janine rickard

Quadrants & Quadrivia, a frequent confusion in IT

I'm reposting this for general discussion, because, well, I'm a theory wonk, and I love the subtlety available in Integral Theory.... Below is a reply to Stefano called "Orange and Up" on the thread... Read More

Vote for my NYTimes comment on integrating science with religion

There is a lively debate on science vs religion in the NYTimes. If you log in to the NY Times you can vote to make it more likely this comment on the power of Integral Theory to resolve the apparent conflict between science and religion will get more widely read....... Read More

Int Politics: a few questns- plz help

I've heard Ken says this many times: that Green Democrats who run for high office hate modernity. I want him to name names...is he talking about Kucinich, John Kerry? And where is the textual evidence for this?... On interiority and exteriority.This one drives me crazy. KW says that the... Read More

KW, plz teach what quant. mech DOES show us

Oh GOD, this is a vaguely infuriating topic. I've never had the level of time and interest to fully explore who misunderstands what, but it appears to me that Ken is making a straw man, or at least unhelpful, argument.... I've absorbed the New Age quantum info haphazardly, like most... Read More

Aids skepticism

 If the Aids skeptics are right, this is a staggering error, given the $40 + billion already spent in fighting the "harmless passenger virus" HIV.... Here is my comment on The American Prospect blog today:... Actually, there is a compelling Aids skeptic movement, which is... Read More

Toward an Integral View of US Foreign Policy

We are having a whale of a discussion over on the Sarah Silverman thread... integrallife.com/member/corey-devos/blog/sarah-siverman-jews-and-obama-great-schlep... ...I thought I'd  spin  it off into a new thread here. I hope new reader can  pick it up... Cheers, Janine...... Read More

Nader speaks Amber to Orange's Red re financial crisis

I've been looking for examples of healthy Amber, and in this video segment, which is worth watching for a lot of reasons, we see Nader, with his characteristic talent at catch-phrasing, saying that what must be done is to resotre Law and Order to Wall Street. That struck me as a healthy... Read More

Internet democracy in action: For the first time, thrid parties have banded together and agreed on 4 main points

It is all very well and good to analyse Obama for integral glimmerings, but the fact is that there are sophisticated politcal and economic perspectives held by third party candidates that are crucial to an Integral approach to politics. It is still an appalling fact that by controlling... Read More