The Great Filter
The Great Filter is the logical answer to thehe Fermi Paradox. It’s the one explanation that cannot be reasoned away. The Milky Way is 13.2 billion years old. it would require one sentient species in the galaxy not named “humanity” only 10 million years to colonize the entire galaxy, at sub-light speeds. By extension, If multiple civilizations […]
Is Humanity Sustainable
Noēsis asks the human race to take a chance on truth, in return for a reward called human sustainability. Modern humans can now understand our shared place of origin. Evolutinary influence on modern behavior can be quantified. If not, misinterpreted modern threats will destroy us. We will arrest human degradation, or our species will perish […]
The Hierarchy of Human Value
An unnatural hierarchy formed when stationary cultures arrived to behaviors of self-interest. Unnatural behavior selects itself for extinction. The lone variable is time (t). The human migratory journey unfolded in the spirit of cooperation. Humans collaborated, or we risked our very lives. These basic compulsions, to assist others, to help what is helpless, are deeply […]
Why We Seek Negative Information
“Send not for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.” ~John Donne If you’re deeply troubled by the plainly astonishing degradation of moderh humanity, give yourself credit. You still care deeply, but you notice – quite suddently – that it’s become a metaphorical Mt. Everest. Not only is human degradation too tall and too […]
How to Help Another Human Being: A Field Guide
Are you in trouble of some kind? Welcome to Life. It’s OK. I’m here to help you. But I may hurt you further if I don’t quantify your situation, and your pain before I take any action. Even my best intentions, absent the below process, could accelerate your “situation” into a disaster. If a friend […]
Is Humanity Sustainable
