The wealthy can be a smug bunch. They are pleased with the comfort and status that their wealth brings them. And, importantly, most would assert that they deserve their good fortune, assessing themselves as more talented and/or diligent than those who have less than...
For those of you who are familiar with Prometheus Speaks, you know that the site seeks to present innovative and unconventional thinking on under-explored topics. What this means is that some of what I post is bound to be controversial and/or objectionable to some...
When we think about threats to the continued survival of humanity, causes like nuclear war, environmental degradation, or an AI gone berserk come to mind. But inadequate attention is given to a more insidious threat to mankind, and that is the deterioration of what I...
Stigma and shame are powerful forces for directing our behavior and determining how we feel about ourselves. (In this essay, I will use the words “stigma” and “shame” interchangeably.) They are a highly effective mechanism by which society enforces its written and...
Humans are masters at building paradigms of our world – basically, models that enable us to understand and navigate various aspects of our reality. Thus, for example, we have paradigms of how our workplace, family, political system, and, for those with an interest in...
In Part I of my series on my friend Cecil Poisson’s highly unconventional thinking on the nature of reality and the mind, I explained how Cecil’s mind, from which our reality emanates, is actually a hybrid of his consciousness and those of others to whom Cecil has...
