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The Neverending Lie
“When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.” - Michael Ende, The Neverending Story
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"In Infinity, all models are wrong and right, but some are useful and useless!?" - Samim
An Idea is a form of Knowledge. Knowledge is a form of Energy Pattern - as is Mind, Body, Nature and Everything. A Energy Pattern has a Potential for Emergent Generative Change, including the Potential for an Intention for doing Nothing.
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The observer is not separate from the object observed
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Nature-deficit disorder - the idea that human beings, especially children, are spending less time outdoors, and the belief that this change results in a wide range of behavioral problems.
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Psychic staring effect (Scopaesthesia): Extrasensory ability to detect being stared at.
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“The effort of the imagination is to turn the boundary into a horizon.” — Barry Lopez
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"Follow the money" is much wiser advice than "follow the science."
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Breathing Matters - Jack Feldman, a distinguished professor of neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, shares the series of remarkable revelations he has made about breathing and the brain
Related: A conversation about breathing with Neurobiologist Jack Feldman
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Thinking in 140 Characters: The Internet, Neuroplasticity, and Intelligence Analysis
“Studies have shown the internet and related technologies are fundamentally changing the way people engage information, which in turn has compromised cognitive functioning in a number of important ways.”
“In the analytic segments of intelligence organizations, this phenomenon speaks directly to a—if not the—core occupational function: focused, disciplined thinking. This issue can be expected to be more pronounced among younger and newer analytic cohorts…”
“In this article, the basic concepts and science of neuroplasticity are introduced, as well as specific findings pertaining to the neuroplastic effects of internet usage. Potential implications for U.S. intelligence organizations are then explored.”
“It does not take long for the brain to show signs of physiological change after even moderate engagement with the internet and its applications.”
“One particularly worrisome finding is when in the state or habit of multi- tasking, individuals are more likely to accept conventional ideas and solutions without questioning them or considering alternatives.”
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David Sassoon (1792 - 1864) was "the greatest Drugs Kingpin in the history of the world" that dominated the Opium Trade. The system he build is a Precursor to todays Global Crime Syndicate.
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Web3isgoinggreat.com - Web3 is going just great and is definitely not an enormous grift that's pouring lighter fluid on our already-smoldering planet.
