Jun8
Often we use words to describe abstract concepts such as good, bad, war, and peace. The problems then become classification problems where we classify events or objects into words.
Our boundaries of what count on those words are imprecise. When we use our intuitive boundaries, we will often see that the boundary of one word often include the others.
In which case, it’s actually good news. That’s because we can use traits and analysis we’re familiar in one circumstances to understand what happen on supposedly different issues.
When we’re not at war, we’re in a race. That’s simply how we evolve.
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Jun8
When I was young I paid heavy tax.
Then I went to a supermarket.
A fat black lady, smiling at me, is buying food with food stamps.
“Argh,” I said to my self, “It’s my money. Hik hik… I am a slave to the majestic welfare kings and queens.”
I had wanted to click my shoes and salute my […]
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Filed In: Proper Alignment
Jun5
A Lot of workers are demonstrating demanding the cancellation of a law draft regulating workers’ in Indonesia.
I am not going to argue against or in favor of the law. It’s just that I think the dispute is wrongly targeted. Those who fight in favor or against the law is penny wise point folly.
I need to […]
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Jun5
Facts are facts. Any beliefs, whether factual, imaginary, realistic, or preposterous, can and often are used as justification for many political acts.
You will think that those political acts are good, when they match your interests. You will think it’s bad when it doesn’t.
So, we can agree that some beliefs are used to justify some “good” […]
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Filed In: Education
May17
How do we distribute wealth among us?
Some people would say that we distribute our wealth proportional to productivity within capitalistic society.
I do not mean how we distribute our wealth within capitalistic society. I also do not mean how we “should” distribute our wealth.
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Filed In: Proper Alignment
May16
Is marriage good for women?
Many people want to prohibit prostitution and porn. They said those are so bad that they have to be prohibited.
So, if a woman wants to have sex, what’s the alternative for that? Marriage.
By prohibiting the alternatives, societies pretty much push people into marriage.
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Filed In: Marriage
May16
I am not a muslim. In fact, some of my writings suggest many situations muslim radicals want to be prohibited. I might have pissed them of, but who doesn’t?
However, I am not against muslim religion either. To me, a religion is just like any opinion. There are positive and negative side in it. It’s important […]
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Filed In: Unmasking Moral Prejudices