Submitted by Pete on Sun, 08/17/2008 - 13:39.
A random way of reframing belief hit me today so I thought I'd share it with you. The execution can naturally be done much more elegantly and be adapted per person, and per context.
"Belief is the absence of knowledge, you simply can't argue with this; its a truism, therefore wanting to believe something is the same as not wanting to know the reality of it.
By valuing 'faith'/'belief' so highly; have you realized that in essence you are valuing the lack of knowledge over knowledge, as faith is at its core a belief in something that is not observable?"
Submitted by Pete on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 09:23.
After a fair bit of reflection I've developed a new argument that forms the basis of my moral 'thinking', a single logically sound (if not, leave a comment so I can improve upon it) argument that is overwhelmingly simple yet carries far reaching conclusions. Think of this as a teaser, a first post to test the logic as I refine the reasoning.
So lets get started, and think about a topic that most people think is inherently evil, a concept that civilized society has long considered morally unjustifiable.
Submitted by Pete on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 00:05.
Those that know me know this blog has been a bit
of an experiment, an often neglected place for me to dump whatever
caught my attention at the time.
It's given me a chance to learn drupal, the
content management software that runs this blog, and an excellent
piece of software for building a complete online businesses. It's been a great way of learning the framework to a standard package my business will be offering in the future; and ensuring that I understand how it works before outsourcing the work.
Submitted by Pete on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 23:36.
I came across a post about Moral
Hazard by Jörg Guido Hülsmann from the Ludwig
von Mises Institute and I highly recommend reading it whether
your interested in economics or not.
Submitted by Pete on Mon, 05/05/2008 - 12:03.
Anyone with an elementary knowledge of basic
economics understands that there's a substitution effect when one
good rises in price comparatively to a similar good, hell, its common
sense really.
Submitted by Pete on Sun, 05/04/2008 - 17:07.
Theres something striking about a good comedian, the way they can 'joke' with concepts too politically incorrect for the media to touch, the way they can make you laugh and the way they can make you think.
Submitted by Pete on Mon, 03/31/2008 - 14:37.
Just thought I'd have a bit of a rant post after coming across some of the brain dead right wing drivel on an age poll about allowing R18+ video games, the post is here:
http://blogs.theage.com.au/screenplay/archives//009002.html
Really, is there anything more annoying than some misguided joe average wanting to stop you from doing something that doesn't affect him or her?
Submitted by Pete on Tue, 03/11/2008 - 06:26.
We always hear about the problems with our aging population, and the solution proposed always seems to be to let me young people migrate into the country, or encourage the birth rate to increase through various 'incentives'...
Submitted by Pete on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 11:48.
Sometimes you come across something that just strikes you, it makes you think, a short statement, maybe even a picture or a sound and in that flash something else becomes clear, for an instant you feel awake, like you have just woken up.
I had one of those moments reading this quote, its from a condemed man that was executed in 1985 and in a nutshell it says whats fucked about america.
