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On my Facebook link to the Portal 27 episode above
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
Posted in economics, Ideas, Our Future, Philosophy, understanding
Tagged Economics, freedom, future, Philosophy, Responsibility, risk mitigation, understanding
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Why is the scientific method important in humans’ efforts in gaining scientific knowledge?
Why is the scientific method important in humans’ efforts in gaining scientific knowledge? [ 6/4/20 ] While I agree with Marty Fouts, that science done in reality is vastly more complex than anything taught in secondary school or undergrad classes, … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, Philosophy, understanding
Tagged complexity, science, understanding, values
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To a comment from Joe Brewer on Daniel’s Portal post
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
Posted in Ideas, Our Future, Philosophy, Politics, understanding
Tagged Abundance, Communication, complexity, cooperation, Economics, Ethics, freedom, future, Philosophy, Politics, Responsibility, risk mitigation, understanding
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Quora – Is there any alternative to Might is Right?
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
Posted in Nature, Philosophy, understanding
Tagged complexity, Evolution, freedom, future, Morality, Responsibility, understanding
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What is the greatest philosophy or idea for worldwide peace?
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
Posted in Ideas, Our Future, Philosophy, understanding
Tagged complexity, cooperation, peace, Philosophy, understanding
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Quora – Why should I worry about my future if the threat of global warming is so large?
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
Posted in Our Future, Philosophy
Tagged Climate change, cooperation, future, risk mitigation, technology, understanding
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Quora – Thought, thinking, and accumulated knowledge is an important tool …
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
Posted in Philosophy, understanding
Tagged covid, Evolution, freedom, future, understanding, values
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