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Homo Insciens, Part 6: The Knells of Suicide

Posted on Oct 9th, 2009 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

Is our species suicidal? Are we succombing to an inborn drive to usher ourselves out of the biosphere, now that we've almost used up the resources needed for our well-being? Are we - despite our... More »

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Homo Insciens, Part 5: Prohibition Revisited

Posted on Aug 30th, 2009 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

Today i heard that a 16-year-old friend of my stepson's was beaten up by three drunkards at a funfair in Luxembourg City. It's only the latest in a series of incidents involving alcohol, including fatal... More »

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Homo Insciens, Part 3: Fatal Barrier

Posted on Aug 24th, 2009 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

As far as i understand it, Claire Graves' (et al) theory on Spiral Dynamics surmises that different portions of humankind have different value systems, that they are at different stages of consciousness which act as... More »

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Homo Insciens, Part 2: They who forgot their body

Posted on Aug 24th, 2009 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

Homo insciens has a morbid tendency to increase their dependence on technology. Every new invention that replaces or supports one of their body functions is greeted and adopted with uncritical delight. Slowly but surely people... More »

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Homo Insciens, Part 1

Posted on Aug 23rd, 2009 by Daroy : Rising Air Daroy

They claim that the 'crisis' is over, the economy is growing, consumption is increasing, and let's rejoice. But what is growth? What does it do? What does it mean? When we consume more, why are... More »

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