Our Human Nature

Our Human Nature

  We think we are thoughtful and reasonable. Our actions paint another picture. Why do we ignore upcoming disasters, follow psychologically impaired leaders, and destroy the environment that sustains us? 800 million years of evolution shaped our genes, told us...
“What happens after I die?”

“What happens after I die?”

  “What happens after I die?”  “Lots of things, none of which will concern you.” I won’t be concerned after I die and wasn’t concerned before I was born. In between, concern seems part of living. Why am I concerned? Do concern, and its extensions worry and...
Which Freedom Do We Want?

Which Freedom Do We Want?

  Freedom We toss the word around as if we know what it means. Each user has a meaning in mind, while listeners might have another. But I see a mounting impatience with cries for freedom intended to deflect our attention from antisocial behavior more accurately...