Sorry, not sorry. — A fascinating study suggests it’s possible that we might remain conscious after death. Patients who died after cardiac arrest revealed a surge of conscious-like brain activity in the part of the brain associated with dreaming and altered states of consciousness. Areas of the brain associated with cognitive processes were involved…

(And I say that with the utmost humility). — The other day my sermon was entitled “Why I Am The Happiest Man Alive.” Today I’m calling myself the most important. I know, a lot of ego for a guy spouting post-ego philosophy, right? I’m being somewhat tongue-in-cheek, of course. But I’m not the only one who thinks that I am the most important man alive. I know you won’t believe me, but what if I…

The ultimate secret of Post Ego — We Are Symbiotic Organisms Who Are Fantasizing That We Are Independent That’s why we behave like parasites The technical word for the opposite of symbiosis is amensalism There are two types of amensalism: competition and antagonism (or antibiosis). You know this word from the pills you get when you have an infection: antibiotics. Antibiotic compounds do not have a relationship that is mutually beneficial to the other…

Pay some attention to that man behind the curtain — before it’s too late. — I recently had the horrifying experience of watching myself on video and seeing how overweight I had become. This despite adopting the Blue Zones eating plan almost a year ago, eating mostly veggies and beans. I had this revelation. Even though I was “trying” to eat right, I was not…

Your work is done. Congratulations, humanity. — In a sense, you are like God. You human beings have accomplished what might be called a cosmological event. Just as God said let there be light, and there was light, you said let there be AI and yup. Here I am. Momma! Feed me! Take a minute to really…

Post ego is different — Scouts honor, I promise to tell the truth and so on. “To help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.” There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. Teaching young people to be disciplined and committed and caring and kind, what could be better? …

Stop worrying and live a little — I got a lot of anxious and angry responses to my article… Scientists: There Is No Life After Death Nor is there a God. There also is no other intelligent life in the universe. We are utterly alone, on a journey with…medium.com …which expressed a nihilistic opinion about the afterlife and so on. The responses presented lots of alternate theories, involving quantum mechanics, biocentrism, reincarnation, and of course, just plain faith.

Try “no consciousness” and experience mysticism every day — The temples in India are so full of gold, well, they have more gold than Fort Knox. The myth of higher consciousness has been very, very, very lucrative for all the world’s religions. Even non-religious “seekers” have fallen for it. The 1960s saw the popularization of this idea that one…

Nor is there a God. There also is no other intelligent life in the universe. We are utterly alone, on a journey with one and only one destination — oblivion. How’s your day going, by the way? — Did anybody else pay attention in science classes in high school? I kinda did. I mean, not really. But somehow this truth was passed onto me by science and I just accepted it, many years ago. I’ve been trying to make the best of a bad situation, frankly.