Jordan stated on Oct 6 2024 "The purpose of life is finding the largest burden you can bear, and bearing it." My reply: "The way that the human body is made, it functions at optimum in the "Care Deeply, but don't Carry" mode." Anything else is based on religion in one form or another. (You… Continue reading An answer to Jordan Peterson
Category: A New Society
The 10 Commandments translated into Social Rules
Some folks think that to post a copy of the 10 Commandments in schools is laughable.... here is a quick thought about how these things fit modern society. (Quite frankly, there are those that need a "dad" ready to spank them in order for them to act properly, and there are those who are grown… Continue reading The 10 Commandments translated into Social Rules
Is there a type of government which can be free of corruption?
Short answer: No. What is the best we can do to limit corruption? We can build a democratic system with checks and balances...... done.....Did it fix the corruption problem? No. Why? Because humans always find "workarounds". So can we ever fix the corruption and abuse of power that runs like a thick rope throughout our… Continue reading Is there a type of government which can be free of corruption?
A Rock for Society to Build Itself on
The world of humans has found itself in a tumultuous state. Through the ages, many types of society have tried and ultimately failed in their attempts to base their society on their idea of functional and fair concepts. It is not that many of the individual social rules which have been built are wrong, but… Continue reading A Rock for Society to Build Itself on
Social Structure & the Inner Life
Not that long ago, there used to be a worldview that most folks understood. One where there were relatively fixed concepts that people could live their life by and to guide them. Society didn't function at 100%, but at a relatively high success rate.... But i don't think that 100% is achievable in any culture… Continue reading Social Structure & the Inner Life
What does it mean to be a human in society ?
Individual Rights vs Functional Society I start with this quote, because it speaks of a downward spiral from humans living ethically in society, to living by our animal instincts. So we could say that human society is at the top end of this, and animal instincts are at the bottom.This quote form Dostoevsky rings bells… Continue reading What does it mean to be a human in society ?
A new framework for Democracy
"If we wish to live in a multi-cultural, multi-belief system, multi-ideology society,perhaps our leadership model needs to change to reflect all the various groups being given a representative to vote for them, instead of a one leader, multi-party system? i.e. A Council coming to multi-partisan decisions. It might help to stop us from the tendency… Continue reading A new framework for Democracy
Extremism vs. World Peace
"Until we learn that this one awesome, experience-able, but beyond human comprehension Reality, viewed from myriad perspectives, is what we are ALL pointing at, we will suffer from the extremist divisions we have faced throughout history." Everyone should have their own views. That is very healthy to use ones own 5 sense and mind, to… Continue reading Extremism vs. World Peace
Natural Law and Societal Law
i have been struggling for quite some time with the question of how a set of laws could be set up that could govern all of humankind justly and fairly. Natural Law which governs all living beings, must be tempered with the social concepts which have been evolved by humankind. There is no question that… Continue reading Natural Law and Societal Law
A Rant on how messed up things are…..
Ranting..... Have to ask myself this bunch of silly questions..... "Should we turn over the money changers tables?? "This is a cry for individual responsibility and autonomy............ started out asking these questions many moons ago, and still don't have a good answer after all these years ...... (well maybe we do have the answers, but… Continue reading A Rant on how messed up things are…..
Reality is Dharma 