Love
I guess it will be a while yet before I’d be able to not think about this subject all the time. I’ve been tackling another Erich Fromm, Man for Himself for some time now (too busy at work). It’s supposedly … Continue reading
Category: Random Thoughts
Relativities of Views
I’ve never had much conviction about anything (well, except, somehow, for certain things about myself). I don’t subscribe to any one particular religion. I have doubts about “absolute truths.” So, when I hear someone makes comments on things with absolute … Continue reading
Hong’s Theory of Social Bell Curves
I guess I haven’t told you about this theory yet, have I? It recently came up again in a conversation, so I might as well write it down here. As grand as it might sounds, it’s a very informal analogy … Continue reading
Romantic Love
There is a new TV series that I think has a potential this season, called “Cupid.” It’s on at 9:00 pm on Thursday nights on CBS. It’s about a “relationship” counselor/newspaper columnist and a guy who believes he is the … Continue reading
Brain as a Modeling Tool
Several months ago, we had a very interesting guest speaker on the campus (the Microsoft campus, that is). It was none other than Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. He was actually there to … Continue reading
The Usefulness of Generalizations?
It’s so hard to generalize about the world, especially the people. There is no doubt that a generalized view of something (a society, a human, or an American male, for example) is useful (this has somewhat related to the fact … Continue reading
The Effect of the Limited Mental Capacity
I came to think that “the limited mental capacity” plays a very, if not the most, significant role in human, both as an individual and also as a society. We cannot retain all the experiences we ourselves go through in … Continue reading
The World and the Values
To me, “The World” seems to consist of the continuity of two “concepts:” those of “value” and of “no value”. As a thinking entity, evaluating “values” on what we observe and experience is one of our many essential traits. And … Continue reading