I have come across problems whilst debating random topics with some of the online community. I cannot seem to pinpoint the exact nature of why these problems arise. Could it be ignorance? The need to create and maintain a fiscade online? The need to be dominant and loud no matter what in the face of logic?
I've always had a pure interest in a mature and logical debate. More times than not, the first problem arises with someone twisting my words by first taking them out of context and then extrapolating their perverted meaning. More times than not, said persons are individuals who are loud and and wanting to be the center of attention. While this may amuse the dumb it perplexes me and veers the debate off topic. The debate then seems to go into a whole new area of debate that is convoluted and lost in a topic-less mire.
When encountering such people I often find myself frustrate and at a loss how to proceed. When debating I usually do not bring my personal feelings and experiences into a debate but rather bring facts and logical points to actually fuel an intelligent debate. Though I come across many, even some in positions of power, who often seem to resort to childish ways and responses that often equate to nothing more than a mediocre "Nut-huhs" or "yea huhs" without little reverence to the original topic.
I simply wish that people would be mature enough to stay on topic and leave behind the pithy comments and childish retorts. Is that wanting too much out of humanity, honestly?
Instead of me becoming frustrated mid-debate with dolts; I wish they would inform me from the get go that their intentions are not of a mature debate but rather one filled with name calling.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Friday, June 1, 2007
China surpassing the USA economically
The something some what alarming and very intriguing occurring right now in the world. Long regarded communist China's economy is slowly surpassing that of our own United States economy. Not too long from now, it will replace this country as the worlds strongest economic powerhouse.
With more than twice as many people as the U.S. and Europe combined, this is the most populous, fastest-growing major economy in world history.
Since the late '70s, China's economy has doubled every eight years. In that same period, the U.S. economy has doubled once.
Today, the average Chinese have some ten times the purchasing power they had just a quarter century ago. At this rate, China reaches our current level in about two decades, passes us in about three.
I applaud China for what they are doing, even as a country that has long roots in ancient culture and a modern communistic government. Even as so, they are not the stereotypical "impoverished 3rd world nation" anymore. (as many ignorant people see)
Currently, United States has many things to worry about as far as the economy this economy goes, the biggest being the this war. While the US has to worry about funding a war with an astounding budget in the billions per year the war has been soaking up US resources, time, and most certainly money, certain countries are creeping up and starting to surpass the US, in several areas. We fall behind more and more as countless US tax dollars fund a most pointless war.
In these last 7 years of this war a hold has been put on medical advances, technology, and economic growth to support such a veracious war budget. Though, sadly, it is happening on a level that countries not at war have the liberty to surpass the us in technological areas, medical areas, and economic areas.
I am most intrigued to see what will happen when they do pass the US and how the majority denizens of this country will react. I am hoping it will be a positive reaction and one to see the need for detrimental change in this country. To see that we are lagging behind in technology and in the economy, because of pointless wars. To see that we need change in many polices and many changes in the government.
With more than twice as many people as the U.S. and Europe combined, this is the most populous, fastest-growing major economy in world history.
Since the late '70s, China's economy has doubled every eight years. In that same period, the U.S. economy has doubled once.
Today, the average Chinese have some ten times the purchasing power they had just a quarter century ago. At this rate, China reaches our current level in about two decades, passes us in about three.
I applaud China for what they are doing, even as a country that has long roots in ancient culture and a modern communistic government. Even as so, they are not the stereotypical "impoverished 3rd world nation" anymore. (as many ignorant people see)
Currently, United States has many things to worry about as far as the economy this economy goes, the biggest being the this war. While the US has to worry about funding a war with an astounding budget in the billions per year the war has been soaking up US resources, time, and most certainly money, certain countries are creeping up and starting to surpass the US, in several areas. We fall behind more and more as countless US tax dollars fund a most pointless war.
In these last 7 years of this war a hold has been put on medical advances, technology, and economic growth to support such a veracious war budget. Though, sadly, it is happening on a level that countries not at war have the liberty to surpass the us in technological areas, medical areas, and economic areas.
I am most intrigued to see what will happen when they do pass the US and how the majority denizens of this country will react. I am hoping it will be a positive reaction and one to see the need for detrimental change in this country. To see that we are lagging behind in technology and in the economy, because of pointless wars. To see that we need change in many polices and many changes in the government.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
I do not think modern man relizes..
Global warming is happening...
But what I do not think people realize that there are OTHER factors into the warming of our planet other than man.
As most of you know, our planet warms up and cools down every few dozen years and even few millenia. But the planet is now showing patterns of unnaturally heating beyond those regular cycles of heating and cooling.
Whats affecting it is our planet warming up is isn't only man. Some things our out of the hands of man.
