By: Steven Pinker Has the Decline of Violence Reversed since The Better Angels of Our Nature was Written? Steven Pinker Many journalists, citing recent violence in Syria, Iraq, Gaza, and… read more →
Julia Tyack Paul was brilliant on many fronts. He merits being dubbed the most influential thinker over the last 2000 years, and certainly more influential than Jesus as Tabor suggests.… read more →
Unconditional: Authentic humanity and a potent response to apocalyptic thinking. Also providing a larger historical context for understanding unconditional reality. Posted on April 1, 2014 by Wendell Krossa Contact:… read more →
For any interested, here is a summary of Steven Pinker’s book The Better Angels Of Our Nature, on the amazing decline in violence over human history. We are living in… read more →
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Forgiveness is the renunciation or cessation of resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offence, disagreement, or mistake, or ceasing to demand. punishment or restitution. The Oxford English Dictionary defines forgiveness as ‘to… read more →
Neanderthals had Feelings
Contact: ritr dcg501@york.ac.uk 44-019-044-32153 University of York Pioneering new research by archaeologists at the University of York suggests that Neanderthals belied their primitive reputation and had a deep seated sense… read more →
Written By: Wendell Krossa The following is an outline on grand narratives. The course of human history is not shaped by rulers, political leaders or marching armies nearly as much… read more →
Just to get some sense of how violent it was in the past compared to today, note this quote from the article below: it is rate of violence that is… read more →
The Ancient Record of Religion Among Archaic Hominids
Written By: G. R. Morton Copyright 2004 G.R. Morton This can be freely distributed so long as no changes are made There are two viewpoints I am arguing against here.… read more →
Written By: Wendell Krossa The three great emergences, being the material universe, life, and consciousness (civilization) turned into three great trends in physical reality. These are: the expansion and development of… read more →
Written by: Bob Brinsmead Wendell’s comments on this site have fired my imagination for the emergence of A Grand New Narrative. A new grand narrative is essential for the emerge of… read more →
Written by: Wendell Krossa How to summarize the rest of Herman’s book? I’ll pick a few strands of thought here and there for some flavour. Facts do not matter to… read more →
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