Category Archives: Mind

My Mind Is Copernican, but My Heart Is Ptolemaic: Perception Is Reality

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Gene Wilburn

By Gene Wilburn “The Sun Also Rises” — Ecclesiastes 1:5 The Ptolemaic System For over a millennium the science of astronomy subscribed to the Ptolemaic System, formulated by the Greek philosopher and astronomer Claudius Ptolemy of Alexandria around 150 CE. It described … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened to Ecology?

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Gene Wilburn

Whatever Happened to Ecology? By Gene Wilburn Words have lifetimes — some very long, some short. Many words are elastic and stretch from their original meanings to wider application or a more specialized meaning. Some words define and encapsulate eras. … Continue reading →

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Flowers From Algernon

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Gene Wilburn

Flowers From Algernon By Gene Wilburn “What the Net seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation. Whether I’m online or not, my mind now expects to take in information the way the Net distributes … Continue reading →

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Paradoxes and Temporal Displacements

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Gene Wilburn

Paradoxes and Temporal Displacements By Gene Wilburn “Your thoughts, feelings, memories, attention, what you experience in this subjective world is part of mind” ~ Dan Siegel, Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human “Seems like only yesterday I … Continue reading →

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