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* What’s the Story?

Monday, February 23, 2009

When I was in undergraduate school at Linfield College in the 60s, my cadre of friends studying Religious Philosophy would drink strong coffee and discuss whether the prophets of various religions predicted the future or created it. Since I’m a believer in the power of declaration, I always came down on the side of creation. [...]

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* Does Personal Gain Inspire?

Friday, February 13, 2009

Dan Ariely, a professor of behavioral economics at Duke, weighs in on the subject of motivation and inspiration in an editorial piece for the New York Times on November 20. He asks the timely question, “’What’s the Value of a Big Bonus?’” [1] Ariely presents research that suggests that Campbell’s postulate about inspiration (see posting of [...]

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* Surprise: Expressed Understanding Works!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

An Op-Ed in the New York Times on Sunday (1-25) by Scott Atran and Jeremy Ginges comments on the nature of inspiration, even though they never actually use the word. Atrans and Ginges addressed the Israeli/Palestinian issue, suggesting that conflicts based on a moral principle could not be dealt with in a secular way. Put [...]

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