130: Animal Intelligence and Emotional Neanderthals

Hello my Friends! Welcome back to The Ginger Bread Man! I am so excited to have you here!This week we will be sitting down to a great friend of mine Bradley. We consider the future and modernity, as well as some of the historical instances that have lead us here. What will robots do to Work? What is important in Creativity? What happens to us if we all get a Universal Basic Income? And Much, Much more! Thankyou so much for giving me your attention and ears, if you would ever like to talk about Anything, please email me at [email protected]. Have a great Week!Photo Credit: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash; Cool robot and human hand Cash Macanaya on Unsplash

Hello my Friends! Welcome back to the Show! This one is gonna be fun..This week I would like to present to you one of man's best friends(we have many), Felis Catus! What is a cat? What is the history, how did we get here? This and much, much more on this deep dive into Cat Fancy from Victorian England to Satanic Catacides. At the end I will share a short excerpt from Erich Fromm's 'Escape from Freedom'. If you would ever like to talk about absolutely anything please reach out at [email protected]! I will be forevor grateful for your attention and ears!Photo Credit: Cat by Amber Kipp on Unsplash

Hello Everybody! Welcome back to The Ginger Bread ManThis week I discuss my fantastic stroll through a beautiful pine forest where my son and I even found a mushroom patch! I give an update on my new Kitten and use this as an introductory note to discuss objectification of the things we love, wither that be our kittens or our significant other. Finally I discuss some of the ideas of one of my favorite thinker's "Jiddu Krishnamurti" followed by an excerpt from his writings. I do hope you enjoy!If you would ever like to discuss anything, or just need a friend, please do not be afraid to reach out at [email protected] will be forever grateful for your attention and ears, have a wonderful week!Photo Credit: Picture of Musci by Me!

Hello my friends! This week I would like to discuss addiction in the context of Opiate Addiction. I am choosing to be vulnerable and share some of my personal experiences with dangerous opiates like Heroin and how the use of botanicals like Kratom Leaf changed my life in terms of the functionality of my habits and current needs. Why do people seek these things out, and have done so for centuries? Is sobriety the only option for society?I do believe Kratom's Alkaloids(Mitragynine, Payantheinine, Speciogynine, and 7oh-Mitragynine) have an addictive nature. Like all things there is a spectrum of being and many will tell you Kratom is a far safer alternative to the pharmaceutical options available, including the ones for recovery like suboxone and methadone. Now with the introduction of the most Potent Kratom Alkaloid, 7oh-Mitragynine, and the impending Ban and Scheduling of the substance; what will become of the millions of people utilizing 7oh to abstain from far more dangerous options? Does this loom far more negative attention on the kratom leaf as a whole? This would effect millions.I really aim to be neutral here. There is no black and white. This story and the subtext behind the decisions administratively and legislatively being made really paint a picture of the Present Condition of the United States of America as well. It is never simple.Thankyou so much for being here, I will be forever grateful for you attention and ears. If you would like to discuss anything please email me at [email protected]! Have a wonderful day!Photo Credit: Ginger bread man filip mishevski on Unsplash; kratom leaf background Image by freepik

Hello my Friends! Todays episode is rather special. I haven't done this in a while, having a friend on that is. We had Jay on the show a few years back, he was wearing a turqoise jumpsuit and an animal on his head. Wild Guy, I am very grateful to know him. And this is a First, because I have never had anyone back on a second time. We discuss Reality, and Feelings, and Purpose, and Much, Much, More. I hope you enjoy! I know I didYou can email me at anytime at [email protected] about absolutely anything! Even if you are having a bad day!Photo Credit: Ginger Bread Man by filip mishevski on Unsplash; Red Swirly Background by Milad Fakurian on Unsplash

