Every single religion I have studied provides a surface narrative which is only a starting point designed to weed out those who will go no deeper. Literal concepts in these scriptures are the most basic source of information usually delivered as story, allegory, parable, metaphor and tradition. The deeper meaning is hidden in (more…)
We are now leaving the age of “I believe things” and entering the age of “I know things”. Language and how it is used will be a big part of this transition. Teaching and learning in recent centuries has been used to convince average minds to accept literal stories as the totality of (more…)
The Aeneid is said to contain 64,000 unique words and is the apex of western literature. As we enter the controlled information age we can see the loss of language complexity and with it the lowering of minds. Hey Teacher, give them kids some old books before we get too fat to leave (more…)
