4 min read Imagine if suddenly the astronomers discover a planet, within reaching distance, just like Earth. How excited everyone would be. Let’s say it has oceans and lakes, with a good temperature for humans, has mountains and valleys, with plants and wonderful wild animals like lions and elephants. The only thing missing are humans. Wow! Think of...
Category: Politicians
“The politicians have been selling hope for thousands of years, the priests have been selling hope. And it is strange that after such a long time, they are still doing business.” – Osho
Sex Trumps the Donald
8 min read Donald Trump offers another speech full of lies and distortions to convince American voters that “crooked Hilary” is a “world-class liar.” Another male chauvinist beating his chest and pumping his fists to persuade a gullible populace, Wilhelm Reich’s “Little Man,” with the usual rhetoric, essentially declaring that I am your man – follow me and...
Danger: Democracy at Work
6 min read Our human minds are by definition extremist organizations. A quick check of our own mind will show how the thoughts and emotions swing from one extreme to the other – from “for” to “against” and from “love” to “hate” – on a dime. George W. Bush’s dictum for his crusade against “terror,” that, “You’re either...
All You Need Is… Science (But with a Difference)
7 min read We humans have an intrinsic urge to seek the truth. It goes back a long way. Survival has always depended on knowing what is going on. Whether it is a plant that needs to find out where the sun is, or an animal who needs to find out where the food is, or you or...