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Follow The Leader

Dear Friends, It seems to me, one of the reasons we are getting stupider and stupider, is because people follow their leaders… and ours are inept, corrupt and arrogant. We see it all around us. People too incompetent to count … Continue reading

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War is Psychopathic

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the notion that any nation is the enemy of another, is a mere mental contrivance to facilitate the abuse of power. The people of any nation are never at odds with another, it is … Continue reading

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War… What is it good for?

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the utilitarian philosophy of Mo Ti has one facet that is applicable today, his argument… “Why fight over developed land, when there is so much undeveloped land that can be brought under cultivation, far … Continue reading

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Morality Depends on Scale

Dear Friends,   It seems to me, understanding human morality is similar to comprehending Grand Unified Theory, they both are enigmas that defy explanation and the difference is based on scale. It is interesting how so many phenomenon appear across … Continue reading

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The Slippery Slope of Utilitarianism

  Dear Friends,   It seems to me, the philosophy of utilitarianism is a slippery slope. Many well intentioned people have espoused the utilitarian philosophy with tragic results. Utilitarianism, like Bentham and John Stuart Mill’s seem to have an empirical … Continue reading

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Morality, Groups and Government

Dear Friends,   It seems to me, if something is wrong for me to do, it is wrong for anyone to do, if it is wrong for anyone to do, then it is wrong for a group to do… and … Continue reading

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Good and Bad; Black and White

Dear Friends, It seems amazing to me that, as a great Chinese philosopher (Mo Ti) once said, “This is something that confuses us… Take the case of a man who when shown a few black objects calls them black, but … Continue reading

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Pragmatism

Dear Friends, It seems to me that most people are pragmatists. We have to be. To lack pragmatism is to ensure future insanity. Because when you live in an insane world you must either be pragmatic about it or go … Continue reading

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