1.Our magenitc poles are weakening due to the polar reversal phenomenon we are currently and as an effect our atmosphere is weaker and our planet is more subseptable to solar radiation. I think this might be playing a HUGE part. I think the corealation though isn't highly recognized because man only just found out that our magnetic poles are reversing, most people view this as only mad affected, and not enough people look into other causes of global warming.
(if you want to read more about it let me give you the NASA article about it)
http://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/earthmag/magnQ&A1.htm#q6
2. Not only that there is a study show the temperature of mars is rising in recent years due to the sun which is also reflective of what is happening here on earth. So the sun is playing a role in it too.
To sum up everything, there are multiple factors into why the planet warming, not just the actions of man.
But what I do not think people realize that there are OTHER factors into the warming of our planet other than man.
As most of you know, our planet warms up and cools down every few dozen years and even few millenia. But the planet is now showing patterns of unnaturally heating beyond those regular cycles of heating and cooling.
Whats affecting it is our planet warming up is isn't only man. Some things our out of the hands of man.
1.Our magenitc poles are weakening due to the polar reversal phenomenon we are currently and as an effect our atmosphere is weaker and our planet is more subseptable to solar radiation. I think this might be playing a HUGE part. I think the corealation though isn't highly recognized because man only just found out that our magnetic poles are reversing, most people view this as only mad affected, and not enough people look into other causes of global warming.
(if you want to read more about it let me give you the NASA article about it)
http://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/earthmag/magnQ&A1.htm#q6
2. Not only that there is a study show the temperature of mars is rising in recent years due to the sun which is also reflective of what is happening here on earth. So the sun is playing a role in it too.
To sum up everything, there are multiple factors into why the planet warming, not just the actions of man.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Alberto Gonzales and the questionable actions of the white house
I read something on CNN.com today that disturbed me quite a bit.
Alberto Gonzales (attorney general and close friend to the president) is being healed responsible for the firing of eight U.S attorneys. Now this would not bother me as much as it did if I hadn't learned the eight had been fired for no real reason, and now it has been revealed that all 8 republican attorneys had opposing views than the president himself on key issues. It has been speculated that the layoffs were political retribution and a "sweeping of the closet" -so to say.
U.S. attorneys are political appointees who are routinely replaced when a new president takes office, but their removal in the middle of a presidential administration is rare, and this is another reason why this issue is quite disturbing.
The question I ask is, why now? Why these 8? In several interviews Gonzales gave very vague answers saying he charged his chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, with determining "where we could do better" and apparently that meant the firing of the 8. No real reason has been given as to why they were fired.
If it is indeed political retribution it worries me that the president wants to have a congress of political appointees who "obey" what his agenda is and if anyone has any objections, epically in his own party, will be fired due to the fact that the president "could do better" in the field of U.S attorneys.
If ever any speculation were to rise in my mind about the president and his agenda for this country, this issue would deffinately leave me questioning to motives of the president. I cannot help but wonder if the president is more concerned with polital agendas and not that of the people.
Alberto Gonzales (attorney general and close friend to the president) is being healed responsible for the firing of eight U.S attorneys. Now this would not bother me as much as it did if I hadn't learned the eight had been fired for no real reason, and now it has been revealed that all 8 republican attorneys had opposing views than the president himself on key issues. It has been speculated that the layoffs were political retribution and a "sweeping of the closet" -so to say.
U.S. attorneys are political appointees who are routinely replaced when a new president takes office, but their removal in the middle of a presidential administration is rare, and this is another reason why this issue is quite disturbing.
The question I ask is, why now? Why these 8? In several interviews Gonzales gave very vague answers saying he charged his chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, with determining "where we could do better" and apparently that meant the firing of the 8. No real reason has been given as to why they were fired.
If it is indeed political retribution it worries me that the president wants to have a congress of political appointees who "obey" what his agenda is and if anyone has any objections, epically in his own party, will be fired due to the fact that the president "could do better" in the field of U.S attorneys.
If ever any speculation were to rise in my mind about the president and his agenda for this country, this issue would deffinately leave me questioning to motives of the president. I cannot help but wonder if the president is more concerned with polital agendas and not that of the people.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Stop the religious & political
//Religious wars and political wars are absurd!!!!//
Right now I am worried about the continual and perpetual war between religions. I fear that the world will respond to what is happening with a fervor to pursue war as the one and only option to end many years of religious and political tension. War costs a substantial amount of money, has a death-toll,it is traumatic for those who are involved on the battle field, and it continues to perpetuate the tension. Wars stop the progression of humanity and puts a focus on such pointless and counter-productive things, which is detrimental to humanity as a whole because there are things that are far more important that merit intimidate attention.
