Category Archives: psychology

194. Why Are You Here?

Posted on January 28, 2006 by Thor

Long ago, when the Inter­net was new (in the early 1990s), I set up a form-mail on my web­site to ask “What is the most inter­est­ing ques­tion in your life, and when do you expect to get an answer to … Con­tinue read­ing →

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192. Leader and Anti-Leader

Posted on January 15, 2006 by Thor

Civ­i­liza­tion is the process of har­ness­ing destruc­tive energies for cre­ative ends. War is the process of har­ness­ing cre­ative energy for destruc­tive ends. A leader is a teacher who per­suades oth­ers to choose civ­i­liza­tion over war. An anti-leader is a preda­tor … Con­tinue read­ing →

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155. Creed Caper

Posted on May 17, 2003 by Thor

What­ever the creed, there are believ­ers. Wherever believ­ers exist, there is the chance for power of some kind. When­ever power can be scented, preda­tors gather like jack­als. That is the human story. What kind of creed? Any at all — … Con­tinue read­ing →

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107. Immortal Souls? 

Posted on November 22, 1999 by Thor

The idea that a human spirit is finite in time is extremely unpop­u­lar and there­fore scarcely believed. Belief is a kind of bed sheet we like to hide under in the dark.

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105. Happiness

Posted on November 4, 1999 by Thor

Chas­ing hap­pi­ness is like try­ing to catch leaves falling from a tree on a windy day. Some­times they touch your face in pass­ing, but it is almost impos­si­ble to catch them if you try. 

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