I saw the clip and felt there was no need to see or hear the rest of your philosophy ...
For your presentation begins in an most "uncharitable" of manners; deploying, familiar icons, a drunken-driver, a car, a back-alley, a lonely two years old child, the road kill, and finally, the cold-blooded passerbys, to establish, the premise of the "current worth" of a human life ... vis a vis Charity !
But why, only China, don't you see it on the streets of Harlem, or the East end, London ?
To make a long story short, I disagree with the idea of a philosopher, dealing in Charity, Morality and Ethics, being an uninformed person ... or is it, that you "don't want to see" whats actually happening, on the streets of the world, inhabited by lesser humans.
Can't you see human abuse in famine struck Mali, Somalia, Chad, Sudan and Ethiopia; Cocaine Driven Columbia, the kids of Iraq, Gaza, Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan and Pakistan; on the streets, of Benghazi, Kashmir and Mayanmar's Horangayas districts ... you shrug off, as "collateral damage" in a War on Terror !
Anyway, be that as it may, the fact remains ...
That "everything" in the Universe, existing in any Form or State, philosophy defines as "Existence" ... has to strictly adhere to a "Charitable Regimen" of Existence, where Humans, are the only exception to a Rule that governs the rest of Creation.
Because, humans, are the only ones, Granted a free Will and all the needed Abilities [and appendages] to do, as they please in Being.
But, the Charitable Lord Hath not left us alone, so to help us live correctly, He Hath Granted us the Right Way, of Life, Tabooed in the civilized Western society.
This Way of Life, is called "Sharia", meaning, the Ordained , Way of Being for, the Human. Whereas, from a Quark to the Super giants in the Universe; so also, everything inhabiting and/or existent betwixt these two extremes, cannot, does not, budge a micron from The Ordained Regimen, Ordained for its kind.
I do not see us disagreeing with what I have already stated, excepting, the Semantic difference, but since Greeks have been drawn into this discussion, allow me to add :
Socrates, was compelled by Reason, to state, what he stated about Writing as a corrupting influence vis a vis, his day's established Oral tradition.
However, his view, was not shared by his star pupil, Plato, who anyway went ahead and wrote, that today enables us to know Socrates' Spoken !
The Written, is essentially, the unspoken word ... though it may precede, or succeed, the Spoken ... so its just another manner of presening the Ideas, that were originally expressed, Orally ... Thus, the Written, is a manner of Comminication, hence, Exchange of Ideas !
I am of the view that Socrates must have meant corruption in other than the Translator's derived sense ... In, that he never meant to say ... Greek' Alphabet per say, corrupts ... what he actually meant was ... it corrupts the free-flow of ideas ... necessary for any fruitul exchange.
You may appreciate the fact, that Greek has a notoriously protracted manner, hence, a lethargic means, of communuicating, the large volume, of orally expressed ideas ... and the fact, that Socrates was no Methuselah ... he was in a hurry to say all he had to say before the cup ...
The Common denominator in all fruitful exchanges betwixt individuals, is "recognition" ... The Acceptance, of one, as a distinct individual, a definite member of any Society ... anonymity in such cases signals of the loss of an individuals identity ...
Collective wisdom or not ... any move that denies the Individual its Right to be Human ... is Centralization of Ideas in a data bank that may remain at the exclusive disposal of a few insanely ambitious individuals.
I know, such being true for Singers, Painters, Models etc., hence generally, the performers ... their need for appreciation, as they deal with the subtle things of life ...
where appreciation means, that their intended message has been sucessfully conveyed !
But can we really say that such also applies to everyone else, indulging in any kind of physical or mental activity ?
I don't know about the Finnish and Canadian majority's beliefs on the subject ... For I am talking about, the Human majority, with whom...
" Hope ... the clinging onto something, within Blind Belief, hence, an Irrational Act ... begins, at the point of Logic's failure ! "
Anyway, I am talking about Humans, all of whom in my allegedly 'outdated' Belief, are born Equals ...
The problem begins, when someone starts talking about Human Equality, enshrined in the UN Charter of Human Rights!
