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Politicians Offered a Choice between Climate Fantasies as Our Future Grows Bleaker
Politicians Offered a Choice between Climate Fantasies as Our Future Grows Bleaker Greta Thunberg is right — across Canada we are acting like ‘spoiled irresponsible children.’ Now that we can open the windows again and clear the air of political flatulence, perhaps we can acknowledge the realities that remain like ghosts in our troubled house. […]
So Sorry, Your Karma Ran Over Your Dogma
So Sorry, Your Karma Ran Over Your Dogma When dogmas lose their grip on believers, they collapse in spectacular fashion. Karma covers a lot of ground, but it boils down to consequences: consequences not just from your actions but from your convictions, schemes, obsessions, and yes, dogmas. The reason why Karma runs over Dogma is that nobody […]
How To Awaken From The Matrix Using Self-Enquiry
How To Awaken From The Matrix Using Self-Enquiry I talk about the power of self-enquiry a fair bit in my musings about enlightenment and human consciousness, so I thought it might be good to tap out a simple how-to on the subject in case anyone finds it useful. Self-enquiry, or self-inquiry, is a practice popularized […]
‘The Reality Bubble’: Or Pretending Ourselves to Death
‘The Reality Bubble’: Or Pretending Ourselves to Death Our illusions and blind spots keep us happy. And could doom us. We are also richly endowed with metaphorical blind spots, which enable us to deceive ourselves even about what can see perfectly well. Tong, a very experienced science communicator, was the co-host of the Discovery Channel’s […]
Perhaps It’s Time to Believe the Impossible
PERHAPS IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE “Alice laughed: “There’s no use trying,” she said; “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before […]
Why do we need to think and act more systemically?
Why do we need to think and act more systemically? The power and majesty of nature in all its aspects is lost on one who contemplates it merely in the detail of its parts and not as a whole. — Pliny the Elder An increasing number of people are beginning to understand that the world we participate […]
The (Mind) Games People Play
THE (MIND) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Fair warning! This is a long and dense read and not intended for the faint-hearted While most of us would accept there are two states of mind when it comes to perceiving reality, belief and disbelief, I posit there are three. And this third state of mind, the suspension of […]
Can We Ascertain the Facts of Reality in Economics by Means of Mathematics?
CAN WE ASCERTAIN THE FACTS OF REALITY IN ECONOMICS BY MEANS OF MATHEMATICS? It is generally held that by means of statistical and mathematical methods one can organize historical data into a useful body of information, which in turn can serve as the basis for the assessments of the state of the economy. It is […]
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said. “One can’t believe impossible things.” “I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before […]
Manufacturing Normality
Manufacturing Normality Sometime circa mid-November, in the wake of Hillary Clinton’s defeat (i.e., the beginning of the end of democracy), the self-appointed Guardians of Reality, better known as the corporate media, launched a worldwide marketing campaign against the evil and perfidious scourge of “fake news.” This campaign is now at a fever pitch. Media outlets […]
Seeking Calm in the Middle of Chaos
SEEKING CALM IN THE MIDDLE OF CHAOS “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” – The version of the Serenity Prayer adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous. “Do. Or do not do. There is no try.” – Yoda A […]
According To Deutsche Bank, The “Worst Kind Of Recession” May Have Already Started
According To Deutsche Bank, The “Worst Kind Of Recession” May Have Already Started One week ago, Deutsche Bank’s Dominic Konstam unveiled, whether he likes it or not, what the next all too likely step will be as central bankers scramble to preserve order in a world in which monetary policy has all but lost effectiveness: “It […]
Saudi Foreign Minister Repeats Warning To US Over Sept 11 Law
Saudi Foreign Minister Repeats Warning To US Over Sept 11 Law The biggest financial and geopolitical story from mid-April was Saudi Arabia’s threat that should the US pass a bipartisan law which would take away immunity from foreign governments in cases arising from a “terrorist attack that kills an American on American soil” and specifically could hold […]
“We Haven’t Seen This Is In Our Lifetimes” – CEO Says “Alberta Is In A Depression”
“We Haven’t Seen This Is In Our Lifetimes” – CEO Says “Alberta Is In A Depression” Regular readers know that we’ve covered Alberta’s decline at length (refresher here), so there is no need to give much of a backstory other than to say that the situation seems to get worse for the Canadian province as each […]
