By Jeanne Belisle Lombardo © Copyright 2012 Center for Future Consciousness Early on in Preface to History, Carl G. Gustavson refers to the philosopher George Santayana’s famous lines on the relevance of history. He does so with good cause for … Continue reading
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The problems with Big History and turning science into myth
Lisa Sideris, Indiana University, Bloomington In 2002, a conservative Christian pastor named Michael Dowd and his science writer wife, Connie Barlow, quit their jobs, sold their possessions, and purchased a van they decorated with symbols of a Jesus fish kissing … Continue reading
Deploy soft power communication on human consciousness
By Steve Hammons Originally published February 24, 2009 As we increasingly look at our human capital to assess where we have been, where we are now and where we are going, it is probably helpful to consider the current overall … Continue reading
Postmodern Theology – Who’s got the power?
When I studied Michel Foucault and postmodernism in the 1980s, many so-called intellectuals overlooked the idea of the holy, as taken on its own terms, and focused on a stripped down notion of socio-cultural power. Society was just the outcome … Continue reading
The ‘internet of things’ is sending us back to the Middle Ages
Is this our relationship to tech companies now? Queen Mary Master Joshua A.T. Fairfield, Washington and Lee University Internet-enabled devices are so common, and so vulnerable, that hackers recently broke into a casino through its fish tank. The tank had … Continue reading
Philosophy is useless, theology is worse?
“A new kind of intellectual”: Pierre Bourdieu’s tribute to Michel Foucault https://t.co/wtckCPiP7O via @soc_imagination — Earthpages.org (@earthpages) April 25, 2017 Some older readers might recognize the title/lyric from a 1980s Dire Straits tune, “Industrial Disease.” That sentiment might seem somewhat … Continue reading
Is Islam Anti-Judaism?
By Rabbi Allen S Maller The Koran is the only book of revelation that includes within itself a theory of prophethood which includes other religions. There have always been (since the days of Adam) people inspired by Allah who urged … Continue reading
Today’s Top Tweet – Earth at night
Earth at night video – https://t.co/BHmyFRM96j #mankind #Earth #space — Earthpages.org (@earthpages) December 20, 2016 OPINION Part of me is tempted to go into the usual New Age preachy theme about how we’re all one and if we just came … Continue reading
Though only 1% Hindu, 25% Italians believe in reincarnation & 20% in karma
Special to Earthpages.org In a predominantly Christian nation Italy, though only one per cent declared to be Hindu, but a quarter believed in reincarnation and nearly a fifth believed in karma, according to a survey/poll conducted by research firm SWG … Continue reading
Big data security problems threaten consumers’ privacy
Jungwoo Ryoo, Pennsylvania State University As more personal information is collected up by ever-more-powerful computers, giant sets of data – big data – have become available for not only legitimate uses but also abuses. Big data has an enormous potential … Continue reading