Of all the people, you, as an linguist and Etymologist, enjoying good company, should be able to understand that !
As regards the views of "Alienists" ... meaning, Space and Time Bendists and Evolutionists ... refusing to call Aliens ... Angels and that, everything from "the Humanizing Gene, to the Viri ... have Extra-Terrestrial origins ...
I have only this much to say ... some day, they might learn ...
That, the "cause" of the Universal similarity in Human Thinking and Actions, is based, and emanates, from within the Humans equal Minds ...
I call this phenomenon, "The Human Awareness, in and of, Being" ... But fortunately, my Introduction to the subject, has been Unpublished from the Internet, by those, who would like to claim my stated as their own for making a fast buck, by proclaiming new theories, that supersede the Strings theory ... or, making movies, or writing, best sellers !
So don't be surprised, if you also this present comment, also deleted.
frankly, I did not hear your talk about the 3 principles but would like to comment ... [reckon thats good enough an excuse, for blaming me of heresy] ...
Your assumption that the youth have lost "Hope" is indeed true ... Yes, they have ... Because, Hope, emanates from Blind Belief ... not Logical reasoning ...
I am replying here, to one of your 2 days old comment, after reading your open ended appreciation appearing under my original comment on ShaoLan's talk ...
Reckon, your say, is not only meant for me, but all the others, who share the civilized human's Trait, of ''open mindedness" ...
Do you know the "root cause" of all the Warrings ... Past and Present ?
The false Assumption ... hence, imbecility ... of one, from a position of power ... believing ... "What he or she knows, is "all" there is to Knowing ... hence ... What the other Believes, emanates from a "lesser" Knowledge [god] ...
Therefore, the other ... being a lesser human [genteel] ... the lesser, a genteel, human, must follow the ''superior'' humans ... that if the lesser refuses to acknowledge the superior's superiority ... then it must be taught by machinations ... and if that fails ... then taught, with naked [Blitzkrieg type] Aggression !
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I saw the clip and felt there was no need to see or hear the rest of your philosophy ...
For your presentation begins in an most "uncharitable" of manners; deploying, familiar icons, a drunken-driver, a car, a back-alley, a lonely two years old child, the road kill, and finally, the cold-blooded passerbys, to establish, the premise of the "current worth" of a human life ... vis a vis Charity !
But why, only China, don't you see it on the streets of Harlem, or the East end, London ?
To make a long story short, I disagree with the idea of a philosopher, dealing in Charity, Morality and Ethics, being an uninformed person ... or is it, that you "don't want to see" whats actually happening, on the streets of the world, inhabited by lesser humans.
Can't you see human abuse in famine struck Mali, Somalia, Chad, Sudan and Ethiopia; Cocaine Driven Columbia, the kids of Iraq, Gaza, Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan and Pakistan; on the streets, of Benghazi, Kashmir and Mayanmar's Horangayas districts ... you shrug off, as "collateral damage" in a War on Terror !
Anyway, be that as it may, the fact remains ...
That "everything" in the Universe, existing in any Form or State, philosophy defines as "Existence" ... has to strictly adhere to a "Charitable Regimen" of Existence, where Humans, are the only exception to a Rule that governs the rest of Creation.
Because, humans, are the only ones, Granted a free Will and all the needed Abilities [and appendages] to do, as they please in Being.
But, the Charitable Lord Hath not left us alone, so to help us live correctly, He Hath Granted us the Right Way, of Life, Tabooed in the civilized Western society.
This Way of Life, is called "Sharia", meaning, the Ordained , Way of Being for, the Human. Whereas, from a Quark to the Super giants in the Universe; so also, everything inhabiting and/or existent betwixt these two extremes, cannot, does not, budge a micron from The Ordained Regimen, Ordained for its kind.
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I do not see us disagreeing with what I have already stated, excepting, the Semantic difference, but since Greeks have been drawn into this discussion, allow me to add :
Socrates, was compelled by Reason, to state, what he stated about Writing as a corrupting influence vis a vis, his day's established Oral tradition.
However, his view, was not shared by his star pupil, Plato, who anyway went ahead and wrote, that today enables us to know Socrates' Spoken !
