Monthly Archives: July 2021

Philosophy of Science Facebook group – Nature of science

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Philosophy of Science Facebook group Alessandro Carvalho shared a link [ 25/May/21 ] All 6 answers are clearly wrong. Science, at its best, is an eternal enquiry into the nature of being that uses a process of refining all elements … Continue reading →

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Why are people in the world starving when most of the biggest economies in the World have stored food mountains?

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Why are people in the world starving when most of the biggest economies in the World have stored food mountains? [ 25/May/21 ] Money. Using markets to measure value; then using that measure as a proxy for human value more … Continue reading →

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Daniel S – comment on science as belief

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Daniel S – comment on science as belief [ 25/May/21 ] Hi Daniel, It is clear that human neural networks have a very strong set of biases for simple answers to complex questions. The major evolutionary and developmental reasons for … Continue reading →

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Can everyone on Earth fit in a road island side by side?

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Can everyone on Earth fit in a road island side by side? [ 24/May/21 ] If the questioner means Rhode Island (the US state), then it has an area just over 3,100km sq (3.1 x 10^9m^2). People come in many … Continue reading →

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If the collapse of the world is inevitable, then is it wrong to hasten it? What are the ethical considerations of this course of action?

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

If the collapse of the world is inevitable, then is it wrong to hasten it? What are the ethical considerations of this course of action? [ 24/May/21 ] If one believes that anything is inevitable, then one will be drawn … Continue reading →

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Is socialism the only path forward for mankind?

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Is socialism the only path forward for mankind? [ 23/May/21 ] Depends how you define socialism. If you define it as the ownership of all property by the community as a whole, then no – that is not a viable … Continue reading →

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What are some arguments against the existence of cause and effect?

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

What are some arguments against the existence of cause and effect? [ 23/May/21 ] First I need to give the argument for something like cause and effect. If everything were completely random, if there were no cause and effect of … Continue reading →

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Critique of Gregg Braden – WORLDVIEW PIONEER SERIES: Health Freedom Part III

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

A link on Deb’s facebook page toWORLDVIEW PIONEER SERIES: Health Freedom Part III: Transhumanism and the Science of Self-Empowerment [ 22/May/21 ] Sorry Deb – I’m having real difficulty listening to Gregg Braden – He is so clearly a conman. … Continue reading →

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What if the world next year decides Covid-19 is part of their lives with new viruses but lets normal lives continue with events, they had enough of locking themselves in houses?

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

What if the world next year decides Covid-19 is part of their lives with new viruses but lets normal lives continue with events, they had enough of locking themselves in houses? [ 21/May/21 ] If everyone actually stayed home, no … Continue reading →

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Models of global warming have a large range of predictions, from mild to dire. Surely our opinions of this subject are just as varied. Should we bet on the low odds & do nothing or should we take action NOW on a global level?

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Models of global warming have a large range of predictions, from mild to dire. Surely our opinions of this subject are just as varied. Should we bet on the low odds & do nothing or should we take action NOW … Continue reading →

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