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Greg's Brain
http://gregbecerra-brain.blogspot.com/
- Author: Greg Becerra
- Listed in: Society Philosophy
- Tags: life society philosophy greg gregory becerra
- Added on: May 20th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
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Oneness and Its Superstition
The concept of Oneness, this idea that all things are connected, became popular with the rise of New Age mysticism. This idea has always been around in various religions and beliefs, but the New Age movement fused it into pop culture. In turn, Onenes...
The Housing Crisis and the American Way
Many believe that money corrupts people, but here in the U.S. people corrupt money. Money is an odd thing. Someone prints some pictures on slips of paper and convinces others that these have some inherent value. The truth of this is that the value is...
Nationalism Or Why We Die and Kill for Our Countries
Killing people, including oneself, is the most common moral constant that transcends religions and political systems. In general, the commonly held notion is that we don't do it. Don't kill people and don't kill yourself. Forget about your opinions o...
The Invention of Emotions and the Cult of Happiness
Despite self-help books being some of the best sellers on the market, people continue to misunderstand themselves. Maybe there is a correlation here. Self-help gurus want you to be a better you, a skinnier you, a more positive you. But these gurus', ...
How Walt Disney Destroyed the American Psyche
It used to be that fairy tales didn't end happily ever after. It used to be that the only difference between tragedy and comedy was that in comedy nobody died in the end. But Walt Disney came along and sanitized our folklore. Now America is stuck wi...
