The universal Golden Rule
In recent years there’s been quite a deal of turmoil and conflict in the world. In this and other posts I present some ideas that might help some to gain more sense of the world, and of recent events.
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The underlying cause of woke, cancel culture, and the need for mavericks and matrons.
Imagine that you are the most creative, the most talented, the strongest, the bravest, or the most compassionate person among those you know, or know of.
Perhaps you’ve gained a medal at a recent Olympic Games, after years, or decades of training and discipline. Your successes, your resolve, your discipline in the face of adversity, have instilled in you a can-do attitude that empowers you, enabling you to push through difficulties, come what may.
The attempt to diminish individuality
There's been a marked increase in the programs designed to diminish individuality, in recent times in our Western culture, especially that by "Critical Race Theory".
Critical Race Theory proposes that we are all guilty of racism, by virtue of being born white, or some other "oppressive" class.
The subtext of all such theories (effectively socialism, communism) is that of a bias toward collectives (groups, races) at the expense of individuality (individual volition, power, sovereignty, agency, choice, independence).
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Covid-19, herd immunity and common sense
There has been a LOT of talk in the media, various forums, twitter, etc, about "herd immunity" in regards to the corona virus pandemic.
The idea, basically, is that if enough people catch and subsequently become immune to the virus, the virus will "look around" for new hosts within the population, as some have suggested, and finding none available, recede and eventually die out.
That "looking around" suggests viruses are alive, seeking to reproduce like bacteria and fungi.
Steam-powered, or quantum-powered philosophy?
I recently attended a philosophy class focused on the ancient Greek philosophers, such as Plato, and others.
I was surprised by the relatively shallow depth of the ideas discussed, when viewed through a quantum holodynamic perspective.
I came to the conclusion, rightly or wrongly, that unless the philosopher is post-quantum, they're not really going to add much insight into life.
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