In Evolution Diverted we discussed how civilized humanity, when regarded as a unified entity, operates very much like a person trapped in trauma. We noted that the neural elements that generate the trauma state in a person are centered in the brain stem, the visceral or reptilian portion of Read more…
Preamble: If you were a scientist, your work shaped mostly by episteme – that is, based in factual evidence and logical reasoning – you’d say that the hypotheses in this article warrant examination and testing. If you were a philosopher, your work shaped mostly by gnosis – that is, based Read more…
Evolution Diverted proposes that humiliating conditions imposed on humanity early in our existence produced oversensitivity to the affect of Shame. Societies having rarely learned to deal rationally with Shame, ways to escape its feelings became the norm. They play a major role in our dysfunction. The maneuvers meant to evade Read more…
Having in recent years weathered viral epidemics, China developed a robust system of data collection and reporting. If used as intended, the system would have led to the containment of the original outbreak. But as we have learned, local officials blocked what should have been its automatic activation. What light Read more…