Where does mental illness reside?
Human cognitive powers do not reside in brains only; all clouds are part of my decentralised mental ability. So does the illness. Continue Reading
Fitness
Why tolerance is not so easy?
Tolerance is not giving away. Tolerance is a way to find a (hard) way to find my place in the temple of humanity. Continue Reading
Memetic Kinship Selection
In response to the apparent selfishness dominating evolution on earth, as proposed by Charles Darwin (evolution by natural selection), various theories arose that distinguish animals from humans, altruism referring only to humans. Namely, they were directed against mankind’s illusion that… Continue Reading
Humans are irreducible due to our mortality
In his original book, From Bacteria to Bach and Back, Daniel Dennett closes a discussion with Steven Pinker whether memes constitute essential ingredients of culture (Dennett) or not (Pinker). Pinker claim is that since culture is intelligently designed, it does… Continue Reading
S.J. Gould, immigrants and branding
How genes – memes duality explains “angst” about immigrants. Continue Reading
Winner takes all; the consequence
One does not have to read Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb to intuitively understand winner takes all law in nature and in human civilization as a special but not very much distinct part of nature. 99% sales on Amazon come… Continue Reading