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\"me<\/p>

Exploring Humanity’s potential<\/h2>

My name is macdougdoug,<\/p>

and I\u2019m asking who we are.<\/p>

\"mariachi<\/p>

The human experience is like a story, it can be critiqued.<\/p>

Philosophy, anthropology, psychology, neurology & mysticism all paint an insightful and sometimes surreal picture of our shared reality.<\/p>

We may be somewhat of an unfinished self-portrait, and learning to appreciate the finer details and different perspectives will surely shed some much needed light \u2026<\/p>

In the hope of a shared exploration into humanity\u2019s confusion and potential.<\/p>


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Sources :<\/h4>

neurosciences –\u00a0 Being you<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Reality\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>

anthropology –\u00a0 Everyone<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 WEIRD<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Cosmogonies<\/a><\/p>

cosmology –\u00a0 Earth<\/a><\/p>

philosophy –\u00a0 Krishnamurti<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Brad Warner<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Zen<\/a><\/p>

psychology –\u00a0 Culture<\/a><\/p>

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