I'm in the business of social critique but mainly from a position of how to live well. The goal of my life is the good life, first for me and my friends and family, later for a wider circle.
My sources are multiple and my rule is that any position is to be entertained for a while at least - anecdote is a valuable source in that it describes an emotional experience that at least one person has had - the challenge is to assess it's relevance to one's own worldview. My goal is to see the world as it is warts and all, accept it and feel good about it.
Many ideas are considered evil to a given set of people - and they cannot be invoked / discussed at all because they almost have a magical power to summon darkness (say - euthanasia). This is a taboo I reject, although I respect that the emotional difficulties people may experience handling challenging ideas - there is a time and a place.
I've devoted a lot of time to the mental map (too much time!) - but experiences are the essence (and yes, I fear people and the world)...this involves cultivating openness and fearlessness.
I believe there is an experiential "spiritual" level in life which is open to us and free of dogma - it consists of accessing non-routine and profound mental/emotional states. Everybody has their own "way". I reject the notion of being a spiritual child in someone else's spiritual family.
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