Really interesting. Human nature’s dark side helped us spread across the world: After 100,000 years ago, however, dispersal into distant, risky and inhospitable areas became relatively more common compared with movements into already occupied regions. Most notably,...
To me, God is indistinguishable from mania. People generally don't find God through reading arguments, they find God because they have a feeling of peace and warmth wash over them. I have definitely had that when I'm manic. I know it's all chemicals. If we had a...
Really good article on discouraged workers: Those silences significantly trouble me because of their ethical implications. Two of the twentieth century’s most important philosophers — Martin Buber and Emmanuel Levinas — argued that communicative reciprocity is what...
I was thrilled to hear the news of the Supreme Court extending same-sex marriage to everywhere in the U.S. I've become an ally even webmastering the OneWheaton website (OneWheaton is a group of LGBT people and allies that is trying to make a safe space for gays in...
I am really far from Evangelical Christianity but still really appreciate this Billy Graham evangelistic video. Of particular interest to me was the part about the single mother who was thinking of suicide and someone in the church detected it, finding a "suicidal...
Practice common courtesy and hospitality. A lot of times little things aren't actually little to those who are hyper sensitive (something people struggling with depression often exhibit). If someone struggling with depression does something good for you, thank them....
There are a lot of people trying to make truth claims. The irony is the more they shove bullshit down your throat the more obvious the actual truth becomes. Something is true if those in power are doing everything in their power to convince you that it's false. Why...
You can visit a sister site, uncomfortable questions (and comment on them if you have a Reddit account) for generally loaded questions like this: Why do people get so up in arms about people having imaginary friends while being indifferent of the fact that these...
The process of vulnerability is peacemaking. You start out at a cold war (mistrusting each other) and each party tests the waters of drawing down and seeing if the other party reciprocates. There is also the issue that some people don't have much about themselves...
One of the many reasons society isn't comfortable around those with aspergers syndrome is we tend to believe like kings. Believing like a king involves seeing the world to the closest approximation that it really is. Believing like a king involves knowing that most...