I have always been interested in “why?” One of my professors many years ago told me to engrave that word on my heart and never to stop asking that question until it has been answered. That always stuck with me and, ever since, I have worked to answer that question for myself. Since then, I have studied multiple subjects including history, philosophy, information studies, comparative religion, literature, business, law, and others. In other words, my interests have been incredibly multidisciplinary and do not fit particularly well into any field of study. Underlying all of that multidisciplinarity, however lies that underlying question. Why do things work in the way that they do? Why do humans act in the ways that they do? Why have we been asking these questions for so many centuries, but still have few, if any, definitive answers?

This blog is my attempt at beginning to answer that question for myself, and, hopefully to invite others into the discussion. The name comes from two fancy words and my own love of alliteration. In philosophy, the word hominzation means to investigate how humanity came into being whether scientifically (through evolutionary development) or theologically (through development of the soul) or sociologically (through development of societies). So, my goal in this blog is to explore that concept of hominization in all of its aspects. A habilitation in Germany (and other countries) is a kind of second thesis professors go through beyond their initial doctoral degree. For some professor positions, a habilitation is required for advancement. This is not a formal habilitation obviously, but an attempt to distill many ideas from my study into some written form.

In other words, this blog is my formal written attempt at better understanding why humans are the way they are. More importantly, if we understand that big question, perhaps we can try to move in better directions than we seem to be doing right now. This is a lofty goal admittedly, but something I need to do for myself, and look forward to meeting others who may feel the desire to do the same.