When today we ponder the future of religion, we find ourselves in a quandary that would seem to have no solution. Over the last fifty years, the number of people who identify with traditional forms of religion has steadily decreased. … Read More
In a recent post, I observed that modern age Romeo-and-Juliet–style romantic love is not only not some ideal and end point in love’s evolution, in fact it is not even what we have assumed it to be about. Rather than … Read More
I approach the future differently than most people whose work addresses what may lie ahead. Most futurists focus on new technologies, or possibly on obstacles that might present themselves in our efforts at technological advancement. I see the questions on … Read More
When it comes to culturally mature understanding, one of the most essential recognitions can also initially be particularly hard for people to get their minds around: the simple fact that intelligence has multiple aspects. Culturally mature systemic perspective requires that … Read More
Confronting terrorism is an arena in which the modern West can and must apply culturally mature leadership. A culturally mature response to terrorism, executed well, results not just in effective defense policy, but a modeling of mature and creative leadership … Read More
The idea of a needed new human maturity—especially when filled out with Cultural Maturity’s more detailed observations—is unusual as much for the specifically developmental kind of concept it represents as for its particular conclusions. This difference is key to how … Read More
Adapted from Cultural Maturity—A Guidebook for the Future Today we see technologies that are increasingly dynamic, complex, and richly networked. Are such new technologies producing today’s new ways of thinking or does the causality go the other way around. The … Read More