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Evolution Institute – Saving Social Constructivism
Saving Social Constructivism Yes, this is deep and complex. Yes we are dealing with deeply nested sets of complex adaptive systems (up to 20 and sometimes more levels). The classical notion of “Truth” (that one can be absolutely certain of … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, understanding
Tagged Abundance, Communication, complexity, Evolution, knowledge, Philosophy, Politics, understanding, values
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Laurie – When pigs fly
When Pigs Fly Hi Laurie, Agree. I look forward to the day that war, injustice and hunger are found only in history books. I think it is achievable, and it will require some delicate balances. People are generally on their … Continue reading
Posted in Our Future, Philosophy, Politics, understanding
Tagged complexity, Longevity, Philosophy, Politics, risk mitigation, understanding
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Thoughts driving home from meeting Richard Dawkins in Christchurch
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
Posted in Ideas, Nature, Our Future, Philosophy, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Communication, complexity, Evolution, freedom, future, Philosophy, Politics, understanding
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Global Citizen
Global citizen We don’t just want to be the generation that ends extreme poverty – that is setting the sights too low. We need to aim higher. We need to be the generation that empowers every human being, where-ever they … Continue reading
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UBI
UBI is Inevitable Basic income is going to reach mainstream politics. This is an extremely complex issue. UBI is not in itself any sort of long term stable solution, and it may be an effective part of a transition strategy … Continue reading
In Shadow
Ideapod – In Shadow A great little image of modern life – if you are prepared to look within to the unpleasant aspects of self, and see through them to the greatness that is also present. The author’s website – … Continue reading
Democracy
London Futurists – Real Democracy Reality seems to contain the twin tyrannies – the majority and the minority. Finding a system that avoids both in practice is a seriously non-trivial problem. Any simplistic approach to democracy becomes a tyranny of … Continue reading
