Kicking off our series on famous quotes! We randomly pick quotes from "2548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said" as well as the 17th and 19th editions of "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", and then add our own insights and contemplations to the meanings and metaphors of said quotes.

Poetry and quotes:

Here is a haiku

“I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We're wrapping up the politics topic with some thoughts on the justice system, including an idea for using a military type/merit-based/promotion style framework. 

Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible (Veritasium) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf7ws2DF-zk

Poetry and quotes:

Because after all

“Democracy is the worst form of government. Except for all the other forms that have been tried.” - Winston Churchill

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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This time we're focusing on the liberty aspect of politics and discuss an option for crowdsourcing political ideas and solutions through a Reddit-style platform. 

Poetry and quotes:

Wow politics, man

"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth." - George Washington

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We're diving in to the topic of politics! Our intent however is not to get bogged down with complaints over the current climate but instead to ponder the possibilities of new ways of governance.

Poetry and quotes:

The intersection

"Some people are philosophers and some are politicians. Philosophers want to reach truth/understanding. Politicians want to win. Helped me rethink some relationships, how hard I was working to reach the other person and find understanding with them when they just wanted to win." - Tucker

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Voltaire (or his biographer, Evelyn Beatrice Hall)

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We begin a series of conversations about movies that represent the duality of mind metaphor. This time it's Fight Club, The Abyss, and The Cable Guy.

Poetry and quotes:

What do The Abyss

"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything" - Tyler Durden

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Continuing our sleep conversations we delve in to the domain of dreams. Come with us, won't you?

Poetry and quotes:

You know at some point

Even in nightmares

“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.” - Pablo Picasso

“We all know that dreams are not truth. Dreams are lies that make us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The brain must know the manner whereby to convince the dreamer of the truthfulness of its lies.” - Sending Poets alteration of Picaso's quote

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This time we pay homage to the band Sleep Token, specifically the song "Take Me Back To Eden" and the lyrical metaphor therein! 

When you're far away

“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.” - Pablo Picasso

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Drawing inspiration from the Inner Cosmos podcast's series on sleep and dreams, we start our own conversation on this fascinating topic. 

Inner Cosmos episodes:

https://eagleman.com/podcast/why-do-we-spend-1-3-of-our-lives-asleep-sleeping-dreaming-part-1/ 

https://eagleman.com/podcast/why-do-brains-dream-sleeping-dreaming-part-2/ 

https://eagleman.com/podcast/what-is-lucid-dreaming-sleeping-dreaming-part-3/ 

Poetry and quotes:

Sleeping and dreaming

“Dreaming is really perceiving without sensory constraints, and perceiving is dreaming with sensory constraints” - Stephen LaBerge

“Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.” - Henry David Thoreau

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We wrap up our efforts to poetize our thoughts on LGBTQ+ ideas! The main focus: What is the age of being a minor and having a parent or guardian legally/morally in charge of and responsible for deciding on everything vs the age of majority where the person becomes legally/morally in charge of their own life and decisions that impact their life? Spoiler alert: we don't settle on a single age but we're confident that having the conversations is key so please let us know your thoughts!  

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The poetiziation continues! Still on the topic of LGBTQ+, we talk about sports and trans athletes, spring boarding from this interview between Neil deGrasse Tyson and Ben Shapiro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w89etN8QqNQ&t=14s 

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