Wisdom - Society should favor the mature, but we don't. Why? Just so we are on the same page, wisdom is not something you explicitly know. Instead, wisdom is your ability to make excellent decisions without existing knowledge. The image slide for this post comes from a...
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Why: Woke, i.e., dysrational, leadership. Single-payer systems are inescapably doomed to fail. The PUBLIC education system's woke leadership has abandoned merit, producing more people unable to think for themselves. This is good for communism but ultimately a fail for civilization. Although it still has the veneer of...
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Likes, and the like, undermine the independent thinking of the population. Specifically, social feedback is destroying (has destroyed) civility and citizen problem-solving. "Likes" are a narcotic to the mind of a person aching to make a connection. As a result, social media naturally teaches people...
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A Contemplative Cognitive Posture Is Practically A Must For example, the "woke" are principally postmodernist thinkers. The woke, generally, also include the political left, Marxists, progressives, and neo-liberals. These particular groups comprise people that believe they KNOW the truth. In addition, when the Christian right is...
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On QUORA: How do I know the truth? Truth is established when a hypothesis meets both the necessary and sufficient conditions. Note especially that the proposed hypotheses must be disprovable. The necessary condition is met when a hypothesis explains the observed situation. The sufficient condition is met when all but one hypothesis, including unknown hypotheses, have...
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Hardship produces reason. Reason produces civilization. The Dysrationality of Original Sin For civilization, the concept of original sin is a deeply unhelpful idea. It is also fundamentally inaccurate. Humanity is not fallen. People do insane things when they possess bad habits and function in habit. When their...
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Benjamin Libet's free-will demonstration Prologue Shockingly, many scientists question the existence of free-will. Some are convinced that we do not have free-will specifically because of Neuroscientist Benjamin Libet's pioneering work. But it isn't true. Free-will is, without a doubt, our homo sapien birthright. It is real. It...
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Develop Your Free Will Confidence In other words, develop the power and confidence to think before you act. Some call this power SELF-CONTROL. And it is. Free will is not the power to choose freely, but instead, it is the power to reject habit. After that,...
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Happy president's day and happy birthday, President Lincoln. Did you know President Lincoln was an autodidact? Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning and self-teaching) is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions (such as schools). Generally, autodidacts are individuals who choose the subject they will study, their studying material, and the studying rhythm and time. Autodidacts...
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The Risks Of Not Thinking For Yourself Are High https://learningframework.com/?p=15962 The Genius-Producing Steps Delay or deny Habit -- This is free will in fact Foster Curiosity -- The mind's reward for pursuing understanding Build Conceptual Models -- As opposed to perceptual models Diversify Your Thinking -- Expand your mind's usable space ...
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