I'll today be starting a new series on evolution.  The foci will include: Religion, a spiritual matter. Universe, probably next Sunday, for this too has spiritual implications. Humanity, same. Fire. Artificial Intelligence. There could be other topics. I've long thought about how religion first got started, and in my mind, how it came to be was that the equivalent of a cavemen/cavewomen community usually had some sort of leader.   How could this person maintain control?   One way was to have his subjects police themselves, so created was a supreme being who watched over you all the time.   These societies were provided an advantage that favored their dominance for survival.   I've also long felt that religion led to larger communities, and might have been essential for Humanity to arrive at where we are earlier than without. Of course, there is strong sentiment for God being the originator of religion.  I asked Google AI, how old i...

You no doubt never heard of someone named Earl Finch.  Need to be of Japanese ethnicity living in Hawaii to have any interest in him.  I recall his reputation, and saw an  article yesterday in the local  Star-Advertiser  to recall this bit of memory. But first, I had a particular  joy of life ( you need to read my posting of yesterday )  last night.  For reasons that defy any sure explanation, I slept 11 straight hours without waking up even once.  The last time this happened, not sure, but certainly, maybe more than a third of a century ago, if ever.  My speculation is that my walking exercise program was the primary reason, (did three mile-long walks), plus a sense of mild euphoria about my present life. Also, too, no worries on my mind.  The only conflict is that there are three University of Hawaii sport teams playing in roughly the same frame, and a UFC fight involving the only local person of any noteworthiness: Don't miss ...