We’ve all heard it before, someone telling us to keep an open mind about something. Often it’s the preceding statement to a difficult to grasp a concept or an idea which is teaming with cognitive dissonance. In this age where information is so readily available and media is difficult to…
In today's society, we are surrounded by the idealistic benefits of superpowers or superhuman abilities. Media portrays both the good and bad aspects, psychologically and physically, of various empowered people, and captivates their audience with fictional characters created specifically to be something we can relate to. Consequently, through comic books…
One of the strangest monuments in America is the Georgia Guidestones at the top of a hill in Elbert County, Georgia. The Georgia Guidestones are comprised of four tablets surrounding a central pedestal with a top cap above the monument. Each of the four tablets has the same message inscribed…
One of the things we all have in common is that we all dream, some more than others and some speculate that they know what their dreams are trying to tell them. It makes sense that we’re all very curious about what our dreams mean; the context behind the subterfuge…
This world in which we live has seen a lot of genius. Some found in people throughout history who were regarded as raving lunatics for their different way of thinking or those who never got any credibility. Other significant world-changing inventions have been buried for various political and personal reasons. A…
Can science explain near-death experiences? NDEs have been a point of interest that almost every person has thought of at some point or another. This may be due to the fact that death is one of the very few aspects of life that we all have in common. More likely,…
My previous article regarding dreams and how they've influenced my life started the same way I'd like to start this one: It has been an age-old debate as to what exactly dreams are. Many questions have arisen on the topic, and dreams are filled with so much speculative history that…
There is a profound yet subtle source of interpersonal conflict in daily life, a root cause or bulb from which so much misunderstanding sprouts. We overestimate the differences between people’s character and our own while underestimating just how much people’s views are informed by experiences we have not had, or stories…
