[March 2000 journal entry]
With a statistical ‘standard deviation’ curve as a reference point, the individuals who are ready and motivated to pursue a ‘non-religious’ approach to ethics and spirituality correlate with 2+ standard deviations from the mean. These individuals are sifted out by such variables as
With a statistical ‘standard deviation’ curve as a reference point, the individuals who are ready and motivated to pursue a ‘non-religious’ approach to ethics and spirituality correlate with 2+ standard deviations from the mean. These individuals are sifted out by such variables as
- the resolve to think consistently,
- multidisciplinary reading/perspective,
- the decision to live and think ‘from below’,
- the experience of a language/paradigm ‘meltdown’ early enough in life and thoroughly enough not to hesitate to respond radically and irreversibly,
- the availability of sufficient time and energy.
