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¡Viva la gente! ¡abajo su opinión!
En la realidad que nos rodea, las personas son de lo más importante; sus opiniones, de lo menos. Opinar (asignar valor a las cosas) es algo demasiado complejo, que no …Read More »Ways to suicide mankind
Ways man can go against its own specie: global warfare; destroying his environment; choosing not to reproduceRead More »Imagine zero political donations
Imagine an electoral system where no money can be given to any candidate. People who want to be elected will announce their ideas and personal qualifications in public place (the …Read More »Education, the next bubble
Another bubble coming to burst: the investment in higher education made in the US since the mid 20th century. Despite the artificial demand created by foreigners and single-kid parents, there is …Read More »Las instituciones se fundamentan en la biología
Los dos instintos básicos del hombre son, como los de cualquier animal, conservar la vida y pasarla hacia adelante. Después está el instinto de pertenecer a algo mayor que uno, …Read More »Familia nuclear es injusticia para los estériles
Europa heredó el conflicto Fe-Razón del Islam
El choque entre Fe y Razón se dio primero en el Islam, entre las escuelas teológicas Mutazila (racionalistas) y la Ash’aria (anti-racionalistas), que luego se adscribieron a los grupos políticos …Read More »In animals, fate = destiny
Destiny: the place in the Universe where you are meant to be. Fate: forces of Nature and History that push you toward a place. Humans are not fated to their …Read More »
Now that information is available, teaching has to be redefined
/in Bullets, Epistemology /by Bobby A LopezWhen all information become available (Internet) educators will have to stop passing data and start teaching to think, i.e. to asses information.
Where is Greece?
/in Bullets, History of Ideas /by Bobby A LopezWhere is Greece? Greece did nothing after 4 century BC. No civilization should be satisfied with its present success.
We are all messiahs
/in Bullets, Religion /by Bobby A LopezWe are all messiahs Many people are shocked when learning that Socrates thought of himself as a gift from heaven. They shouldn’t: each of us is a heavenly gift
Western is logic
/in Bullets, Epistemology /by Bobby A LopezWestern is logic Eastern civilizations (China, India, Iran) did not discover early the 2 great axioms of reason (non contradiction; identity) thus could not think as far as the West
Wealth is organizing matter
/in Bullets, Economics /by Bobby A LopezWealth is organizing matter Creating wealth is to overcome entropy by organizing things. This process always requires the consumption of energy.
Vocación es más estar que hacer
/in Bullets, Religion /by Bobby A LopezVocación es más estar que hacer. Hay individuos en el cuerpo humano que hacen su función estando muertos (células del pelo; las uñas). Vivir la vocación es estar en su sitio.