Re: Mind's Eye Re: A Book At Xmas or two

There is very much a dark side to creativity, though I get lost in the
math very quickly I know the problem well, in my simple opinion it is
a derived from a pair of sources. True creativity in my experience has
been intermittent at best.It is said genius is 1% inspiration 99%
perspiration, A truly brilliant idea shows up once in a while ..
then there are long hours even day , months or years before the next
inspiration.. with in christianity it is commonly known as the darkest
hour..

Even within enlightenment there is the desire to follow the golden
calf and profit from these moments of transcendence. My experience has
been that no matter how brilliant the idea is ,it has already been
thought of before. Because of the desire of self you have people will
exploit any concept or idea // rather than share it with humanity
they chose to follow and worship the golden calf.. ( I believe that
idea was originally pointed out by Gabby,) stolen again)
Allan



On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 11:58 PM, archytas <nwterry@gmail.com> wrote:
> A free paper with the ideas is at http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/11-064.pdf
> I was interested because I find professional ethics and religious
> morality collapse under circumstances of self-interest and become
> rationalisation. WE need creative solutions - but there is a dark
> side to creativity.
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> On 24 Dec, 22:03, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> "The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone —
>> Especially Ourselves" by Dan Ariely asks a seemingly simple question —
>> "is dishonesty largely restricted to a few bad apples, or is it a more
>> widespread problem?" — and goes on to reveal the surprising,
>> illuminating, often unsettling truths that underpin the uncomfortable
>> answer. Like cruelty, dishonesty turns out to be a remarkably
>> prevalent phenomenon better explained by circumstances and cognitive
>> processes than by concepts like character.
>>
>> Work like this is challenging traditional economics - the genre is
>> 'behavioural economics'. My own take on this book and a lot of work
>> from brain science and history is that we are at a tipping point in
>> respect of the possibility of a human science. I'd like to see a
>> broader literature take up this challenge beyond current drivel on
>> black and white hats.
>>
>> So what are you guys reading?
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Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.

Of course I talk to myself,
Sometimes I need expert advice..

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