Q: We’re all essentially the same. Agree or disagree?

Posted by Eric P. Metze On December 16, 2009 ADD COMMENTS
Rafal Olbinski - Confrontation of Similarities (1997)

We have more in common with one another than anything else in the entire Cosmos. The genetic differences between every living human is less than the difference between Chihuahuas and Huskies. We all have the same biological heritage and we all float on the same tiny ball in an unimaginably vast ocean of space. If you consider all of the various forms of matter and the possibilities of existence, you can begin to see just how much we truly have in common. One person may like lasagna with meat, one person may like it without meat, but every person that ever existed would eat a bowl of it if they were hungry.

Happy Winter Solstice!

Posted by Eric P. Metze On December 21, 2006 ADD COMMENTS

Looooong before the words “Christmas,” “Hannukah,” “Kwanzaa,” and “Festivus” ever entered humanity’s vocabulary, we have been celebrating the winter solstice. And why not? Without modern technology and capitalism making us fat, warm, greedy, and complacent, we’d be hunkered down in our holes, caves, and huts trying to make it through the brutal winters. As many  [ Read More ]

When It Rains, It Deluges

Posted by Eric P. Metze On August 3, 2005 ADD COMMENTS

Rainfall has historically been something to look forward to, but India recently has learned firsthand the lesson about having too much of a good thing. As the death toll continues to rise, the rain continues to fall, and the pressures it puts on the people of the region create several social problems. This natural disaster  [ Read More ]

Romantic Influence on Us All

Posted by Eric P. Metze On July 21, 2005 ADD COMMENTS

Since we are very young we are bombarded with images and ideas of romance. It is an important factor in our society and one that affects and reciprocates specific ideas about how relationships are supposed to form. There are problems inherent in this method of choosing mates, however, and they go beyond the purely superficial.  [ Read More ]

Aggressive by Nature?

Posted by Eric P. Metze On July 19, 2005 ADD COMMENTS

It was generally held for a long time that hunting, the act of stalking live prey and then killing it, contributed a great deal to our natural aggressive tendencies. After all, it seems perfectly natural to imagine how this ruthless ability to assault another living creature would serve our ancestors capture much-needed food. The problem  [ Read More ]

G-8 is Enough

Posted by Eric P. Metze On July 18, 2005 ADD COMMENTS

The G-8 was created out of the eight richest countries in the world in order to fight poverty in Africa. Poverty affects more people throughout the world than all of the citizens represented by their leaders in the G-8 conference. But poverty happens even in these countries, including the United States. It is not a  [ Read More ]

Out of Africa, Too

Posted by Eric P. Metze On July 14, 2005 ADD COMMENTS

There are three pervading hypotheses about the emergence of modern humans. While I was reading the summaries of the three hypotheses, I began to I favor the so-called multiregional hypothesis, which states that our species evolved relatively simultaneously in several parts of the Old World. I understood the logic behind the “Eve” hypothesis, which supports  [ Read More ]

Terrorism at Home, Even When Abroad

Posted by Eric P. Metze On July 11, 2005 ADD COMMENTS

The recent terrorist attacks in London remind us that people are still willing to use the most extreme measures to make their voices heard. It seems now that more people condemn terrorism than ever before, and yet it continues even in one of the world’s safest nations. It is a difficult task to overcome terrorism,  [ Read More ]

T&A (Testosterone and Alcohol)

Posted by Eric P. Metze On February 17, 2005 ADD COMMENTS

Why are people so shitty to each other? Furthermore, when someone is being shitty to someone, why does everyone allow it to happen? Last night I was enjoying a night out with my friends at a bar when I noticed a loud noise coming from the men’s restroom. I immediately knew something wasn’t right and  [ Read More ]

America: The Rich, Fat Uncle

Posted by Eric P. Metze On December 1, 2003 ADD COMMENTS

A good friend and I were discussing Thanksgiving and I started to think about how it must look to other countries for us to have a holiday where we stuff ourselves full of food and roll around on the couch watching football. You know, I can’t believe Americans even publicize Thanksgiving. It should be like  [ Read More ]