Toward a World that Works for Everyone
On Saturday, May 5th, I made a post on social media about religion. I’d like to expand upon it here. I wrote: “Some of the worst people in the world are the religious ones who sh*t on everyone else’s beliefs/lifestyle. If you’re religious or spiritual, just be yourself and love your God in whatever way […]
Terence McKenna once said that rather than tolerating everyone’s beliefs, we should willingly call people out on beliefs we think are outrageous. In his eyes, to believe something despite evidence to the contrary is to halt the intellectual and spiritual evolution of society. While he was known for criticizing mainstream science, he admired that science […]
Credit: pinterest.com No matter our religion, culture, skin color or anything else we allow to divide us, love can bring us together. We’re capable of unity, but it requires us to embrace love, compassion and mutual respect. It’s easier said than done, but it’s not impossible. Instead of letting our differences divide us, let’s learn […]
A friend confided that she was glad to see my change of mind in that I was at last writing about a generic spirituality. She was afraid that she’d have to learn Eastern religion to understand where I was going. I do understand the concern but I have to ask for tolerance from readers if […]
I’m frankly not sure whether Zak Ebrahim’s father really was a terrorist or whether such organizations as the FBI and CIA set him up. But it doesn’t detract from Zak’s accomplishment. Thanks to Margo. The power of empathy: How tolerance transformed two lives wrecked by terrorism Kate Torgovnick May, Ideas.ted.com, Sept. 11, 2014 https://ideas.ted.com/2014/09/11/the-power-of-empathy-how-tolerance-transformed-two-lives-wrecked-by-terrorism/ Zak […]
