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Apr 3, 2022Liked by Winston Smith

I think that the process of enculturation stiffles the potential of the right side. I do agree that the right side perceives the reasoning behind actions of others but also actions of self. To be cut off from the right side or to be minimally connected to it is to -- do things and not know why -- to be less aware.

Look at all the blood they drain. / The society they call humane. / It seems to me they're teaching pain. / Somehow they shut off half our brain. / Those who know are called insane. / The truth to me, it seems so plain. 1978

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"Emotional intelligence"? I thought you were a man!

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This explains why science and religion both fail in the 'modern age'.

Because science and religion/spirituality have become seen as separate fields of mortal endeavor, the chasm leaves an unnecessary 'split'. This leaves behind the integrated person - the left/right whole of personality. There really isn't any reason why a rational spirituality cannot exist. In fact, one might argue that this is actually the truly natural state of being for human beings. Children are most precious in this regard - but poison their natural curiosity at a young age with un-natural 'isms', their psyche goes damaged for the whole of their lives.

With the fraudulent 'systems' of new age cons, i.e. scientology, the entire concept of integrated personality has become a standing joke to most people. It's only made any serious endeavor in this line of thinking open to both ridicule and abuse.

The great manipulators are very well aware of these facts - it's why they propagate the absurdities between absolute materialism and useless voids in the mortal spiritual quest.

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