More simplistic ramblings

So we asked an economist - will there be more wealth and more resources?

He answered - this will obviously and ultimately be determined by human action!

So we asked an economist - will poor people get wealthier?

He answered - this will obviously and ultimately be determined by human action - id est if the rich give the poor more money and or resources....

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Also there is an interesting comparison between "Economics" and Astrology.

People go to astrologers to see what it going to happen in the future.

People also often go to people called "economists" - once again supposedly to find out what is going to happen in the future.

I put it to you that :-

- The "economist" has no more clue as to what is going to happen than the astrologer and is no more scientific than the astrologer and
also that

What will happen will principally be determined by freely chosen human action!

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Another thing I want to salvage:

SPORT is PRIMARILY a recreation!!


NOT a business, an industry, a profession......


SPORT OF ANY KIND is a RECREATION.

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Hundertwasser - architecture in harmony with nature - wunderbar! :)

"For a more human architecture in harmony with nature."

FRIEDRICH HUNDERTWASSWER.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser

Architecture in the past was more in harmony with nature in my view.

"TINSTA!"

An incomplete list of things that I question the existence of or I do not think exist (as distinct entities) or I do not think are valid concepts.
:)

There Is No Such Thing As ("TINSTA"):-

An "economy"
"economic growth"
"unemployment"
"economics"
"mental illness"
"insanity"
"madness"
"Autism"
"adhd"
"mind"
"psychiatry"
"social science"

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The Golden Age of Religious Tolerance

One cause of the decline of the "Golden Age of Religious Tolerance" - not entirely a myth - in Spain and elsewhere - was the growth and development of political nationalism.

"The Science of Copper Wire"

Neuroscience =

"The Science of Copper Wire".

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Fundamentalist rendering of a sceptical view.

To make people think.

:)

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The idea of a metaphor is fundamental to philosophy.



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The BE NICE Creed

The BE NICE Creed!

UBI CARITAS ET AMOR IBI DEUS EST.

Try to BE NICE! is my NICE CREED :)

We're all humans. We're all the same. We're all capable of good and bad.

If in doubt leave it out

I am in the process of deleting stupid / pointless / superfluous / abusive posts from this "Think Tank".

Hopefully there will still be some of it left.

This process might take some time obviously :)

Please bear with me while this maintenance occurs and the attempted march towards relevance carries on.

My principle is "if in doubt, leave it out."

But there are some that I would like to keep up because I feel they make a good point.


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What is in here may sound hardcore.

Remember - it's just words and images. Nothing more. Any thought, word and image can exist.

Also - it is to a point a corrective and an exaggeration to make people think!

Also - why not air an alternative view?

Also - you don't have to agree with it.

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School 1690 v. School 2010

Scenario:

Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1960 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up friends.

2010 - Police called, arrests Johnny and Mark.. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. Both children go to anger management programmes for 3 months. School board hold meeting to impliment bullying prevention programs. Mark accused of being a racist.


Scenario:


Robbie won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1960 - Robbie sent to office and given 6 of the best by the Head Master. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2010 - Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. Robbie's parents get fortnightly disability payments and school gets extra funding from state because Robbie has a disability.


Scenario :


Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

1960 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2010 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.


Scenario :


Mark has a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1960 - Mark gets glass of water from his teacher to take aspirin with.

2010 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. His house is searched for drugs and weapons.


Scenario :

Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from Bonfire Night, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up an ants nest.

1960 - Ants die.

2010- Police Force, & Anti-terrorism Squad called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, Police investigate parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated. Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.


Scenario :


Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary . Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1960 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2010 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

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This shows how stupid we have become!

Think about it!