Most People HATE Serious Discussion
We like to imagine that our fellow humans enjoy thinking deeply about things. Reality is rather different…
Read MoreWe like to imagine that our fellow humans enjoy thinking deeply about things. Reality is rather different…
Read MoreSometimes it pays to reflect on what we are doing and why we are doing it. Learning new things: is it worth it?
From now on I will be posting a ‘Warmup’ thread for each upcoming Member Skype Call.
The topic for MSC #14 shall be ‘the weird and whacky’.
Read MoreFeeling them feels is part of life. The question is, what do we do about it?
Read MoreIt’s finally here. Ballina awaits.
I’m leaving Brisbane soon and expect to arrive at my destination later this afternoon.
Read MoreYou are surrounded by people who want you to live in fear and paranoia. Whether or not you remain at their level is entirely up to you.
Read MoreIt's a common question: why is it that some people can see what is right before their eyes, and some people cannot?
What's the deal with Simon Shack and Clues Forum? Shack recently released his 'Tychos' model of the solar system, which has only raised more questions about his shtick. How could somebody who is hip to media fakery still believe that the lights in the sky are solid, physical objects? On a seemingly-unrelated note, are 'psychedelics' a harmless method for opening one's mind, or is there more to the story? And why are people like Joe Rogan pushing the Ayahuasca meme so heavily?
Are we living in the ‘end times’? If ‘apocalypse’ simply means ‘unveiling’, and we are using the internet to lift the veil on the truth, are we not ourselves taking part in the dawn of a new age? How much of George Orwell’s 1984 is applicable or relevant to what is happening today? And does it make any sense for us to spend our finite time in fear of ‘Big Brother’?
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