Many truths in our world are deep and complex to understand. Yet, we find ourselves guilty of finding a way to simplify the truth down to something easy to comprehend that fits our world view. How many times have we found a simple meme, thought to ourselves, "this is SO TRUE!", and shared it online … Continue reading Complex Truths
Our long-ago, pre-civilized ancestors had it much more rough than we do today. Finding food and water, building a shelter, and starting a fire was a big part of the day. They had to take any and all of the short term rewards they could get, as they were fewer and further between. Any calories … Continue reading Evolution of Short Term Rewards
When we dehuminize another person, it makes it easier to attack them. Since you have lowered this other person below human status, you have created an illusory situation in which is it justified to marginalize that person. Whichever side of the political spectrum you fall, we are all guilty of this. How often do we … Continue reading When We Dehumnize
My first year at Iowa State I went to an opening showing of the movie Mortal Kombat with several of my dorm mates. The experience was so amazing, that I talked several into going the next night as well. Compared with the first night, the second was awful. What I came to learn was that … Continue reading Collective Effervescence
In her book, Braving the Wilderness, Brené Brown defined spirituality as "recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion." This connectedness is also a theme of … Continue reading Unity of All Substance
