Monthly Archives: March 2020

Convid-19 discussion on facebook with a naysayer

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 30/3/20 – on a Facebook Group] Until there is a vaccine (at least a year away) or enough test kits for everyone to test every 2 weeks, or some other reliable cure available at scale – then isolation is … Continue reading →

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Quora – Is there any alternative to Might is Right?

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Is there any alternative to Might is Right? (by this I ask is there any disproving this idea, even considering how Might isn’t right, but it determines who has control and therefore who has the right to control). [ 30/3/20 … Continue reading →

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What is the greatest philosophy or idea for worldwide peace?

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

What is the greatest philosophy or idea for worldwide peace? [ 29/3/20 ] We need to get past the overly simplistic understanding of evolution, as being all about competition. We need to understand that every new level of complexity in … Continue reading →

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Was there ever a point in time where humans lived safe and peacefully?

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Was there ever a point in time where humans lived safe and peacefully? [ 28/3/20 ] Depends what you mean. Certainly, in some places, at some times, conditions have been sufficiently benign that people could live safely together for many … Continue reading →

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Daniel S – … The pandemic is not caused by a virus, it’s caused by the failure of effective governance.

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Daniel – … The pandemic is not caused by a virus, it’s caused by the failure of effective governance. … [ 28/3/20 ] Close, but not quite right Daniel. It isn’t just governance that is at fault, it is a … Continue reading →

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Quora – Why should I worry about my future if the threat of global warming is so large?

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Why should I worry about my future if the threat of global warming is so large? [ 27/3/20 ] The first step in correcting any problem is actually noticing that it is a problem. We are doing that with global … Continue reading →

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Daniel S – Covid-19 strategy

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Daniel’s Covid-19 post [ 27/3/20 ] There is only one way Covid-19 is not a major problem for the USA – and that is that someone comes up with a cure, at scale – quickly (not a high probability). Vaccine … Continue reading →

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Quora – Thought, thinking, and accumulated knowledge is an important tool …

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Thought, thinking, and accumulated knowledge is an important tool in the hands of human beings. But the entire living & non-living system of existence including existential processes functions without this man-made tool. What should mankind do? [ 26/3/20 ] Kind … Continue reading →

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Mayor’s statement on Kaikoura District COuncil Facebook Page

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 26/3/20 On KDC Facebook page] Well done Craig. If we ensure everyone is doing it, it will work, the virus will be eliminated from NZ, and we can return to something near normal. We need to do that with … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Issue

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Pandemic Issue [ 26/3/20 – on my facebook page] It is really hard for me to have much idea how most people think, as my brain seems to be very near the edge of a number of distributions. I see … Continue reading →

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