What is the ultimate technology? Let’s start with a definition of technology: “The specific methods, materials, and devices used to solve practical problems.” “Practical” is a tricky word though. For example, the “practical” solution to the problem of designing a better weapon could be entirely counterproductive to the “practical” goal of peace on Earth. A [...]
Today I have a very short post on maturity and authority. It is meant to raise questions more than to answer them, so you can decide for yourself what a mature approach to dealing with authorities consists of. The questions at the end are borrowed from The Radical Thinking Course. We can see from history [...]
Can we develop a new kind of consciousness right now, in this lifetime? Some would argue that people are doing it all the time with meditative practices. This is a good example, and meditation may even be a part of the process I envision. But my goal here is to suggest a new way to [...]
What are self-correcting systems? They are processes which naturally return toward a “normal” state when they have moved away from that state by a significant distance. Flickr photo by eutrophication&hypoxia For example, when it gets too hot in the afternoons here in Colorado, the clouds form from the hot air rising up over the mountains [...]
There are different ways to think about time and different ways to think in terms of time. These constitute what might be called one’s time perspective or perspectives. Flickr photo by Myphotosshare Let’s look at an example, and play around with how you think about the time you have left in life. Here is a [...]
It is time for one of my occasional updates. Here are some of the interesting ideas and questions covered on our sites and blogs. The Problem With Logical Thinking – What is the problem? It can be perfectly logical nonsense, as I point out in this post on my personal blog. Hidden Bias – Okay, [...]
I’ve done a few of these posts that list questions without answers. Flickr photo by Brian Hillegas This one is a list of reflective questions, meant to get us thinking about ourselves and our relationships to the people and things of the world. Greater self awareness is possible through exploring questions like these, and there [...]
Sometimes the most profound insights can come from the simplest of questions, if we explore them deeply enough. Take, for example, the simple question; “Who should decide what a word means and by what criteria?” I have read that in Iceland there is an official organization that creates and maintains the language of the land. [...]
Today’s post is a collection of random thoughts and questions to get you thinking. I hope you’ll find a few new ideas here, and some “mind food.” Let’s get started… 1. If we must pass through a hundred bad ideas to arrive at a good one, how much creativity have we stifled with our criticism [...]
Today I have a simple post; a collection of a dozen or so insightful quotes that I have collected. Consider it your daily dose of “mind food.” There are no evil thoughts except one; the refusal to think. – Ayn Rand Carpenters bend wood. Fletchers bend arrows. Wise men fashion themselves. – Buddha The Kingdom [...]
