Tag: Conflict
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CAUSAL OPACITY: MAKE ELASTIC EFFORTS IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY
CAUSAL OPACITY There are consequences for being wrong. There are consequences for taking the wrong steps. Dangers exist for making the wrong decisions. And worse, there are effects of reactions based on those decisions. I think, and I am sure that every sensible person will agree with me that there are unbearable consequences for insisting…
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THE FIRST-PRINCIPLES OF COURTESY
Introduction “Courtesy demands that…” is a statement I do not agree with. This is because courtesy cannot demand. It is people who demand. It is people who set limits on what is polite and acceptable behaviour. But by using “courtesy demands” instead of “I demand,” there is an authority shift that makes the demanded behavior…
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THE CASE FOR INCEST
THE CASE FOR INCEST The case against incest is summarised thus: An absolute moral lawgiver (God) who outlaws it. The biological ramifications of inbreeding. Coercion and psychological abuse. But as we advance as a smart species, these cases lose their credibility. Firstly, not everyone believes in an absolute moral lawgiver in our pluralistic society. We…
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HOW YOU MAY BE DENYING THE HOLOCAUST
One of the goals and I take it as the primary goal of remembering the Holocaust, is to reflect on the events of that period and use them to evaluate ourselves. For many, the goal is to remember the ‘brave’ victims of the tragedy and condemn the evil perpetrators. For others, it is a period…
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DEAR KIND MAN
Dear kind man, I have just awoken from the slumber of secluded serenity and i am shocked at the number of people who are willing to draw a blueprint to run other people’s lives. Your kindness is a weapon, do not let those men have it. The tears welling from your compassion is a potent…
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