Hidden In Plain Sight
In some of our landscapes, the same problems occur over and over again. Perhaps our lovescapes make us unhappy, or our workscapes reveal our incompetence. It may be that our pleasurescapes bring out addictive or competitive behaviors. Sometimes our beliefscapes test, rather than inspire, our faith. When things go wrong,Continue Reading
Theory and Practice
There are higher levels of scientists – namely, mathematicians and theorists – who have extraordinary ability at holding qualia in their minds while resisting the impulse to chase matter. I would argue that, of the two (mathematicians and theorists), the theorist is the superior, and this by way of AlbertContinue Reading
Imagination and the Qualia Within
All those eons of evolution tuned us in to the qualia on the surface of things, but the qualia in the mind (which we only began to notice, oh, maybe fifty-thousand years ago at the most), gave us something new: imagination. Imagination revealed to us how all matter forms itselfContinue Reading
Miracles
Miracles don’t have to be big. The cells in our bodies, and the things they accomplish, are miraculous. A fleeting thought is often miraculous — far more often than we realize. Miracles excite surprise and wonder, and consequently, when we are aware of them, they trigger the dopamine survival mechanismContinue Reading
Material Relationships
Our relationships, like our economic systems, are material – they are a risky balance of giving and taking, buying and selling, extorting and cheating, where everything has its price. But the strongest, most lasting relationships, are based upon cooperation. Cooperation is qualiadelic. Qualiadelic relationships are not based upon shared matter,Continue Reading