People are free to believe what they want, but when you are inside a group that discourages curiosity and questions a little red flag should pop up and hit you in the face - caution!

It is human nature to want “to belong”, to experience ‘group comfort’ so to speak. I feel that in encouraging social isolation over the centuries (and indeed it was a long very subtle path, no?), people have been hurt somehow. True ‘community’ has dissipated to almost nothing and people are so concerned about minimal survival that they don’t look up to see what is going on. Along with the ‘dumbing down of America’, this is really not a good thing. So when cults do arise, people fall hook, line and sinker. I myself have been a victim not once, but several times until I understood what inside of me was wanting me to be ‘a part of it’.

I’m an admirer of Jeff Wells for sure; he’s a thoughtful observer, Tanner. But if this stuff stays simply at the level of “fun,” I’m afraid it’s not of much use to you. Debugging our minds of all the faulty programming we’ve been implanted with (by ourselves and others), plus changing the way we live is much more important than just consuming different perspectives on the times in which we live, even if I obviously hope you’ll continue to read.

Thanks again, you two.

Peace,
Cadeveo

Got here from animanrecro, thanks for the blog and links.

Do you like:
http://rigint.blogspot.com/

I think the writing can meander a bit, but fun.

Got to give some thought to your take on Hegel.

Nice to meet you,

Tanner