Evolution is not a ladder. Even the tree metaphor is flawed because it gives the faulty impression of 'progress' upward. Evolution is only change in whatever direction leads to the most reproduction. Cultural evolution is the idea that our ideas and way of life evolves generation to generation much the way an organism does, based …
Knowledge is power–that’s why it’s so expensive
In America, you have to pay lots and lots of money to get an education. So much so these days, that if you aren't born well off, it's pretty prohibitive. The steadily rising costs of education could be seen as the natural end result of a capitalist society--a product in demand will rise in price. …
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Money, the root of all pains
If only we could live without it. I never have had fantasies of being rich and powerful, just of being free to follow my interests and not have my energy monopolized by merely surviving. Why, with all our technology and resources, are we still having the majority of people in our society wasting their lives …
our world is just vibrations
What is light? It brings us information but is itself insubstantial. Sound is has no mass, or weight. Light and sound aren't objects or material in themselves, only energy... motion... but they seem to be most of what our human experience is made of. Someone or something that knew how to manipulate light and sound …
That feeling when you still have half the book left
One thing about audiobooks, is you can't tell how far into the story you are while listening. A paper book, you can see the thickness of the pages in your hand. A kindle book has that little percentage on the bottom as you turn the pages. But an audiobook, who knows? I'm still listening to …
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Jonas David 