Archives for September, 2005

Rock Stars & Angels


Every so often the mundane and superficial conspire and give birth to something pretty cool. If you know me at all, you know that I could take or leave TV. However, this summer on Tuesdays and Wednesdays I found myself glued to CBS to tune into Rockstar INXS. I’m a child of the eighties and [...]

Featured Conversation: A Woman’s Hero Journey


In our Conversations of a Higher Order, threaded discussion forums, over 25,700 messages have been posted! This week we feature A Woman’s Hero Journey: Is it different?, where JessicaP says: I would love to hear other people’s thoughts on whether you think the hero’s journey is different for women than it is for men. [...]

Science as a Candle in the Dark


In 1922, President Woodrow Wilson wrote, “Like every other man of intelligence and education, I do believe in organic evolution. It surprises me that at this late date such questions should be raised.”

Why is it that American’s are so susceptible to emotional rhetoric and uncritical thinking? In a time when science is saving the lives [...]

No Need for Greed or Hunger


Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try. No hell below us, above us only sky. Imagine all the people living for today. Imagine there’s no countries, it isnt hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for, no religion too. Imagine all the people, living life in peace…

Imagine no possesions. I wonder if [...]

Why Speak With Symbols?


In our Conversations of a Higher Order, threaded discussion forums, over 25,500 messages have been posted—a thousand more since our last featured thread in July! In this featured conversation, Nandu begins:We speak of the symbolism and metaphor of myth. It is part and parcel of any art form, too. Why? What is the universal attraction [...]

Halliburton To Get Katrina Cleanup Contract


A few years ago after George W. Bush took office I received a check in the mail for about $250 as a part of a tax rebate program - most Americans did. Multiply $250 by a 100 million citizen and you see how much money was refunded. Our government was apparently fully prepared for any [...]