As a white male, this is a tragic assessment of my gender. There is no science, behavioral or biological, that can explain away our unforgivable behavior. I simply cannot find words that are strong enough to describe my bewilderment at “the why”. What the !@?# is wrong with us? Is it a physical or a […]
Givers and Takers, That’s Life
The burden of change, weighs heavily upon the shoulders of the benevolent. For those who are kind, must remain nimble as the taker seeks out the generous, if only to relieve them of their gains for the natural law draws all towards the mean. The giver gives and the taker takes until all is […]
The Man who would be King
He did it again; such incredible hubris! I’m watching the evening news; the arrogance! How did we get here? I’ve never seen this before…but wait, I have; I’ve read about this in history books. I voted for him; we needed “a change”. I hear those words echoing, aching painfully throughout our world’s history; Out with […]
Mark Twain Offers A Few Thoughts On Humanity
I felt that this “story” from Mark Twain was an appropriate addition to my earlier article “We’re acting like animals?” “Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to dispute. Indeed, my experiments have proven to me that he is the Unreasoning Animal… In truth, man is incurably foolish. […]
Humanity, Violence and The Serengeti
Like many others, I’m struggling with the “why” regarding the recent shooting in Las Vegas. Why did he do it? Was he crazy, angry, frustrated or all/none of the above? Was there a latent issue, perhaps a medical condition that caused him to take this action? The general consensus, at this point, is that he […]
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