Category Archives: Gap Theory

Guns, Germs, and Stealing Truth (4: An American Stronghold)

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Jim Edmonds

“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something” – attributed to Plato (~350 BC; yes, this behavior was recognized that long ago) This blog series began with the events at Sandy Hook … Continue reading →

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Story (On Scripts, Life, and Politics)

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Jim Edmonds

“Story telling is the creative demonstration of truth.  A story is the living proof of an idea, the conversion of idea to action” – Robert McKee Story (Robert McKee, meuthuen paperback, 2014; hardcover, HarperCollins, 1998) (here) is described on its … Continue reading →

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The Route of Our Discontent – II

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Jim Edmonds

“One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little.” – Margaret Chase Smith “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace … Continue reading →

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The Root of Our Politics

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

“Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.” ― Jean Racine In the last post a General Behavior Pattern of Emotions->(Thinking, maybe)->Behavior emerged which appears to be broadly applicable. One of those applications seems pretty much to be … Continue reading →

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The Unanticipated Consequences of Unfettered Emotions

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

“Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.” ― Jean Racine The chart in the previous post showed a general trend toward very negative emotions and behaviors among those having Closed Comfort Bubbles and Control issues.  It … Continue reading →

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The Affliction of Emotions

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

We have no problem in recognizing, or staking claim to the fact that we are highly evolved thinking beings (our conscious cognitive state) who also possess a strong free will (our conscious volitional state), both of which take significant time … Continue reading →

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The Root of Our Emotions

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

Last time I posted (here) it was about the progression from benign conspiracy theories to fake news to hate vitriol.  As much of an unfortunate start that benign conspiracy theories are, an even worse ending is when they morph into … Continue reading →

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The Jump From Benign Conspiracy Theories to Fake News to Hate Vitriol

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

On most occasions we would find something minorly amusing when the media presents us with a wacky conspiracy theory.  The Earth Is Flat 1 comes to mind, as possibly does The Moon Landing Was Faked.2  However, some conspiracy theories loom much larger … Continue reading →

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Morals and Measles

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

“It will take off like wildfire” Within the last few weeks it has become apparent not only that a major measles outbreak is occurring in multiple locations (reports here and here), but that the cases are continuing to increase in numbers.  The outbreaks … Continue reading →

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7 Words to Change the World

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Jim Edmonds

“There is always a gap between the experience and the fuller truth.  One problem is that the size of the gap (between the event and our speaking out about it) is inversely proportional to what we think we already know.” A … Continue reading →

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