Here he notes that biblical accounts of the apocalypse can be traced back, in great detail, to the earlier descriptions of the Persian sage, Zarathustra. The idea of a great war that will cleanse humanity of all evil has been with us for millennia. Lombardo believes that this is a dangerous idea. It tends to [...]

Here he points out that humans have been thinking about the future as far back as can be determined. Social engineering for the purpose of controlling future possibilities also goes back to the dawn of recorded history. There are many competing visions of the ideal future. Lombardo argues that a wise future would be one [...]

Here he notes that, for decades, he has been fascinated with the yinyang symbol and its philosophical implications. He elaborates on the principle of reciprocity as it manifests in evolution, and in the relationships within various polarities — good and evil, hot and cold, mind and matter. He also explains how the reciprocity principle operates [...]

Here he describes the philosophical conflict between his intuitive sense that there is an external world and the logical argument of Bishop Berkeley that we can only know our own experience and not the world itself. Pondering this paradox, he says, literally made him dizzy. The logical implication of Berkeley’s philosophy is a position known [...]

Here he shares his passion for science fiction as a tool for exploring the deep nature of the cosmos and of humanity on earth. He maintains that we participate in the evolution of the entire universe; and that, before recorded history, human began engaging with the process of evolution on earth. The development of agriculture [...]