Conflict Theory and Biosphere Annihilation
In a recent article titled ‘Challenges for Resolving Complex Conflicts’, I pointed out that existing conflict theory pays little attention to the extinction-causing conflict…
500 years is long enough! Human Depravity in the Congo
I would like to tell you something about human depravity and illustrate just how widespread it is among those we often regard as ‘responsible’….
Why Fear and Self-hatred Destroy Human Sharing and Solidarity
As our world spirals deeper into an abyss from which it is becoming increasingly difficult to extricate ourselves, some very prominent activists have lamented…
Profit Maximization is Easy: Invest in Violence
For those of us committed to systematically reducing and, one day, ending human violence, it is vital to understand what is causing and driving…
Truth or Delusion?
One inevitable outcome of the phenomenal violence we all suffer as children is that most of us live in a state of delusion throughout…
Seeking the True Path
One of the more subtle manifestations of the intimate link between (unconscious) human emotions and behaviour is illustrated by the simple concept of choice…
Gandhi: ‘My life is my message’
As most of the world ignores or hypocritically celebrates the 147th birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on the International Day of Nonviolence on 2…
The Psychology of Ideology and Religion
Two of the drivers of world affairs that manifest in the daily decisions that affect our lives are ideology and religion. Ideology is the…
The Delusion ‘I Am Not Responsible’
One of the many interesting details to be learned by understanding human psychology is how a person’s unconscious fear works in a myriad of…
A Critique of Human Society since the Neolithic Revolution
There is a long history of social critics and progressive thinkers offering critiques of human society. Among those who are better known, Karl Marx…