Good morning. How did you sleep? Did you dream?
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I've been listening to my NPR podcast.
They had an interview with Dan Ariely. He has written a new book, and it is about cheating and probably summarizes his research into this fascinating topic. It is a book I should read when I have a moment to breath, a slice within space-time-JoJo.
Another NPR interview was with a Christian who started a more open church. I forget the details. The only thing I remember is his observation that a group of people tend to vilify another group to build cohesiveness within its own group. People from other religions instantly recognize this behavior within their own group and remark in agreement with him.
It is true, isn't it? I wonder what the biological basis for this is? Is it just a random strategy adopted millions of years ago as a way to create cohesiveness and cooperativity within a social group? The more important question for us is-- is it a good strategy to keep moving into the future? This mechanism threads its way through so many aspects of how the world functions. It shapes how we think and react to others.
The US elections are coming in November. Democrats vilify Romney to build enough cohesiveness within its voting block to win. The Republicans do the same. It is a common theme in competitive sports. It shapes our views on how a business should be run. It is branding. Google Plus vilifies Facebook to build group cohesiveness, to gain market shares. It is a tool leaders have used for centuries to move people because inherently, the individuals are fast moving particles, but the ensemble moves with agonizingly slow speed. Is the mountain the people?
By this thought stream then, there are three ways to shape and move the Mountain: Wind, Fire, and Water. In my mind, I instinctively put the mechanism of group vilification under Fire. What goes under Wind, and Water?
I did not know that the word 'volcano' comes from Vulcano, a tiny island next to Sicily. Somewhere in that Roman forge, Fire was used to smelt earth's ore into might sword and shield. Yet farther back in Greek memory there is a finger of God, a might twisting Aeolian Wind ripping through main street and asphalt. Deeper still near Darwin's origin, the Grand Canyons carves with flooding Water. Yes, they are all destructive forces at some point. We need to explore how WFW transforms E.
I feel that there should be some water and air mixed in with the fire to build a stronger us into the future. What are those mechanisms? Keine Ahnung. No clue. I take a shower and go to work.
>sync.//
I've been listening to my NPR podcast.
They had an interview with Dan Ariely. He has written a new book, and it is about cheating and probably summarizes his research into this fascinating topic. It is a book I should read when I have a moment to breath, a slice within space-time-JoJo.
Another NPR interview was with a Christian who started a more open church. I forget the details. The only thing I remember is his observation that a group of people tend to vilify another group to build cohesiveness within its own group. People from other religions instantly recognize this behavior within their own group and remark in agreement with him.
It is true, isn't it? I wonder what the biological basis for this is? Is it just a random strategy adopted millions of years ago as a way to create cohesiveness and cooperativity within a social group? The more important question for us is-- is it a good strategy to keep moving into the future? This mechanism threads its way through so many aspects of how the world functions. It shapes how we think and react to others.
The US elections are coming in November. Democrats vilify Romney to build enough cohesiveness within its voting block to win. The Republicans do the same. It is a common theme in competitive sports. It shapes our views on how a business should be run. It is branding. Google Plus vilifies Facebook to build group cohesiveness, to gain market shares. It is a tool leaders have used for centuries to move people because inherently, the individuals are fast moving particles, but the ensemble moves with agonizingly slow speed. Is the mountain the people?
By this thought stream then, there are three ways to shape and move the Mountain: Wind, Fire, and Water. In my mind, I instinctively put the mechanism of group vilification under Fire. What goes under Wind, and Water?
I did not know that the word 'volcano' comes from Vulcano, a tiny island next to Sicily. Somewhere in that Roman forge, Fire was used to smelt earth's ore into might sword and shield. Yet farther back in Greek memory there is a finger of God, a might twisting Aeolian Wind ripping through main street and asphalt. Deeper still near Darwin's origin, the Grand Canyons carves with flooding Water. Yes, they are all destructive forces at some point. We need to explore how WFW transforms E.
I feel that there should be some water and air mixed in with the fire to build a stronger us into the future. What are those mechanisms? Keine Ahnung. No clue. I take a shower and go to work.
