Several sports have a penalty box that is often called the ‘sin bin’. We love those rhyming memes don’t we, even though few these days would comprehend the theology or history of sin. The Sin Bin is the opposite of ‘blame fixes nothing’ another meme/slogan developed in traditional safety with little thought about what is… Read More The Sin Bin and Blame
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The idea that the human brain is computational is recent and is reinforced in language by the interchange of computational metaphor. Prior to computers, the human brain was equated to other technical advances that Winston calls ‘mechanemorphism’ (Winston, B 2002, Media, technology and society: A history from the telegraph to the internet, Routledge, London). As… Read More Mind Metaphors That Shape Beliefs, Safety Beliefs
Many don’t understand the genre of myth and simply couple myth with falsehood. This is not its meaning. The recent release of the movie The Odyssey invites us into a myth and gives us an opportunity to appreciate it. One of the most important aspects of understanding myth is the coupling to semiotics. Semiotics is… Read More Understanding Myth and Risk Through the Odyssey
A few years back I played basketball at elite level and at that level you get used to high quality facilities, high expenditure on conditions and certain expectations about what makes sense. I learned that it doesn’t take long before expectations become belief and then beliefs are made myth. In reality, we have to live… Read More Thrownness and Risk, Challenging Beliefs