Category Archives: Our Future

A day of celebration.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by

This day 26 years ago Ailsa and I got married. 22 years and 3 days ago the title for this house changed into our name (with a mortgage, which has been gone a couple of years). Today is a special … Continue reading →

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London Futurists – The world after coronavirus – key dimensions for decisions

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The world after coronavirus: key dimensions for decisions? [ 9/4/20 ] If you frame it as either/or(s) you see a set of possible patterns as points on a line. If you frame it as all things being necessary, in different … Continue reading →

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On my Facebook link to the Portal 27 episode above

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Hi Mark, These are two of the smartest guys I have come across, talking about the most complex and difficult issue of the greatest importance to everyone alive; in a way that should be available to most people if they … Continue reading →

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To a comment from Joe Brewer on Daniel’s Portal post

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Comment from Joe Brewer on Daniel’s Portal post [ 6/4/20 Joe wrote – “… The collapses ARE inevitable—they are part of the self-organizing dynamics of pattern formation inherent to the globalized economy as it came to be structured.”] Yes, but … Continue reading →

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Convid-19 discussion on facebook with a naysayer

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

[ 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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What is the greatest philosophy or idea for worldwide peace?

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

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

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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