Monthly Archives: May 2018

Thoughts driving home from meeting Richard Dawkins in Christchurch

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

Attended Richard Dawkins event in Christchurch, and had a short conversation with him at the meet and greet afterwards These are transcriptions from 3 recordings made driving home Saturday morning, listening to a lecture on the development of Greek philosophical … Continue reading →

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Evolutionary Values

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

CI 2.0 governed by meaning and evolutionary values Hi George, It doesn’t appear to me that our existing crises are in any significant way a manifestation of intelligence verses emotions, the situation appears far more complex than that; and seems … Continue reading →

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Qora – shocking proof

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

Quora – Shocking proof What scientific theory do you think will be proven wrong and shock the scientific world? Or what new scientific theory will shock us all? For me, the implicit assumptions behind the question are themselves disproved. In … Continue reading →

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Aging issues

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

Cause of the Month – Issues of the Aged Continuing from last year So many dimensions to this question. We have a friend staying at present who is a teacher in our largest city. In her experience, she see’s exponentially … Continue reading →

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Motivation

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

Stars in My Eyes What motivates you? Hi Laurie, That is such a profound question, one I have given many hours of deep thinking time over the last few weeks and months, mainly through an ongoing discussion on Trick Slattery’s … Continue reading →

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Free will with Trick continues

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Ted Howard NZ

Free will again. Things got heated, and it looked like the debate on Trick’s site would be effectively closed. Anyone interested can follow the links below, and see which comments Trick has chosen to publish, and which he withheld, and … Continue reading →

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