Psychology
fromBig Think
1 day agoWhy Einstein called awe the fundamental emotion
Awe is a fundamental emotion felt in response to vast mysteries that fuels creativity, science, wonder, and cultural connection.
This distorted view of humans in which we use ourselves as some sort of standard to which individuals of other species should strive is not only arrogant, but singularly ill-informed. We clearly need a new mindset, a paradigm shift in which we de-center ourselves and work alongside other species to change the dismal road on which we are currently and recklessly traveling. Christine offers that and much more.