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I woke up this morning in a new place and found myself looking out the window into a new city and wondering how I arrived here. It was nine months ago that I died and it is somehow appropriate that it is now, nine months later, that I am born
Motion
The International Astronomical Union, who apparently have a lot of time on their hands, have stripped Pluto of the planetary status it has held since its discovery in 1930. Pluto is a planet – get over it. CNN.com – Pluto gets the boot – Aug 24, 2006
Thinking
“This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more; and there will be nothing new in it, but every pain and every joy and every thought and sigh and everything immeasurably small or great in your life
Mind
People who become alcoholics later in life usually do not have a close emotional connection with their parents, especially their mothers. They tend to be people who consider themselves very independent – not needing anyone. Of course, everyone needs help and support. Many of these types go on to become ‘stars’
Motion
When I first saw Cosmos as a kid, nothing fascinated me more than Sagan’s explanation of 4 dimensions. He used the concept of a tesseract to help illustrate hyperdimensionality. The concept is absolutely riveting; the idea that there exists space around us that is unknowable because our cognitive apparatus
Myth
I few weeks ago I discussed my views on the Gospel of Judas and how the final cannon was decided. I found an excellent audio clip from a lecture on the Canonization of the New Testament by Bart Ehrman (a New Testament scholar) that may help clear up exactly how
Mind
Jung mentions suicide in his letters, often in response to specific questions regarding suicide from correspondents. It is here that we find Jung had quite specific notions of suicide and viewed the act as wasteful. Yet, the connection between his own clients and suicide goes unmentioned. Jung’s strongest statement
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1. Future Psychological Evolution, by John Stewart 2. Evolutions Arrow, by John Stewart 3. Evolutionary Psychology: An Emerging Integrative Perspective Within The Science And Practice Of Psychology, by Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair 4. Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer, by Leda Cosmides & John Tooby 5. Online Papers on Consciousness, compiled by
Myth
This week in Washington D.C., National Geographic released the The Gospel of Judas to the public. It has been translated from the original Coptic. This is an exciting time for Biblical archeologists and a troubling time for the orthodoxy because of the contents for the new gospel. From the
Life
A friend recently asked me, "What's the next step in human evolution?" As much as I have read about evolutionary biology and psychology, I had never considered this. I think there are a few reasons for this. These reasons are outlined below: 1. Evolution does not
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Here is the latest round up of books that I’ve read in the past few months: * The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams * The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker * On Dreams by Sigmund Freud * Against Depression by Peter D. Kramer * Tibetan Wisdom for Living and
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