Sometimes an article compels me to writing about it, like The invention of the soul by Nicholas Humphrey, a theoretical psychologist. I suppose that the article’s subtitle explains its contents: “Humans weren’t given souls by God or genes. We made them ourselves with language – turning sentience into something sacred” Source: AON, 17 April 2026, The invention of the...
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Hunters (M) versus Gatherers (F)
13 Apr, 2026
Recently, a Dutch woman said to me that “men are hunters” (ie, for women). I agree. Science claims there was a human evolution from hunters into gatherers. I’ve never believed in such an evolution. In my view, men have always been hunters (eg, Power), and women have always been gatherers (eg, Knowledge). Men and women are connected through Love. Human population...

Assurantie bots
30 Mar, 2026
Afgelopen week kwam ik er - bij toeval - achter dat een inboedel verzekering het juiste risico adres heeft maar onjuiste NAW gegevens. Mogelijk kreeg ik daarom jarenlang geen post van die verzekeraar; wel hun e-mails. Vervolgens wilde ik mijn NAW gegevens bijwerken en toen begon de ellende. Ik wilde die wijziging liefst met terugwerkende kracht doen om de...

SWOT analysis on China, Europe, Russia, and USA
15 Jan, 2026
The US threats to American countries (eg, Canada, Latin and South America) and also to Greenland (Europe) gave rise to my new diagram. My 2026 diagram is partially based on my 2018 diagram that (only) compared Europe and USA. This 2026 diagram compares China, Europe, Russia, and USA. To be continued. DISCLAIMER: Following comments on my draft version (eg,...

The acceleration of Long Term waves
20 Nov, 2025
Late 2017, I published my blog on Waves (2), including the long-term economic Kondratiev wave (c.45-60 years), and the long term generational Strauss-Howe cycle (c.80 years). In my 2018 and 2020 blogs, I integrated (i) Needs, Wants & Beliefs and (ii) Awakening into the Strauss-Howe cycle. Source: Charles Hugh Smith, 11 June 2008, Dude, We Are So...
The anthropic principle
11 Nov, 2025
The anthropic principle has nothing to do with a time period called anthropocene, apart from the fact that anthro means human. Hence, anthropology refers to a scientific study of humanity (ie, us). The anthropic principle is about the limits of our senses (eg, feeling, hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting). Everything else might be an unknown unknown. This explains...

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