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August

To what extent has the power of the metaphor lost its power in a more literal reading and writing society?

August 9, 2022

By B

To what extent has the power of the metaphor lost its power in a more literal reading and writing society? Habit brain people cannot think in abstraction. Shocking, I know. Their habit brain knows only what it knows. See the image below the fold. I saved the following...

August

In what way is diversity a strength?

August 8, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

In what way is diversity a strength? Diversity, per se, is not a strength. A society emphasizing merit is strong, and this is the sole way for it to become strong. By implication, considering identity, either as a positive or a negative, is wrong. Specifically, identity considerations...

August

Why can Marx’s communism never be achieved?

August 7, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Why can Marx’s communism never be achieved? Consider: Marxists rely on habit thinking (irrationality). In habit-thinking, a person uses operant conditioning to make decisions. Here, decisions are always made in the service of the SELF (to benefit the SELF). This is in direct conflict with communism: "From...

August

Is atheism God’s way of showing us the path not to be taken?

August 7, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Is atheism God's way of showing us the path not to be taken? Everyone, left to their own evolutionary (amygdala-driven) thinking, is on the atheism path (habit). Sadly. Only those that escape the bonds of their habit thinking discover the promise of creation and its creator. This...

August

What are your thoughts on this new idea about truth? You can have your own version of the truth that may differ from the factual truth. Such as “I’m stating ‘my’ truth even if it’s not true.” Or ‘subjective’ truth that differs from actual factual truth.

August 6, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

What are your thoughts on this new idea about truth? You can have your own version of the truth that may differ from the factual truth. Such as “I’m stating ‘my’ truth even if it’s not true.” Or ‘subjective’ truth that differs from actual factual...

August

Why do some people have a negative view of politics?

August 4, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Why do some people have a negative view of politics? Because, increasingly, the progressives are agitating to move the American representative republic in the direction of majority (democracy/mob) rules. In mob rules, might makes right. There are winners and losers. The people are going to dislike...

August

Philosophically, do you agree that all humans have rights or only some of them that pass certain tests of capability or development or membership in a subgroup?

August 4, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Philosophically, do you agree that all humans have rights or only some of them that pass certain tests of capability or development or membership in a subgroup? All humans have the human right to freedom of thought. In America, there are other protected rights that support and...

August

Is an omission of a truth a lie?

August 2, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Is an omission of a truth a lie? If the person or group “knows” that they are omitting a perspective that may be correct because it is not yet disproven, then yes, their favored view is a lie. The omitted perspective, if not yet disproven, is a...

August

Why do so many people settle for the status quo in life rather than choose to make a change?

August 2, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

Why do so many people settle for the status quo in life rather than choose to make a change? Start with: Some people allow the fires of their God-given gift of curiosity (see image above) to go out. For children, curiosity otherwise rages. Yet then, with the...

August

When did having patience actually backfire?

August 2, 2022

In Quick Observations

By B

When did having patience actually backfire? Always when people wait for something good to come their way. ...