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Yesterday I watched Kevin Kostner again in the film "The postman". It wasn't well received by all critics, but I rather like it and was struck by how the hero of a post-apocalyptic world, stumbling across a dead postman whilst on the run from the evil army of 8, dons his outfit and… Continue

Premise: fear can only exist where there is vulnerability.

Hmm. Some things are definitely vulnerable - such as the body. The mind, too.

Still, we can in some circumstances ignore these seemingly legitimate causes for fear. For example, when protecting the life of a loved one… Continue

Who am I? What am I doing here? Where am I going?

Let's start with the basics. Can I answer any of these questions?

Er... no, actually. I can make up all sorts of stories: I'm a Blugbatter beast from planet alpha-prime of Proxima centauri; I'm here to observe you strange humans because… Continue

This blog post might seem to be a complete non-sequitur, but it relates to Mike's recent blog post about belief. I don't intend to say very much myself, but leave it up to you, if you have time and inclination, to follow it up.

First, what is the Global Consciousness Project? Well, if you… Continue

I just logged on to hidden recess and noticed it had apparently been deleted. So I created this, just temporarily, to find out what is going on, and what, if anything, previous members might like to do.