Hello My Friends!I hope you are doing well, I am so grateful for you showing up this week!On this episode I will be discussing what is Real. This time(old topic) through the lense of our Technology. Of course there are some glaringly obvious Modern Technologies that can be of concern. Yet I argue that our words, and our thoughtful words as well, are the base technology that we use to symbolize, and therefor separate, from the World. Yet we are The World, are we not?My second tool to depict our use of Technology in the world is the most abstract one that we have to date: the String Theory explanation of Quantum physics. One of my favorite topics, though I absolutely do not claim to understand it well.. I am an armchair philosopher not a Rocket Scientist.Lastly I share some of the James Legge translation of the Tao Te Ching, a very archaic and beautiful one.You can email me about absolutely anything at [email protected] I hope to see you there!Photo credits: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash; Twisting Strings  Angely Acevedo on Unsplash

Hello My Friends! Welcome to my Home!This week has been a rollercoaster, I swear I have felt literally every emotion. As always, these are Important Lesson in disguise. What are the connections between Loss and Death, does all Grief have a common backbone. This week I lost one of my best friends, my Kitty Shefu, but I found her! So no sad endings, but I learned alot from the mental process that that involves. I am very grateful to have her back. We also discuss how Tedium and Boredom in work can be a crucial opportunity for practicing attention. And why I like SMALL amounts of serotenergic drugs, such as psilocybin and LSD, as a Focus and Work Aid. Focus connotating Attention, and a better frame of reference to watch our thoughts. At the end I share an AMAZING section from David Gurdjieff's book 'Spiritual Realism' on breath-counting techniques, a Ubiquitous practice crossing almost every spiritual, mystic, and religious path.I will be forevor grateful for your time and attention! I hope you have a wonderful Week!You can email me at anytime, about anything, at [email protected] I want to be There for You. Don't forget that.Photo Credits: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash, Picture of Shefu the Kitty by Me!

Hi There Friendo!Lets talk about attention and technology, what does technology do to our brains? If you have children do you monitor their usage? Big changes have come into all of our lives, and I feel I can't be the only one just a little bit concerned..I have been on Hiatus trying to find my Muse. I cannot wait to bring your more material, new books, new Idea, new Drug Synopsis! Consider this a warm up.Have a Wonderful Week! I will be forever grateful for your attention and ears!You can email me anytime at [email protected] Credit: Gingerbread man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash; Computer monitor by Nicolas Gonzalez on Unsplash

Hello my Friends! Welcome back to the Show!This week I would like to discuss something I found very fascinating: Black Pepper and its primary compound Piperine, and the smaller component found inside: Piperidine. What is the connection between Pain and Pleasure, or Pain relief? Isn't the removal of pain in itself Pleasure? What does biology have to say about it? I delve briefly into the history of Black Pepper and the Opium Wars that eventually occurred. Could there be a connection between Black Pepper and Fentanyl in our Current Opium War? Then, we will discuss the acidity of Various Tea, and how Tea can help potentiate the effects of other compounds. Lastly, I share with you some excerpts from the Late and Great Chuang Tzu!I sincerely Hope you enjoy. I will be forever grateful for your attention and ears. Have a wonderful Week!If you would like to talk about anything, absolutely anything, please email me at [email protected] I will be Looking Forward To It!Photo Credit: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash; Black Pepper on Spoon by Calum Lewis on Unsplash

Hello my friends! Welcome back to The Ginger Bread Man!I am returning from a pretty hellish illness from these past two weeks, but I feel buoyed up by the loveliness of the holiday season! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year! This week I would like to discuss Neanderthals and the various perspectives we have had about their capacity throughout the years. I share some interesting facts I learned from a Documentary on Netflix: Secrets of the Neanderthals. I use this as a starting point to question Anthropomorphism and Animal Intelligence.After, I read a section from Saint Augustine's Confessions, from the chapter on Memory. If you would like to email me about anything please reach out at [email protected]! Have a wonderful week!Photo Credit: Ginger Bread Man by Filip Mishevski; Orca by Mike Doherty on Unsplash; Photo of Saint Augustine's Confessions by Me! See ya next Time!