skip to Main Content

NTHE Questions #5 and #6

What would Planet Earth have been like if Homo sapiens female had been genetically similar to female praying mantises or female black widow spiders (i.e., practicing sexual cannibalism)? ** Assume you are politically omnipotent and can convince everyone on Earth…

Read More..

Thanks for the Comments!

by Alton C. Thompson My recently-posted “What Would It Take?” essay lacks a statement of purpose.  As I have reflected on why it lacks one, I have come to conclude that the essay was a product of my unconscious mind! In…

Read More..

Dialog on Death

by Anne Pyterek and Guy McPherson, and initially posted at Blue Bus Books Buddha: (to a student of his) "How often do you think about death?" Student:: "Very often, probably dozens of times every day." Buddha: "That's not enough. You…

Read More..

NTHE Questions #2 and #3

1. We have so little time left. Do you really want to spend it in this way? ** 2. How do you tell teenage children who are old enough to understand? Background: I haven't yet gone into detail with my…

Read More..

NTHE Question #1

In discovering the thesis of near-term human extinction last year and talking about it with my wife, she made this statement: "Maybe we deserve it." That was pretty jaw-dropping to me, but then I thought about it for a while.…

Read More..
Back To Top