How Our Interdependent Nature Prevents Us From Just Letting Go

How Our Interdependent Nature Prevents Us From Just Letting Go

The world we typically see is a world of mostly unexamined, needs-based personal imperatives struggling to preserve individual living systems. From a biological perspective this is a sane and necessary pursuit. From a psychological point of view it is madness. It...
The Dangerous Baloney of the Independent Mindset

The Dangerous Baloney of the Independent Mindset

The previous article published here talked about the ubiquity of baloney in our culture due to the beliefs inherent in the interdependent mindset. It was mentioned in that article that mistaken beliefs have consequences. In this article I want to look at beliefs...
Detecting the Baloney of The Independent Mindset

Detecting the Baloney of The Independent Mindset

As discussed in The Hopeful Mindset the independent mindset is based on an erroneous assumption about the nature of existence. It contends that we are independently existing individuals. This contention flies in the face of evidence supporting the current scientific...
Is Capitalism Driving Or Accommodating Our Desires

Is Capitalism Driving Or Accommodating Our Desires

I have often pointed to capitalism as a product of the values inherent in the independent mindset. As such I have suggested that it should be replaced by a more socialistic system that encourages a more egalitarian distribution of wealth and power.  But a an article...
Interdependent Values: A Prescription For What Ails Us

Interdependent Values: A Prescription For What Ails Us

Values of the Interdependent Worldview It is now recognized across multiple scientific fields that nothing exists independently. All phenomena exist interdependently. This fact has profound implications regarding what can exist over time.  Up until recently we have...