No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous. — Henry Adams Recently, it started snowing here in Columbus, bringing with it the stabbing wind, the treacherous ice, and the cold so sharp I could use it to shave. So although I’d…
Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. — Soren Kierkegaard The best way to describe today’s topic is to experience it firsthand. So first, watch the 25-sec slideshow that follows from clicking on the link: The Demonstration Finished? Now complete (in your head or on a piece of paper) the task that…
In democracy it’s your vote that counts; In feudalism it’s your count that votes. — Mogens Jallberg With my first real election season in Ohio around the corner, I’ve been forewarned to expect a flurry of political ads. And once more hear every news pundit make the always insightful comment about how my generation fails to…
You see things; and you say, “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say, “Why not?” – George Bernard Shaw Last week, we discussed tests of creativity, and I promised I would expand upon the topic. And because I fear the consequences of your outrage should I break my oath, I have…
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. – Erich Fromm Who here would like to take a psychological test measuring creativity? Or a better question: who’s even here? Well, let’s assume the answer to both of those questions is “you,” so we can get straight into this classic psychology problem. Imagine that you…
We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld A foundational part of being a psychophilosopher is skepticism. Doubt. Mistrust in your senses, your thoughts, the two-week old chicken in the fridge that doesn’t look that moldy. I’ve shown you how you can be wrong about probability estimates, about…