Quick Observations

August

What is something you genuinely believe to almost always be true about humans?

August 14, 2021

By B

What is something you genuinely believe to almost always be true about humans? They reflexively pursue subjective truths. In Christianity, they are fallen. ...

August

Has 30 years of the public World Wide Web been a positive or negative for our society?

August 14, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Has 30 years of the public World Wide Web been a positive or negative for our society? Ask me again in 10 years. The web, for a brief moment, revitalized free speech. However, those that seek to control speech are using it to their advantage now. We...

August

What is a glaring problem within your society that you come to realize during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

August 14, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

What is a glaring problem within your society that you come to realize during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Life became too comfortable AND SAFE. At some point, people felt entitled to it. ...

August

What happened to the free thinkers, truth seekers, innovators, and rebel spirit that the United States of America was built on?

August 14, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

What happened to the free thinkers, truth seekers, innovators, and rebel spirit that the United States of America was built on? They have been overcome by fears. The people you refer to in the question above are afraid of nothing. ...

August

How can an educated person be insolent?

August 14, 2021

In Quick Observations, Rationality

By B

How can an educated person be insolent? With some educations, persons do not necessarily learn to reason. Do you know how you can tell that this is a growing problem? Simple — How can you measure reason in others? What is the process? Generally, people don’t...

August

How do we overcome class?

August 13, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

The class structure comes from the neural networks shaped in your brain in early to mid-development. It is hard to undo. We know what we know. For example, you cook the way your culture cooks. Some people learn how to win. Others, learn how to lose....

August

Why should philosophers get paid simply for sitting around thinking about life?

August 13, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Why should philosophers get paid simply for sitting around thinking about life? They shouldn’t. Do you know one that does? People should get paid for the value they bring to others. ...

August

What do people understand by a civilized country or a civilized society?

August 13, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

What do people understand by a civilized country or a civilized society? I don’t know about people. I personally understand it to mean that individual rights are protected, and, that a rational process exists to reconcile conflicts when individuals oppress the rights of others in the pursuit...

August

Why do views of history change?

August 13, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

Why do views of history change? Brains change. Every brain, of every generation, is comprised of information acquired by that individual. It evolves. Remember the old telephone game of children (Chinese Whispers)? History is likewise evolved. ...

August

What single human has caused the most damage to scientific progress in the history of the world?

August 13, 2021

In Quick Observations

By B

What single human has caused the most damage to scientific progress in the history of the world? Mark Zuckerberg. The power and influence of Facebook encourages science to become a popularity contest. ...