Nov 1The Parable of Religious Convergence, The Path of Non-Violent ResistanceIntroduction Once upon a time there was, or will, or could be, a place without suffering, without death, without survival of the fittest, without fear; a place full of spiritual harmony, enlightenment, and absolute oneness: a true paradise. Any such paradise is ruled by omnipresent and omnibenevolent forces named God(s)…Convergence24 min readConvergence24 min read
Sep 28To Narrow or Widen the Scope of the Geneva Refugee Convention?This week, UK’s home secretary, Suella Braverman has proposed (video) to break-open, revise and narrow the interpretation of the Geneva Convention’s refugee definition, because in her opinion, politically seen, too many people are arriving irregularly who do not deserve asylum. However, with an ever growing number of meanwhile more than…Unhcr3 min readUnhcr3 min read
Sep 12The Parable of Religious Convergence, -2- Human and Spiritual Leadership(Since the original long read text was very long, I initially decided to split the essay in two parts titled: “-1- Paradise Lost and Religious Returns” & “-2- Human and Spiritual Leadership”, after publishing these two parts, I realized that an important social scenario was missing, which I later added…Convergence16 min readConvergence16 min read
Sep 12The Parable of Religious Convergence, -1- Paradise Lost and Religious Returns(Since the original long read text was very long, I initially decided to split the essay in two parts titled: “ -1- Paradise Lost and Religious Returns” & “ -2- Human and Spiritual Leadership”, after publishing these two parts, I realized that an important social scenario was missing, which I…Convergence13 min readConvergence13 min read
Sep 11The Parable of Religious Convergence (Long Read)(Since the original long read text was very long, I initially decided to split the essay in two parts titled: “-1- Paradise Lost and Religious Returns” & “-2- Human and Spiritual Leadership”, after publishing these two parts, I realized that an important social scenario was missing, which I later added…Convergence25 min readConvergence25 min read
Jun 17The Future of Trust: Cultural Divergence as a Result of Using Artificial Intelligence; a Human Convergence Counterproposal(Shortened version of my Long Read) Intro Artificial Intelligence systems learn via computer based (human) generated input or via sensors. For now the systems still face many limitations. Notwithstanding, meanwhile AI can be very usefully applied as a tool for many specific purposes. Still, AI is in my opinion not…AI9 min readAI9 min read
Jun 17The Future of Trust: Cultural Divergence as a Result of Using Artificial Intelligence; a Human Convergence Counterproposal (Long Read)(Shortened version to be found here) Intro Artificial Intelligence systems learn via computer based (human) generated input or via sensors. For now the systems still face many limitations. Nevertheless, AI is very rapidly evolving, and because it can much more easily process the quantity of available data, AI already strongly…AI22 min readAI22 min read
Mar 31Manifesto: Convergence as a Path to Conflict Resolution and PeaceIntro Imagine war without any willingness to fight; imagine conflicts solved through understanding. At first sight this may sound like a utopia. It contradicts the current prevailing narrative of to “weaken one’s enemy until one side in a fight is beaten”. “Peace” can usually first hereafter be negotiated. However, unless…Peace3 min readPeace3 min read
Feb 15Gaziantep after the Earthquake?Intro Looking at the pictures of the catastrophic earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, first aid and emergency relief are of course the priorities at the moment. All donations are therefore welcome and urgently needed. …8 min read8 min read
Jan 5Global Cultural Adaptation, Convergence versus DivergenceIntro The root of my vision is cultural communication improvement through enhancing the use of one’s communication dimensions. The concepts used, are derived from my work in information science and analyzing cultural differences over the past three decades. This effort has led to building detailed new dynamic cultural communication models…Convergence15 min readConvergence15 min read
