Tag: consciousness

  • Consciousness | Growing, Pain, Healing and Joy

    “We cannot go back. We can only go forward.” -M. Scott Peck, M.D. Here in-lies a bittersweet truth of evolving into consciousness. Once we see, we can never unsee. We can never go back. Find comfort in knowing that ignorance is, in fact, not bliss. Since we cannot go back, we must grow up. Growing…

  • How Lucky We Are by Daniel Dennett

    April 1, 2012 was the 70th birthday of philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett, one of our era’s most important and influential thinkers on philosophy of mind. His insights on purpose and consciousness get to the heart of what it means to be human. His quote below is a reminder of how fortunate we are.

  • The Egg by Andy Weir

    The Egg by Andy Weir You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly…

  • God is in the Neurons

    This is easily my favorite video of the year. As if a video about psychology and collective consciousness that mentions quantum mechanics isn’t good enough: Some of the topics are hauntingly relevant to difficult discussions I’ve been having with friends and family recently. Nearly all of the concepts validate the theories and suspicions I’ve built…