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Truth???

This week I wish to address the subject of truth. What is truth? Many today argue that it is a relative matter; it all depends on your own personal interpretation. Perhaps in some sense that is true, but does it hold for all areas of life and should it? Law as Truth If we say gravity is a fundamental physical force that is responsible for interactions that occur because of mass between particles, can we say this is any more or less true than a statement such as, “science is unable to adequately explain all of the phenomena experienced by ...

Communication?

In this week’s spotlight I would like to focus some on communication. The art of communication is more than just listening and then offering either a rebuttal or agreement. It certainly is much more than refusing to even entertain an idea that is contrary to your own and that is exactly what Ravinder found on her Facebook wall this week. Here is what the post basically said, “If you are a Trump supporter, please un-friend me now.” Refusal and Positioning We were at lunch with our son when Ravinder informed us of this post, and since we both try to ...

Secrets We Should Know About

In this week’s spotlight I wish to discuss our dependence on government. The very nature of our lives depends on various governmental agencies operating with our best interests in mind. It is therefore disconcerting when we learn that a significant appointment to some agency overseeing our food, water, and drugs has been given to a favored friend who has been or is still affiliated with a commercial company that the agency is supposed to oversee. This is the fox guarding the hen house, and it happens with every administration. For example, what do you think when a former Monsanto executive ...

Subvertising Fails to Work

This week we turn our attention once again to media manipulation. In my book, Gotcha! The Subordination of Free Will, I flesh out the counterintuitive nature of disclaimers and retractions. However, a new study reminded me of just how important it is that we all remember they simply have no power. The fact is, you can retract a story but the research shows that even when you know the story was incorrect, you nevertheless form your opinion around the original content. So if an article insists that XYZ is harmful based on arguably reasonable evidence, then even when the article ...

Why Believing in Yourself Always Matters

This week’s spotlight is really in answer to a question from one of my listeners. The query was put to me this way, “Why do you close all of your radio shows with ‘Believing in yourself always matters’?” I suppose the long and short answer to that could be something as simple as, “Because it always matters!” That said, let me flesh this out some and unpack just how important what you believe can be to literally ever aspect of your life ranging from health and longevity to prosperity in relationships or wealth. Belief creates the actual fact The scientist ...

The Power of Self-Limiting Suggestion

This week I want to explore the idea of suggestion. Not long ago I met a business associate from Germany in Las Vegas. He loves magic so we decided to take in a magic show while we were there. I was asked to assist the magician by pretending to have lost my watch, a watch that he would find. I wondered, how many tricks are really not tricks but rather staged events? Now, I have studied and used hypnosis for over thirty years and I know of certain hypnotic tricks that are absolutely not staged. Was it group hypnosis, the ...

Civility

In this week’s spotlight I wish to discuss the nature of civility. This election cycle has led to some truly unfortunate exchanges between candidates and I believe this can generally debase our society. If politicians can stoop to personal attacks that are vulgar and otherwise beneath the dignity of civil discourse, it’s likely that others will follow suit. This is exactly the sort of leadership that erodes our ability to communicate with one another. Real Communication Real communication is not about how loudly we can speak or how many ad hominem attacks we can mount. Sometimes it’s incumbent upon each ...

The Security In Microchipping?

This week I wish to further our conversation regarding the arrival of the Orwellian age. My recent blog on privacy received this comment from Shelley, “GWEN towers, HARP, Apple (not the phone), ‘The Scent of Fear’, Marketing, Subliminal Messaging in the media, fluoride in the water and nobody seems too concerned about anything that our Government is doing. Our children are being force fed stimulant drugs and I don’t think it is a coincidence that during project MKUltra we discovered that stimulants made people more susceptible to hypnotic suggestion. What the hell is going on and why is it only ...

Privacy–What Privacy?

In today’s spotlight I would like to draw your attention to the age of disappearing privacy. I recently addressed the new emojis Facebook is using to measure emotional reactions, all as an admitted expansion of their data mining efforts. If you missed this show, check out my blog at eldontaylor.com for details. Today I would like to discuss another aspect of what is referred to commonly as the arrival of the Orwellian age, and that is the eyes that are on you everywhere. Facial Recognition We marvel at technology today but it is often akin to the proverbial surgeon’s scalpel ...

False Consensus Bias

False-consensus This week I want to address the “false-consensus bias” and some of the outrage that we see playing out so publicly today. What exactly is the false-consensus bias? Please allow me to explain it by way of an example. I recently posted this comment about the passing of Nancy Reagan, “She was a wonderful human being and a great First Lady–rest in peace Mrs. Reagan.” Right away this remark was added by a Facebook friend, “That’s not how I remember her. You need to get smart!” Okay, think about this. Obviously I experienced the false-consensus bias, for in my ...