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life, genesis, universe, anthropology, human brain, cognition, systems thinking, time, love, Neuro-Anthropology

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Anthropology (neuro,chemical,socio), Decision making, Love, Cognition, Life, Existence, Universe, Conflict resolution, emotion management.

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writing screenplays.

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  A comment on Conversation: Fill in the Blank - What the World needs now is __________ ?

  Jun 26 2012: UBUNTU
  
  It's a philosophy " I am what I am because of who we all are"

• A reply on Conversation: The biggest threat to mankind. What will end the world as we know ?

  Jun 26 2012: Lindsay,
  
  English is my fourth language and I had to look up the word "Conviviocracy" in the dictionary and then google it to make sure I really understand the concept and that's how I came up with your own conversation http://www.ted.com/conversations/6953/occupy_a_new_vocabulary_learni.html
  
  I enjoyed surfing the comments and I was blown away to see the word "UBUNTU" there.
  I love this word and the great philosophy of Ubuntu.and I think It can also be an excellent addition to this conversation.
  
  I have used it in my video a few years ago:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF_PT8rRjFg&feature=plcp

• A reply on Conversation: The biggest threat to mankind. What will end the world as we know ?

  Jun 26 2012: Please refer to my reply for your previous comment above. Thank you.

• A reply on Conversation: The biggest threat to mankind. What will end the world as we know ?

  Jun 26 2012: Dear Don,
  I understand your concern and I am thankful for it. I hope I can bring clarity you expect by answering your questions.
  
  This is a serious conversation.
  I am being serious most of the time and add some funny points occasionally to make the course of the debate a little smoother as I find necessary.
  There has not been a mistake in calling this conversation a debate as It has been one to this point.
  
  My question "Why is the sea blue in cloudy days" serves as a proof of me watching your video to the last minute of it where Jonathan asks the audience this question without answering it.
  
  Robert's answer I guess serves the same purpose as he addresses the hint Jonathan gives.
  
  my second answer to the question of why the sea is blue, is my own curiosity making me google it. you see I really didn't know why the sea was blue ! and I thought many members here will also not have a clue despite our mental self image that we know and understand much (This is exactly the point Jonathan makes in your video). I thought sharing it could serve as a small shock toward understanding the fact that we do not know everything and we should be open for new ideas and seek knowledge all the time and it is one little funny point that may calm the atmosphere after the recent tensions.
  
  please let me know if i succeeded in elaborating my point.
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  A reply on Conversation: The biggest threat to mankind. What will end the world as we know ?

  Jun 26 2012: EG
  
  I understand the pleasure you take from this kind of behavior and confronting rational arguments and I am not going to give that pleasure to you because this conversation is not about you and how "cool" you are being rude and challenging all scientific evidence. I could not argue better than Stewart and Kevin and I would not if I could because the show you are running does not belong to TED and I am definitely not as patient as these valuable TED members. Let me clarify that despite being rude and impolite, you are being well tolerated.
  
  A threat to the public ? definitely no but a threat to yourself is what you may consider thinking about. I see many great hints and lots of valuable links and resources in my friends' comments, you would have used them to your benefit if you had been wise. but that's not the reason you are here is it ?
  
  I advise you to think about Obey No1kinobe's points. you may learn the proper way of communicating with people.
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  A reply on Conversation: The biggest threat to mankind. What will end the world as we know ?

  Jun 26 2012: “Be very, very careful what you put into that
  head, because you will never, ever get it out.” - Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, 1471 - 1530
  
  I do understand the point of this quote and it puts extra emphasis on being selective on what we choose to build our framework to see the world from.
  
  but this quote has two parts if we dissect it scientifically.
  
  1- Logical learning that can always be criticized, changed and replaced
  2- emotional learnings that once learned can never be unlearned. and that is because of the structure of a part in brain called Amygdala which is responsible for emotional learning and decision making.
  
  I think we should be extra careful on what we learn emotionally and choose the environment so that we will not get wrong and intense emotional feelings regarding subjects that do not require such response.

• A reply on Conversation: The biggest threat to mankind. What will end the world as we know ?

  Jun 26 2012: Two brilliant examples of breaking the silence and its price, thank you Robert.
  
  Your suggestion to also be careful on what we exclude reminded me of a quote that I am not sure who it is from.
  
  " In order to be Intelligent, you need to learn one thing each day
  In order to be wise you need to forget one"

• A reply on Conversation: The biggest threat to mankind. What will end the world as we know ?

  Jun 26 2012: What a joy it is to have you here Don,
  
  Thank you for the clues, I can already see how useful they are and I understand your point that Devil uses misdirection strategy. I am pretty certain that the door must be slammed on sarcasm but I am not quite sure How. what comes to my mind is that the is no single tactic. in some cases ignoring and in some cases direct response may be effective.
  
  I do comprehend why you do not want to reveal in public and your concern for the noise of Ego's and I am sorry about that. I can not guarantee you will not face Evil if you reveal, but it is the only way others can benefit from your knowledge and experience.

• A reply on Conversation: The biggest threat to mankind. What will end the world as we know ?

  Jun 26 2012: I googled it ... and I felt good to know it.
  
  "In clear water, red and infrared wavelengths of light are mostly absorbed, while blue and green wavelengths are mostly reflected. This reflection accounts for the blue-green color of water. For this scattering effect to occur, the water must be a minimum of 10 feet (3 meters) deep."
  
  Source: UXL Science Fact Finder, ©1998 Gale Cengage
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  A reply on Conversation: Fill in the Blank - What the World needs now is __________ ?

  Jun 26 2012: Already feeling better about the world ... and I will Hug it forward !
  ... anyone ?