Religions should come to a mutual respect for each other. After all, no one religion is right, no one religion is supreme, no one religion should rule this world just because of the belief that their own religion is the one and only way in this world. ( Please note that this also applies to politics and different governments systems of the world.)
It's easy, if everyone can learn to "agree to disagree."
Although religions do not share the same sets of beliefs...at least share we can share our humanity with one another as a common grounds and work towards a goal of peace. When all religions can put their pride aside and put the past where it belongs I dont see why it would be hard for the world to reach peace.
Think of the positive ramifications if we could focus and start working towards solutions, such as... being united as one planet to in a monumental effort to solve global problems. image a world without religious tensions, without the worry of war. image all the possibilities of what could be funded with combine efforts of all nations. World hunger as well as illiteracy could be obliterated, cures could be found for cancers, the fields of astronomy and space exploration could be further funded and we could learn more about the universe we live in. Imange the joy of living if such were true, the world would be a completely different place.
If humans are to survive we all need to be united in the effort to continue environmental awareness to restore our planet, space exploration for future generations, and further the field of medicine to make life more easy for those who are sick.
But alas, this is not the world as we know it, at least not now. Unfortunately politics, war, and religion seem to be the stumbling points for humanity at moment. I can only hope that I can talk to enough people in my life time and break down as many biased, blinded, and un-merited preconceptions so that maybe I can change this world for the better in hopes to bring some sort of global understanding.
Like I have said before "If humans stop progressing intelligently and focus on such frivolous things that stop the progression of mankind then that is the point where humans stops evolving in thinking and is endangered of being wiped out."
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Preconceptions, assumptions, and sterotypes
As much as our society has changed and moved into a new era of lattes, computers, and iPods there is still a modern stereotype when it comes to the appearance of either a man or a woman. A lot, so it seems, to go into ones thinking after viewing a person on the. How we look and how we portray ourselves seems to dictate our judgment of that person. Whether or not its logical or illogical.
Truly, it is saddening to think that in this modern age that certain people, because of the way they dress, cannot be accepted for who they are. The person could be brilliant, intelligent, unique and slightly quirky yet dawn the outer mask of black lip stick, white face, and black eye shadow.
Silly preconceived notions and assumptions.....
Assumptions are beliefs or ideas that we hold to be true — often with little or no evidence required. Which is why such ways of thinking can be extremely counter productive.
It saddens me to think that what is on the outside is how one is perceived, never mind the person on the inside.
Its amazing how many social disorders and mental disorders can occur because of this mindset and way of life. Such a foolish, short-sighted, vain way of looking at our fellow man that has such monumental effects on the human mind. It could be prevented entirely if people could change their ways of looking at each other.
We are often misled by our perceptions. Our perceptions can be faulty which then result in our critical thinking about situations to become faulty as well.
Such preconceptions and assumptions really bother me. One such notion is the stereotype of a man who wears some makeup (even if its just eyeliner) is automatically deemed gay. Pig-headed bullies tease, torment, and even go to the lengths to terrorize these men based off of their looks and noting more. No one ever seems to ask these people their life story, they never seem to bother to ask them out right if they are gay or not. What it all boils down to is a stupid assumption and ill conceived notions that is rarely true to begin with.
I do not know how to even begin to address the faults of assuming something to be true without verifying the assumption to even know if it is even founded on any sort of truth.
Someone wise once said:
"We can really get messed up in our problem solving and critical thinking if we continue to proceed in our actions based on invalid assumptions. We must always validate and test our assumptions to be sure that our assumptions are based in reality. We must always avoid jumping to assumptions especially if they are negative or illogical. We need to never ignore the obvious and recognize that by taking things for granted one can fall into the biggest trap of invalidated assumptions. Critical Thinking is very dependent on the open assessing, validating, and clarifying of assumptions. Assumptions lie at the root and foundation of what make critical thinking different from other forms of thinking and problem solving. So pay attention and heed the lessons to be learned in dealing with assumptions."
I wish all people, epically young and impressionable teens, could read this and re-evaluate their preconceptions and basic assumptions of people.
Truly, it is saddening to think that in this modern age that certain people, because of the way they dress, cannot be accepted for who they are. The person could be brilliant, intelligent, unique and slightly quirky yet dawn the outer mask of black lip stick, white face, and black eye shadow.
Silly preconceived notions and assumptions.....
Assumptions are beliefs or ideas that we hold to be true — often with little or no evidence required. Which is why such ways of thinking can be extremely counter productive.
It saddens me to think that what is on the outside is how one is perceived, never mind the person on the inside.
Its amazing how many social disorders and mental disorders can occur because of this mindset and way of life. Such a foolish, short-sighted, vain way of looking at our fellow man that has such monumental effects on the human mind. It could be prevented entirely if people could change their ways of looking at each other.
