs ago. And this is supposed to represent Me? The thing I call “I”? What is the “I”? How will “I” figure it out?
Get naked! No, not (just) the clothes. … Read entire article »
Scientists Are Not Human
“Most scientists today subscribe to a mechanistic view of the mind. We’re the way we are because our brains are wired up in the way that they are…But we scientists are inconsistent. If we were consistent, our response to a misbehaving person like a child murderer should be something like, ‘This unit has a faulty component, it needs repairing.'” That’s not what we say. What we say is, ‘vile monster, prison is … Read entire article »
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