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May

If a future AI is able to detect misinformation and fake news with great accuracy, should it be in hands of well-trained professionals and open source organizations instead of the government and large-scale corporations?

May 15, 2022

By B

No. FIRST (crucially): AI is a decision-making solution. Humans must make societal decisions themselves, as individuals, respecting their personal wants and experiences, and accepting completely the negative or positive consequences of their decision. Otherwise, in time, and now unable to make their own decisions, they will...

December

Is Western democracy a failure because it is just a façade to a corrupt oligarchy that primarily serves the interests of the very wealthy?

December 30, 2021

In consequences of, Developing Reason, Political Realization, Rationality, Traditional Philosophy

By B

See the full-size image here. The Rise and Decline of Western Civilization Is Western democracy a failure because it is just a façade to a corrupt oligarchy that primarily serves the interests of the very wealthy? No. Western civilization is struggling. This happened because of a collapse in humanity’s belief in...

September

Immanuel Kant said, “Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.” Do you consider this a fair statement or has Kant missed something in his statement?

September 17, 2021

In Reason's Shadows, Traditional Philosophy

By B

Immanuel Kant said, "Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind." Do you consider this a fair statement or has Kant missed something in his statement? Yes, he has missed something. I think so much more is going on, for the human wellspring of...

September

Freedom = Capitalism. PERIOD.

September 16, 2021

In Definitions, Governance, Political Realization, Societal Freedom, Societal Realization

By B

What institutional pre-conditions are necessary for the dynamic process of capitalism? Key/central/integral to capitalism is freedom. This is why the American Constitution is sublime. So long as the people are able, the American constitutional republic makes possible and protects their freedom. Capitalists/Americans do not have leaders. They lead themselves. That is,...

August

What do the majority of y’all think of 2A rights?

August 14, 2021

In Governance, Human Rights, Political Realization, Rationality, Rights Generally

By B

What do the majority of y’all think of 2A rights? The LEGAL protection [1] (as opposed to a human right) of a right to bear arms is key to human freedom. And, there is demonstrably no substitute for it. I wish there was. Weapons are exceedingly...

July

Forms of truth

July 3, 2021

In Definitions, Epistemology, Justice System (Formalized Rationality), Political Realization, Rationality

By B

Quora Question: If every claim in science is open for change, does that mean that none of them are true? Yes. Amazingly. Science is the search for absolute truth. No one can know it absolutely, though (i.e., proven). Even the faithful of religions do not know the...

Books – Collections

If a future AI is able to detect misinformation and fake news with great accuracy, should it be in hands of well-trained professionals and open source organizations instead of the government and large-scale corporations?

Is Western democracy a failure because it is just a façade to a corrupt oligarchy that primarily serves the interests of the very wealthy?

Immanuel Kant said, “Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.” Do you consider this a fair statement or has Kant missed something in his statement?

Freedom = Capitalism. PERIOD.

What do the majority of y’all think of 2A rights?

Forms of truth