The decline of western societies.
Western culture is in steep decline. Every aspect of what makes the social fabric and character is in decline.
Humans
Human, all too human.
Posts having to do with the fascinating human nature.
The problem with the architecture of our cities.
The architecture of our cities is ugly. Contrary to our modern version of organizing living and working in cities, cities and towns of past ages were beautiful.
3 plus 1 epigrams to base your life upon.
Short, witty phrases of distilled wisdom have an uncanny charm almost no one can resist — not excluding myself.
When I founded a religion – a personal story.
Up to that time, I knew only of the christian god in whom I believed in and whom I worshipped – of course in a childish but nevertheless sincere manner.
Values.
Rambles and reflections about actualizing human potential, on a light tone but of a serious manner, on the doorstep of 2020.
Artificial Consciousness.
In the field of neuroscience, many specialists insist that the self is but an illusion created by the brain. In reality, though, the brain and the body work together in the context of our physical environment to create a sense of self.
A hard kiss for the New Year.
Perhaps the urge to set and declare some resolutions for the new year is founded on some kind of guilt syndrome. We are never good enough, we lift many burdens all year long (most of which were put on our shoulders by “others”)
Let your emotions decide.
Most decisions are based on emotion, not logic. In actuality, when we say “most” we mean almost all – surely way more than one might think.
To be or not to be.
Wanting something is not enough; you must desire it, will it with all your heart and spirit – or else it will sooner or later degenerate into a mere whim, a pointless caprice or even a fad.
Set the world ablaze.
Most people don’t shine at all; their spirit is grim and their intellect is dull. They go on with their lives, day in and day out, ruled by routine…