All of us want to be known for something heroic, but who decides who are the heroes and who are the villains? And do the villains perhaps think of themselves as heroic? Would the heroes even be heroes if there were no villains?
In this episode Thom, once again, shines a new light on a subject that has been with humankind since we first developed the ability to create and share experiences and stories.
He explains that it isn’t an either/or argument and offers an alternative option. One that we can all aspire to without the pressure of ‘taking sides’…
Episode Highlights:
[00:40] The Trichotomy of Evolution
[03:12] Writers of History and Drawers of Maps
[04:28] Consciousness Drives Behavior
[06:18] Semi-Omnipotence
[08:11] Bifurcation - Breaking of Symmetry
[10:09] Elevational Theater
[12:02] The Supersymmetric State of Contentedness
[13:37] The Fall From the Status Quo
[15:13] A Sawtooth Pattern of Plateau
[16:55] Succession
[17:45] An Eternity of Torture
[19:23] Saved From Hell
[20:50] Were the Romans Villains?
[22:12] Or Were They Heroes?
[23:42] We’re the Good Guys
[25:02] Standing Outside of Our Indoctrination
[26:31] Communists and Capitalists
[28:09] All Of Us Want to Be Heroic
[29:31] We All Started From the Same Place, But...
[30:53] Holding On to Complacency
[32:31] Being the Seer
[34:17] How is Nature Trending?
[35:35] A True Hero
[37:04] Zero Rigid Attachment
[38:27] Impartial Guidance
[40:20] Become a Rishi
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