Believing things to be true because one wishes them to be true is a prime malady of the human condition. It is an opposite of objectivity, reflecting a shortfall of intellectual honesty. It has led to ... Read More about Wish Fulfillment
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Bias
[/caption] Magritte’s painting suggests a central question: can we recognize our own biases? ... Read More about Bias
Arrogance
Humility's opposite, arrogance is an unjustified and inflated (immoderate) sense of self, sometimes expressed as grandiosity. ... Read More about Arrogance
Civilization
Civilization is a manifestation of order. "Why should I be good to others? Why should I care about anyone else?" Skeptics of a Humanist values system pose these questions regularly. As with the ... Read More about Civilization
Living in Discipline, Self-Control and Self-Regulation
Through discipline, we put and keep ourselves in good order. Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability. [Christian writer Roy L. Smith] Your disciplines today will govern ... Read More about Living in Discipline, Self-Control and Self-Regulation
Being Stable and Constant
Healthy stability, which is not excessive or rigid, is an important part of good order. I have constructed this model with an emphasis on change and progress but in our everyday affairs, people also ... Read More about Being Stable and Constant
Developing Good Habits and Practices
Good habits and practices are important to living in good order. Doing good things haphazardly or inconsistently does not generate good order. The brain processes everything we experience and all we ... Read More about Developing Good Habits and Practices
Concentrating
Salvador Dali, The Lacemaker (after Vermeer) (1954-55) Concentrating is an aspect of order in domain of thinking. Unlocking bits of the unseen order - penetrating into the unknown and ... Read More about Concentrating
Being Selfless
Being about more than the self pulls people together, and makes orderly societies possible. A prime demand of the orderly life is the taming of the ego. In its pre-orderly state, the ego senses ... Read More about Being Selfless