There is something ironically saddening when members of an oppressed group mistreat other members of that same group. I have recently been observing the phenomenon of intra-community mistreatment in the case of gay men, who I have come to realize can, at times, be...
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...
Like many people these days, I have been playing and working with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and have been absolutely amazed at what it can do, particularly in connection with what I spend much of my days doing – thinking, researching, and writing. Earlier versions...
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...
At Prometheus-Speaks.org, we dive deep into the labyrinth of the mind, unraveling the threads of human thought and contemplation. In this post, I embark on a journey to champion the much-maligned practice of “overthinking.” The term “overthinking” carries pejorative...
Israelis and Palestinians are two traumatized peoples. Israelis were shaken to their core on October 7, 2023 by the infiltration into southern Israel by Hamas militants who brutally murdered some 1,200 people and abducted approximately 250 others, taking them to Gaza...