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September

Do you support free will or determinism, and why?

September 1, 2022

By B

Do you think that free will is contrary to determinism? No. In short: Habit (sometimes called the subconscious) is deterministic. Reason is also deterministic, but as applied to the pursuit of truth, not the self. The pursuit of absolute truth, however, is without end because the absolute...

August

Is it true that all problems must be solved? If so, why, and if not, why?

August 31, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

ON QUORA No. But we have many people on the planet. They need something meaningful to do. The alternative is to make them task (activity) oriented. NOT MEANINGFUL. People hate that. Also, problem-solving creates reason. Rational people manage themselves. As a result, the government can be smaller....

August

Value is not defined because the world has forgotten the suffering in the world that coexists with disparity and opulence on one hand and abject poverty on the other. Ironically, both have their hand out asking for more. What are your values?

August 31, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Value is not defined because the world has forgotten the suffering in the world that coexists with disparity and opulence on one hand and abject poverty on the other. Ironically, both have their hand out asking for more. What are your values? I value freedom with...

August

If God’s not in charge, who is?

August 30, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Ideally, no one tells you what to do. AND never God. However, reality (absolute truth or creation) absolutely governs what you can do;Some individuals, however, do not exercise free will (Free Will = Free Won’t - see image below), so they do not, with complete...

August

Who is the greatest thinker of the contemporary era?

August 29, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Who is the greatest thinker of the contemporary era? You wouldn’t know. They would be listening and endeavoring to understand. ...

August

What is the relation between democracy and ideology? Is democracy an ideology?

August 29, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

What is the relation between democracy and ideology? Is democracy an ideology? Partially. In truth, democracy is merely a tool to select. However, for American democrats, it means additionally that might makes right. Democrats (specifically progressives) are ideological. To them, it is I win-you lose. Whereas republicans (ideally) seek shared (objective)...

August

What is the prominent role of the media in a democratic society?

August 29, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

What is the prominent role of the media in a democratic society? To place BOTH political parties on the defensive. The corporate media has nevertheless gone on offense for the democrats. Thus, they have become an enemy of a free republic. ...

August

Why does it seem that 50% of Americans disagree with the other 50% on every issue when we are all Americans?

August 29, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Why does it seem that 50% of Americans disagree with the other 50% on every issue when we are all Americans? We are no longer all “Americans.” Some are America First Americans, others are Marxists or mini-Marxists (progressive) Americans. Some teardown history (the Marxists), and others are thankful for...

August

What is the paradox of progress?

August 29, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

What is the paradox of progress? Progress with problem-solving produces success. Success produces entitlement (socialism). Entitlement undoes problem-solving (produces irrationality). A lack of problem-solving causes failure. Guaranteed. This process is repeated for every successful civilization. Eventually, it ends civilization. https://server.learningframework.com/?p=11046 Learn to reason. Stop the cycle. ...

August

Which is the best ideology and approach in governing a country? Globalism or nationalism?

August 29, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Which is the best ideology and approach in governing a country? Globalism or nationalism? Definitely not globalism. It will be necessarily authoritarian. Consider this: Subsidiarity: (in the Roman Catholic Church) a principle of social doctrine that all social bodies exist for the sake of the individual so that what individuals...