We often use metaphors to frame our understanding: a revolutionary metaphor, an erotic metaphor, an economic metaphor, or a religious metaphor. Problems arise when metaphors are mixed, as people struggle to reconcile them. How can you claim the mother of the messiah was a virgin? How can the son ofContinue Reading
Here’s a novel definition of God. Being God allows you to murder, manipulate, maim, and bully without a conscience, all in the name of some grand plan. So it is that do-gooders and scientists and everybody who wants to make the world a better place is playing at God. ButContinue Reading
One of the ironies of watching animals gear up for the war against humans is that although we are their model for military conflict, they are our model for tolerance and cooperation. In ecosystems, different species are mostly focused on different qualia – their everyday paths are different, so theyContinue Reading