About a month ago, I noticed a remark on Facebook by someone whom I know well. At least, I thought so. He posted a tirade against people with a different Covid-19 view. He stated that such people do not even deserve a vaccination or a hospital admittance. I decided not to question his views. I did wonder about the reasons for his emotional rage a.k.a....
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Father and son
24 Aug, 2020
How well do you know your father? It's a thought that entered my mind several weeks ago. It still hasn't left yet. I suppose that it wants me to write about it. My father grew up in a small town in 1932. His father was a civil servant and his mother came from a family of barbers. I understood that my father was pushed to become the village barber when that position...
The Cure for Boredom Is Curiosity. There Is No Cure for Curiosity.
24 Jul, 2020
I am bored easily. Until 7 years ago, I had a demanding job that prevented such feelings. Since about 2015, I'm on an introspective journey. Usually, it's about Why and sometimes about the How or What questions. In science, this journey is called internal curiosity, which differs from external curiosity that is triggered by our senses (eg,...

After the Love has gone
14 Apr, 2020
Tuesday morning last week, she started a blame game. This made me angry as it triggered very unpleasant memories. I used silence to de-escalate and wrote my macro-micro metaphor Shattered illusions. My silence made matters worse. She left me, while blaming my anger for her departure. She assumed no accountability or responsibility for her vicious remarks....

Having power is a threatening aphrodisiac
4 Feb, 2020
In last Tuesday's blog, I wrote that having power is a threatening aphrodisiac. The aphrodisiac part is about wanting more and more because we believe that more is better (my blogs). However, in accordance with the ordinal utility or Pareto ranking in micro-economics, each "more" yields less additional (or: marginal) satisfaction and creates more indifference....
When is life worth living for?
1 Aug, 2019
This blog is the result of a discussion with a friend after she casually mentioned "that you can't have it all". That remark resulted in the question: when is life worth living for? I told her that life is not worth living without hope and dreams. She disagreed and said that love is the most important of all. For her acceptance and satisfaction can make life worth...
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Dutch PM: “What more can I do??”
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We need Knowledge, we want Power, and we believe in Love
Is consciousness a dimension not limited by space and time?
The asymptomatic Covid anomaly
What constitutes a relationship?
Everything follows Why (7): the DIKW model
No More Fear of Dying
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Ideology vs pragmatism
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From Knowledge to Power – the 7 Belief systems in the age of monism
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Needs, Wants & Beliefs in reverse
2019 corona virus versus 1918 Spanish flu
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Awakening – a conceptual framework
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Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish (2)
One question says more than a thousand answers
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Humanoid sapiens, our future descendants
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The ignorance of Nationalism and arrogance of Globalism
Arrogance of Left and Ignorance of Right
You can only hurt someone with the truth
Sumerian civilization (5): Soul vs Spirit
Everything follows Why
A conceptual framework
Faith, Beliefs and Willpower
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A brief narrative of the future
Faith vs Religion
The 7 Belief systems – a summary
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Opinions and criticism
Human Emotions (2) – a revisit
Why are opinions stronger than facts?
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What makes a relationship truly unique?
The Great Flood (16,000 BC – 4,000 BC)
The meaning of Life = living a meaningful life
Our individual purpose
The road to recovery from a depression or burn-out
The Seven Stages of Love – for Men
Love – a 7th Belief system
Technological Revolution (1800-2100) and a New Renaissance (2100 onwards)
Belief systems – the Truth
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Belief systems – known unknowns
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
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