by Peter | Aug 28, 2026 | ADHD, autism, live-die, mental health, neuro-divergent
In the 17th Century, to establish the difference between human and non-humans, Rene Descartes claimed that humans had both bodies and minds whereas animals had only bodies. This mistaken belief, wherein body and mind are treated as separate entities, still persists...
by Peter | Jan 27, 2024 | good-bad, left-right, live-die, Nazi
In her account of life in a Nazi concentration camp Isabel Lowy said that Josef Mengele chose who was to live or die by directing prisoners to the left (to die) or the right (to live). Another dreadful instance of ‘right’ being positive and...
