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...
“Luck” can be defined as good fortune or advantage that arises as a result of chance. But people can have double standards in how they regard instances of good or bad luck. Basically, the more an instance of good luck resembles good luck we have experienced in the...
Taking a Critical Look at Social Exchange Theory Some two decades ago, someone who was counseling me uttered six words that have remained seared into my memory ever since. “All relationships are based on exchange,” he told me. The more I reflected on his words,...
[Note: This post explores unconventional perspectives on reality and consciousness, and, as such, is perhaps the strangest post that I have written or perhaps ever will write on this blog. I hope you will find it worth the effort.] Cecil Poisson and I have been the...
Reports in the media on extending human longevity have always enticed me, and I am sure, many of you too. Even most of those who believe in an afterlife or reincarnation still cling to life and hope to live as long as possible Many of these reports speak of enabling...
