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As I look at the political events and reactions from the last few days, it appears to me that fear and reactivity are, as always,… Read More »Power, Individualism, and Community in a Neo-Liberal Economic System

Thinking, The Internet, Consensus, and Collective Consciousness July 7, 2015 Recently I read an article that made reference to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s belief that… Read More »Thinking, The Internet, Consensus, and Collective Consciousness

Sometimes life intrudes in surprising ways on anticipated schedules. Too often those intrusions are negative, but not always. I have been trying to post once… Read More »An IPPY for "Community of Promise"

I wrote last week about the value of obtaining reliable statistical data as a resource for thinking. I added the qualification that one must understand… Read More »The Effect of Ideology on Thinking

You probably already know (even if you forgot it for a while) that it is impossible to reach valid conclusions if you begin with unreliable… Read More »Garbage In, Garbage Out

I live in a community that makes decisions by means of a consensus process. Deciding by consensus requires people to think together, but while there… Read More »Thinking and Community

Last week I did not post in this blog because I was attending the annual conference of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors in Phoenix,… Read More »Nepantla

Many models exist that purport to describe the structure and functioning of a healthy community. To some degree, the diversity in the models can be… Read More »Compliance, Creativity, and Community