It is easy to put our faith in qualia, yet it is hard to put our faith in ideals. This should not discourage us. We have eons of evolutionary success placing our faith in qualia. Ideals, on the other hand, only came along when we started paying attention to the innerContinue Reading

I drive to work every day along the same route. It often happens that I suddenly have the feeling I don’t know where I am. Then, looking around, I realize I am exactly where I am supposed to be. What has happened? I have missed a familiar landmark. I haveContinue Reading

I am always struck by how often advertisements use wonderful, qualiadelic ideas to sell their products. One commercial that readily comes to mind is probably called “pay it forward.” Basically, one person helps another, then that person helps another, and so on throughout the morning. It is just a seriesContinue Reading