We are often misled by our perceptions. Our perceptions can be faulty which then result in our critical thinking about situations to become faulty as well.
Such preconceptions and assumptions really bother me. One such notion is the stereotype of a man who wears some makeup (even if its just eyeliner) is automatically deemed gay. Pig-headed bullies tease, torment, and even go to the lengths to terrorize these men based off of their looks and noting more. No one ever seems to ask these people their life story, they never seem to bother to ask them out right if they are gay or not. What it all boils down to is a stupid assumption and ill conceived notions that is rarely true to begin with.
I do not know how to even begin to address the faults of assuming something to be true without verifying the assumption to even know if it is even founded on any sort of truth.
Someone wise once said:
"We can really get messed up in our problem solving and critical thinking if we continue to proceed in our actions based on invalid assumptions. We must always validate and test our assumptions to be sure that our assumptions are based in reality. We must always avoid jumping to assumptions especially if they are negative or illogical. We need to never ignore the obvious and recognize that by taking things for granted one can fall into the biggest trap of invalidated assumptions. Critical Thinking is very dependent on the open assessing, validating, and clarifying of assumptions. Assumptions lie at the root and foundation of what make critical thinking different from other forms of thinking and problem solving. So pay attention and heed the lessons to be learned in dealing with assumptions."
I wish all people, epically young and impressionable teens, could read this and re-evaluate their preconceptions and basic assumptions of people.
Friday, February 9, 2007
Why the world needs great thinkers
If humans stop progressing forward intelligently and focus on such frivolous things that stop the progression of mankind - then thats the point where humans stops evolving and is endangered of being wiped out. If mankind is to ever survive for centuries to come many advancements in the awareness and actual prevention of the planet and our surroundings needs to be taken seriously, furtherance of education would be needed for all (not just for the privileged in 1st world countries), spending money on war will have to stop so it can be spent advancing technology and science (And not contribute to something that only wastes the planets resources needlessly, money for such a horrible cause, and the waste of such precious human life)
What we need now is to do what our ancestors did all those years ago, and progress for our survival. The key to us surviving is the furthermore of our knowledge and adapt to survive. For example, so many STDs, cancers, viruses continue to exist today, spreading around, and killing - its in the better interest for humans to peruse scientific advances if curse, vaccines, and prevention. Also, due to the dire need, humans now need to adapt their ways of life to preserving the planet, because as it slowly dies our own habitation dies off (just like animals in the wild who lose their habitat to deforestation and become extinct)We as a population need to prevent that from happening, or Nasa might actually need to colonize other planets in order for the human populace to continue to exist. These are just a few examples how we need to adapt to survive, and why we desperately need thinkers among us.
Mankind has survived thus far because of cave mans original need to adapt and survive on the planet, it was all out of the dire need for the human species populate the earth and flourish. In the cave mans need to adapt came thinking, emotions, and a sense of their fellow man (the first concepts of humanity)
Though, it seems as if people have fallen into a lack luster life-style because there is no need for humans to populate and adapt to survive like the original cave men had to. So if we fall into patterns and become ignorant as a whole, then there is no hope for men to survive.
I applaud those who go to school, sit down and have in depth conversations for they are thinkers and will help society progress. I also admire scientists, physicists & astronomers, and mathematicians who continue their pursuit of knowledge for the betterment of humanity. If we survive for centuries to come, it will be because of them
What we need now is to do what our ancestors did all those years ago, and progress for our survival. The key to us surviving is the furthermore of our knowledge and adapt to survive. For example, so many STDs, cancers, viruses continue to exist today, spreading around, and killing - its in the better interest for humans to peruse scientific advances if curse, vaccines, and prevention. Also, due to the dire need, humans now need to adapt their ways of life to preserving the planet, because as it slowly dies our own habitation dies off (just like animals in the wild who lose their habitat to deforestation and become extinct)We as a population need to prevent that from happening, or Nasa might actually need to colonize other planets in order for the human populace to continue to exist. These are just a few examples how we need to adapt to survive, and why we desperately need thinkers among us.
Mankind has survived thus far because of cave mans original need to adapt and survive on the planet, it was all out of the dire need for the human species populate the earth and flourish. In the cave mans need to adapt came thinking, emotions, and a sense of their fellow man (the first concepts of humanity)
Though, it seems as if people have fallen into a lack luster life-style because there is no need for humans to populate and adapt to survive like the original cave men had to. So if we fall into patterns and become ignorant as a whole, then there is no hope for men to survive.
I applaud those who go to school, sit down and have in depth conversations for they are thinkers and will help society progress. I also admire scientists, physicists & astronomers, and mathematicians who continue their pursuit of knowledge for the betterment of humanity. If we survive for centuries to come, it will be because of them
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