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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Long Life
27 Feb ’15 ~QofDay~ Long Life Blessing or Curse? Is long life a blessing or a curse? Neither concept – blessing or curse, seems to have much validity to it. Long life just is what it is. Long life, without … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Philosophy, Question of the Day
Tagged knowledge, life, Philosophy, QOTD
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Pro-Social Intolerance
26 Feb ’15 ~QofDay~ Pro-Social Intolerance When is intolerance more pro-social than tolerance? Like OM I see intolerance as being useful and pro social only if it is applied to actions that threaten the life and liberty of others. Anything … Continue reading
Money Picture
A post by Ailsa on my facebook page A dollar bill with the words “I am a piece of paper and I control your life” written on it. Not as much as you did, and not at all if I … Continue reading
Communication Style
Humanity’s Mortar What is your primary communication style? Hi Laurie For me the classification system described is inadequate. I guess that in that system I would be an analyser, yet giving that answer conceals more than it reveals. As many … Continue reading
Fair work – updated
24 Feb ’15 ~QofDay~ Fair Work/Life What is a fair life, what is fair work? Like OM – more questions? What is fair? Is restricting the freedom and creativity of people fair? If not, how do we justify the education … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Philosophy, Question of the Day
Tagged Economics, future, Philosophy, Politics, QOTD
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Joy
23 Feb ’15 ~QofDay~ Uncontained Joy Can you describe a situation in your life when you’ve experienced such a joy that you’ve been unable to contain it? Yeah – but it might be a bit much for some people, so … Continue reading
Reading
22 Feb ’15 ~QofDay~ READING In your opinion, which are the five ‘must read’ books and why? Second time – last one disappeared on me just as I finished the last sentence. 1 Selfish Gene – Richard Dawkins – A … Continue reading
Mysticism
21 Feb ’15 ~QofDay~ Classify Mysticism Is mysticism rational, anti rational, irrational, or super-rational? The opposition of reason and mysticism seems illusory to me, in the sense that both interpretations seem to me to make assumptions that are not supported … Continue reading
How do we know?
18 Feb ’15 ~QofDay~ Know How do you know that you know? Too many assumptions in that question to answer it without unpicking them somewhat. A full answer is extremely complex. A part answer is that it seems quite probable … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Science, Nature, Philosophy, Question of the Day
Tagged enlightenment, Philosophy, QOTD, science, truth
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Cosmic debris
17 Feb ’15 ~QofDay~ Cosmic Debris How can bits of dust and ice and gobs of gas came together to form the planets without the sun devouring them all ? Has to do with the rotational energy of the system. … Continue reading