The Written, is essentially, the unspoken word ... though it may precede, or succeed, the Spoken ... so its just another manner of presening the Ideas, that were originally expressed, Orally ... Thus, the Written, is a manner of Comminication, hence, Exchange of Ideas !
I am of the view that Socrates must have meant corruption in other than the Translator's derived sense ... In, that he never meant to say ... Greek' Alphabet per say, corrupts ... what he actually meant was ... it corrupts the free-flow of ideas ... necessary for any fruitul exchange.
You may appreciate the fact, that Greek has a notoriously protracted manner, hence, a lethargic means, of communuicating, the large volume, of orally expressed ideas ... and the fact, that Socrates was no Methuselah ... he was in a hurry to say all he had to say before the cup ...
The Common denominator in all fruitful exchanges betwixt individuals, is "recognition" ... The Acceptance, of one, as a distinct individual, a definite member of any Society ... anonymity in such cases signals of the loss of an individuals identity ...
Collective wisdom or not ... any move that denies the Individual its Right to be Human ... is Centralization of Ideas in a data bank that may remain at the exclusive disposal of a few insanely ambitious individuals.
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I know, such being true for Singers, Painters, Models etc., hence generally, the performers ... their need for appreciation, as they deal with the subtle things of life ...
where appreciation means, that their intended message has been sucessfully conveyed !
But can we really say that such also applies to everyone else, indulging in any kind of physical or mental activity ?
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Replace the term Software with Psychology ... and ... you find what Multinationals have now been doing for quie a while ...
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I don't know about the Finnish and Canadian majority's beliefs on the subject ... For I am talking about, the Human majority, with whom...
" Hope ... the clinging onto something, within Blind Belief, hence, an Irrational Act ... begins, at the point of Logic's failure ! "
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Thanks, for now I know ...
Anyway, I am talking about Humans, all of whom in my allegedly 'outdated' Belief, are born Equals ...
The problem begins, when someone starts talking about Human Equality, enshrined in the UN Charter of Human Rights!
Of all the people, you, as an linguist and Etymologist, enjoying good company, should be able to understand that !
As regards the views of "Alienists" ... meaning, Space and Time Bendists and Evolutionists ... refusing to call Aliens ... Angels and that, everything from "the Humanizing Gene, to the Viri ... have Extra-Terrestrial origins ...
I have only this much to say ... some day, they might learn ...
That, the "cause" of the Universal similarity in Human Thinking and Actions, is based, and emanates, from within the Humans equal Minds ...
I call this phenomenon, "The Human Awareness, in and of, Being" ... But fortunately, my Introduction to the subject, has been Unpublished from the Internet, by those, who would like to claim my stated as their own for making a fast buck, by proclaiming new theories, that supersede the Strings theory ... or, making movies, or writing, best sellers !
So don't be surprised, if you also this present comment, also deleted.
A comment on Talk: Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley
frankly, I did not hear your talk about the 3 principles but would like to comment ... [reckon thats good enough an excuse, for blaming me of heresy] ...
Your assumption that the youth have lost "Hope" is indeed true ... Yes, they have ... Because, Hope, emanates from Blind Belief ... not Logical reasoning ...
A reply on Talk: ShaoLan: Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!
I am replying here, to one of your 2 days old comment, after reading your open ended appreciation appearing under my original comment on ShaoLan's talk ...
Reckon, your say, is not only meant for me, but all the others, who share the civilized human's Trait, of ''open mindedness" ...
Do you know the "root cause" of all the Warrings ... Past and Present ?
The false Assumption ... hence, imbecility ... of one, from a position of power ... believing ... "What he or she knows, is "all" there is to Knowing ... hence ... What the other Believes, emanates from a "lesser" Knowledge [god] ...
Therefore, the other ... being a lesser human [genteel] ... the lesser, a genteel, human, must follow the ''superior'' humans ... that if the lesser refuses to acknowledge the superior's superiority ... then it must be taught by machinations ... and if that fails ... then taught, with naked [Blitzkrieg type] Aggression !