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September

What do you propose that youth today must do in order to help make the country then the world become much better?

September 18, 2021

By B

What do you propose that youth today must do in order to help make the country then the world become much better? Learn to problem solve. Then problem solve. A person’s ability to problem solve will define them as a person. WIN-WIN. The world will be better, a the...

September

How does the overuse and misuse of power affect the people? What do you think are the consequences of overusing and misusing power?

September 18, 2021

In Governance, Problem Solving

By B

How does the overuse and misuse of power affect the people? What do you think are the consequences of overusing and misusing power? All expressions of power are a misuse of power. IF HOWEVER, a “powerful” person acquires a powerful role (like president of a country), but...

September

What strategy would prevent trapping people in poverty in a capitalist system?

September 16, 2021

In Problem Solving

By B

What strategy would prevent trapping people in poverty in a capitalist system? Develop the skill of problem solving (in subjects the individual knows nothing about) from a very young age. Key to problem solving is learning to be wrong. If people learn that to fail is not catastrophic or...

September

Why can’t we apply a rational cost-benefit analysis to COVID policies? Are we acting irrationally, out of fear and a sense of urgency?

September 6, 2021

In Problem Solving, Quick Observations

By B

Why can’t we apply a rational cost-benefit analysis to COVID policies? Are we acting irrationally, out of fear and a sense of urgency? Indeed. Yes, why don’t individuals get the right to do that? Irrationality is a result of the many people not having an opportunity to do...

September

Why do some nations like the US become wealthy and powerful whilst others remain stuck in poverty?

September 6, 2021

In Problem Solving

By B

Why do some nations like the US become wealthy and powerful whilst others remain stuck in poverty? Because America has, or maybe once had, something that feels a little like the East Australian Current in finding Nemo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OfVD3KmzkU Only for business that is, but the feeling is spot...

September

What is the easiest strategy to close the wealth gap permanently that does not involve taxation or abolishing capitalism?

September 5, 2021

In Problem Solving, Quick Observations

By B

What is the easiest strategy to close the wealth gap permanently that does not involve taxation or abolishing capitalism? I do not subscribe to taking wealth (reallocating the wealth pie) away from those that have fairly earned it. This approach is counter-productive to the intended goal...

September

Is the main reason many people reject the notion of conspiracy theories because they cannot imagine the government and media lying about important things?

September 1, 2021

In Problem Solving, Psychology

By B

Is the main reason many people reject the notion of conspiracy theories because they cannot imagine the government and media lying about important things? Maybe. I bet sometimes. But also people, when they have data that confirms their view, tend to look no further. Calling a disfavored...

September

Try to identify a familiar point of view you have regarding a specific issue. Now try to identify the reasons why you hold that particular position about that issue. Do your reasons have unquestioned assumptions, undefined terms?

September 1, 2021

In Problem Solving

By B

Try to identify a familiar point of view you have regarding a specific issue. Now try to identify the reasons why you hold that particular position about that issue. Do your reasons have unquestioned assumptions, undefined terms? Probably, but sometimes it is necessary to charge ahead. Therefore,...

August

Has advancements in technology progressed with humanity? Can it change who and what we are?

August 31, 2021

In Problem Solving, Quick Observations

By B

Has advancements in technology progressed with humanity? Can it change who and what we are? It has already. A human’s capacity to reason requires problems to solve. Technology has dramatically improved the lives of people (fewer problems). This is why I say there is a pandemic of irrationality....

August

Do people in the United States have more difficulty with being “wrong” about something, than people in other countries? Why does American culture “activate the ego”?

August 29, 2021

In Problem Solving, Psychology

By B

Do people in the United States have more difficulty with being "wrong" about something, than people in other countries? Why does American culture "activate the ego"? Reason is developmental. God’s learning-framework, or life, offers the opportunity to succeed without, or because, one is not getting everything they...