Neurotransmitters and Mythical Journeys
We don’t really need to know all the neurotransmitters and what they do; the Big Dopamine/Little Dopamine metaphor will serve as shorthand for serotonin, endocannibanoids, and a host of others. Neurotransmitters are like the universal myths: we only need to find the one that touches us personally to get theContinue Reading
Rainmaker of Order
There is a story of the Rainmaker, in ancient China, who was called to a province which hadn’t seen rain in months. He arrived and spent three days in the cottage they provided for him, unseen, and then it rained. When asked how he brought the rain, he replied thatContinue Reading
Real Enough:
Qualia may be scientifically unprovable, like god. But we literally can see qualia with our eyes. It exists, tangibly upon the senses. If qualia and our minds interpretation of it is an illusion, then all is illusion. Enter the Buddha…