Quick Observations Archives - Page 76 of 85

August

Is there more misinformation or more truth now due to social media & other platforms than say 20 years ago?

August 16, 2021

By B

Is there more misinformation or more truth now due to social media & other platforms than say 20 years ago? Like when we were told Iraq had & was actively developing WMD's, would we believe it so easily with all the information we have access...

August

What are some historic examples of the saying “no good deed goes unpunished”?

August 16, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

What are some historic examples of the saying "no good deed goes unpunished"? How about one contemporary one: nation building in Afghanistan? The cause is always the same — Utopianism. ...

August

What belief that is widely considered radical do you believe should be normalised?

August 16, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

What belief that is widely considered radical do you believe should be normalised? That a sole dissenting voice, meeting the necessary condition, is never a “conspiracy” theory. It is instead as true (equally) as the majority held belief. Consensus does not make objective truth. ...

August

Are state and university the enemy of the philosophers?

August 16, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Are state and university an enemy of the philosophers, who need 1) otium for their productivity, 2) pure air, therefore house, maybe, at the sea, 3) high calories diet? They are considered as useless and they rob them their three conditions of life. The state, university, and...

August

What can we do to educate terrorists to understand that everyone else has a different view of what they think and should be allowed to express and live their own life too?

August 16, 2021

In Problem Solving, Quick Observations

By B

What can we do to educate terrorists to understand that everyone else has a different view of what they think and should be allowed to express and live their own life too? Sadly, we can’t do anything directly. Life, under the right circumstances, will. But this is why...

August

Does truth necessarily correspond to the facts of the situation?

August 16, 2021

In Quick Observations, Rationality

By B

Does truth necessarily correspond to the facts of the situation? Yes. The hypothesis must meet the necessary condition. For the necessary condition, a hypothesis must explain the observed. The Utopianists, Marxists, and postmodernists do not agree with this. This specific point makes them irrational. Moreover, the sufficient condition must...

August

Is it impossible to hold neutral views, be impartial, or have a foot in both camps these days?

August 16, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Is it impossible to hold neutral views, be impartial, or have a foot in both camps these days? I hope you mean, Is it possible to keep an open mind? Yes. I don’t think a neutral mind is good. If a question is important to you, I believe you...

August

August 16, 2021

In Quick Observations, Rationality

By B

Is it a good thing that everyone (including non-expert people) can expose his/her opinion on the internet? Of course. Expertise I trust. Experts I don’t. Experts want me to accept their views because of their credentials. I want to be persuaded, not bullied with a credential. Whereas, I value...

August

Cicero said “If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.” What do you think?

August 15, 2021

In Quick Observations, Rationality

By B

Cicero said "If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place." What do you think? Accept momentarily, yes. As a success. I am always happy in it. Permanently accept, no — I seek the absolute truth,...

August

Do you think that the following quote is true, “We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy”? What do you believe it means?

August 15, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Do you think that the following quote is true, "We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy"? What do you believe it means? No. People are fallen (Christianity). That is, they seek to fulfill their personal wants. Nothing, with the collapse of faith, is...