Category Archives: Illusion of the Separate Self and Free Will

Politically Agnostic

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Dave Pollard

cartoon by the incomparable Michael Leunig For the first time in my life, I can honestly say that, no matter where in the world I lived, I don’t think I would vote in the next election. I have always voted, even … Continue reading →

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Better Than Real

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Dave Pollard

The wounded surgeon plies the steel That questions the distempered part; Beneath the bleeding hands we feel The sharp compassion of the healer’s art Resolving the enigma of the fever chart. Our only health is the disease If we obey … Continue reading →

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No Free Will, No Freedom

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Ah, here we go again, down the “free will” rabbit hole. photo by Pavel Danilyuk, for Pexels, CC0 In a recent post, Caitlin Johnstone got to the heart of why we continue to tolerate the massive dysfunction, corruption and inequality … Continue reading →

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You Have My Divided Attention

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Dave Pollard

image from piqsels, CC0 Since I first wrote about Paying Attention to What We Pay Attention To, eighteen months ago, there has been a lot of, well, attention in the media about the business and importance of paying attention. As I’m … Continue reading →

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The Things That We Call Love

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve been using the chart above for many years, and it’s evolved somewhat, but what it’s basically saying is: Everything we call love is a conditioned chemical response to sensory stimuli. Nature, in order to propagate the species effectively, hooks … Continue reading →

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The 40 Missing Minutes

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Dave Pollard

propofol molecular structure, per wikipedia, CC0 Last week I went to the hospital for a colonoscopy. I was given a general anaesthetic called Propofol, a relatively new (1990) drug that has received a lot of publicity, and is in wide-spread … Continue reading →

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Is ‘Consciousness’ an Autoimmune Disease?

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Dave Pollard

Dave’s craziest idea yet. More radical non-duality non-sense. Dilbert, by Scott Adams Especially in more affluent nations, there is an epidemic of autoimmune diseases sweeping the globe. These diseases, of which there are over 100, now affect 10% of the … Continue reading →

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Exploiting Our Conditioning

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Dave Pollard

image by Mike Licht on flickr, CC BY 2.0 Several people have been urging me of late to look at switching to alternatives to Facebook and Twitter that supposedly are less “evil” — less fertile ground for hate-mongering, racism and … Continue reading →

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I Doubt It

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Dave Pollard

Caravaggio’s 1601 painting The Incredulity of St Thomas, based on the biblical story that gave rise to the expression “Doubting Thomas”. Image from wikipedia, in the public domain. You’re probably tired of hearing me say how all our behaviour and … Continue reading →

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The Other Side of ‘No Me’

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Dave Pollard

For seven years now, I have been watching/listening to radical non-duality speakers. Although I write about it a lot, I’m really not trying to convince anyone of anything — I’m just trying to sort it out in my own mind. … Continue reading →

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