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by Neal H. Mayerson, Ph.D.

What Is Humanity's Biggest Challenge Today?

By Neal H. Mayerson, Ph.D. on November 29, 2011 in Quite a Character

I recall a morning in 1997 when I opened the newspaper to read that a sheep, named Dolly, had been genetically cloned. The enormous power of genetic cloning was upon us and I shuddered inside thinking of how ill-prepared we were to handle this power for the common good. At that time in my life I had a casual custom of reading ancient Chinese and Japanese poetry. Read More

The VIA me character survey

Submitted by Anonymous on November 30, 2011 - 10:44am.

The VIA me character survey was enlightening, for the most part. The only problem I have with it is the "Spirituality, sense of purpose, and faith" Strength. According to the survey, this is my weakest character "strength." I do not believe in a "god," but i do have a very deep and strong sense of purpose of the universe. Can you explain this?

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Neal H. Mayerson, Ph.D.

Neal Mayerson, Ph.D., is the founder and Chairman of the nonprofit VIA Institute on Character.

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