If the light from the supermoon keeps you awake throughout the early hours of Sunday morning, take a few moments or an hour or two and listen in to John B. Wells host Leonard Mlodinow on Coast to Coast AM about how we may be shaped more by the unconscious mind than the one that’s conscious. 

Very interesting NEW YORK TIMES story on voices in the head.. mental health.. and learning to cope with taunting voices

Very interesting NEW YORK TIMES story on voices in the head.. mental health.. and learning to cope with taunting voices

Would the world be better if we never had the internet?

With all of this Google study mania this week, it begs the question: Would we be better off, as a human race, never to have the information superhighway created? Just curious…

What I have been wondering..

Maybe this is far-fetched, but I’m curious to people’s thoughts out there..

Which scenario would be more detrimental and far reaching for humanity:

1) If we were told that aliens were on the way and would be landing in 48 hours.
2) If we were told that new research and proven beyond down that there are NO life forms in space, and earth is 100% proven as the ONLY planet with life.

My thought would be that scenario 2 would equal more chaos on earth. I think if we were told that life was coming here, we’d be humbled. Sure, riots would occur and some violence and bad behavior, but I think for the most part we’d be haunted by that unknowing experience of what was going to occur. But I think in scenario 2, humans who are despots or evil already would feel vindicated of punishment. And then the real hell on a scorched earth would begin. After all, if there are no other lives in the universe, who’d care if there were a few more Holocausts or mass murders…

I think similar responses could be garnered by removing ‘aliens’ from the premise and including God instead. Regardless of belief in God, I think humanity itself would be in chaos were it to be told unequivocally that there is no God and we are alone, all alone, here on earth.

So, readers, followers, and fans alike, I’m curious as to your thoughts. If you’re so inclined, reply to this post, or send me through a message on my open lines page. Maybe the last space shuttle Atlantis blast off has me thinking of these ‘great beyond’ type questions…

For those who would be interested...

…last night’s Coast to Coast AM project, hosted by Ian Punett, had a pretty interesting topic: A professor discussed how the primitive, animalistic underside of human nature, with its sexual fantasies and homicidal tendencies, has actually given rise to the most positive features of our race.

It’s worth listening to if you should do be inclined..