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How language causes fear, anxiety and depression.

August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 Michael Todd

As far as I know I’ve just coined this term “fear-meme”, and so it warrants clarification. A fear-meme is simply a free-floating (non physical) entity that persists within an individuals abstract consciousness – persecuting and horrifying them at seemingly random intervals. Continue reading How language causes fear, anxiety and depression.

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Surrender the obsession for meaning.

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 Michael Todd

Your life is fine devoid of meaning. Continue reading Surrender the obsession for meaning.

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Until I Disappear

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 Michael Todd

Until I Disappear (On Reincarnation) Continue reading Until I Disappear

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God is love? How we construct God visually and verbally.

June 9, 2015 Michael Todd

Love is a modular word – God is a concept based on that word. Continue reading God is love? How we construct God visually and verbally.

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Don’t Assume “God is Love” – the limitations of constructing God.

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 Michael Todd

People seem to be quite open when you ask them to identify themselves, or their religion, by a name or an affiliation (Christian, Jewish, Protestant, Snake Handler, etc …) … Some people are self avowed “spiritual” people. My analysis of … Continue reading Don’t Assume “God is Love” – the limitations of constructing God.

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How we Die – How we can use Personality Theory to Understand it.

May 22, 2015May 22, 2015 Michael Todd

I recently read an article in a Buddhist Periodical describing the stages of death. We die (if we die in a natural, systematic way, rather than instantly) in a systematic way – it’s not difficult to record it and research … Continue reading How we Die – How we can use Personality Theory to Understand it.

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Turtle in the Ocean

April 6, 2015October 28, 2019 Michael Todd

5 things that keep us from appreciating life, and blunt it’s value. – Michael Todd The chances of being born into a human body are like the chances of a sea turtle in the pacific ocean … wandering. The chances … Continue reading Turtle in the Ocean