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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Thoughts on a media-induced mass hysteria . . . the “Trump panic”
Before I say anything I need to emphasize that this article is not about politics and is not, therefore, a political inquiry. This article is about the phenomena of social hysteria and is, as a result, a sociological/psychological inquiry. In … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs and events, Government and politics, Mass communication: media, social media, and the news, Mass hysteria, mass society, and the mob, Modern life and society, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, The 2016 Presidential election and things associated with it, The U.S. and American society
Tagged government, hysteria, liberalism, mass hysteria, mass society, media, modern world, opinion, politics, psychology, society, Trump, Trump panic
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Thoughts on villainizing
Here’s a thought I had: I have often been fascinated, and disgusted, by villainizing. Its a weird mentality that seems particularly prevalent in the U.S. (though I’m sure its all over the world, in varying degree’s and forms). Interestingly, we are seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christian conversion, Post-Christianity, and Christian influence, Current affairs and events, Life in general, Psychology and psychoanalysis, The 2016 Presidential election and things associated with it
Tagged Christian conversion, life, psychology, society, villainizing
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Thoughts on the forgotten side of the saying “science fiction becomes science fact”: the warning of what science produces
In a recent conversation I made an interesting statement: I said that people are always mentioning how many things in science fiction have come true. How does it go . . . “science fiction becomes science fact”. This usually is … Continue reading
Thoughts on creation myths
Here’s a thought I had: It seems that there are many reasons for the development of creation myths. As a rule, older societies are not trying to explain the physical “scientifically provable” explanation of the worlds creation. This is because this … Continue reading
Thoughts on boredom and depression – the importance of the self’s need for projection
Some time ago I found myself bored. This made me think about it and what it was. It also got me talking about some other things, such as depression. Here are some of my thoughts: PROJECTION OF THE SELF Normally, … Continue reading
