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The Compassionate Cynic - November 2008

Could curiosity have actually killed the cat?
Mmm...?

Not at all!

For the cat has nine lives and by the time it's reached it's ninth it knows all it ever needs to know.

Cat Reaching Enlightenment


Irrefutable.


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Can a Truth be Self-Evident?

November 11th 2008 07:56
Just surfing around... found this:

...if a proposition is claimed to be self-evident, it is an argumentative fallacy to assert that disagreement with the proposition indicates misunderstanding of it. [REDACTED] ...A famous claim of the self-evidence of a moral truth is in the United States Declaration of Independence, which states, "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal"; philosophically, that proposition is not necessarily self-evident, and the subsequent propositions surely are not. Nevertheless, many would agree that the proposition we ought to treat subjects known to be equal in a certain sense equally in regard to that sense is morally self-evident. Thus, as Thomas Jefferson proposed, one can hold the propositions to be self-evident as the basis for practical, even revolutionary, behaviours.
- Wikipedia

Why don't they just change it to "We hold these Truths to be forever certain, that all men are created equal"?

Surely this would have saved Jefferson and the rest from some tiresome expostulation.

Any literary types out there care to disagree?


-CC

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What will the world be like once we've solved all our problems?

Only The Compassionate Cynic dares to contemplate this entirely possible outcome for the human race. He has come out of hiding for the sole purpose of circulating the following memo.

The Future?



No More Work Thanks!

or

Society Post-Scarcity



"Could it be that hard?"
- The Compassionate Cynic




Assumptions:


- the human being is inherently peaceful and curious

- some form of credit or token system must be used where designation of value is considered necessary.




Synopsis:


All labour and any associated service such as distribution is carried out by computers and machines.

Any extraneous services such as design and maintenance of infrastructure and coordination of distribution networks are charged according to an adjusted value based on supply and demand etc.


Information and Entertainment is free*

- includes all research, academia, news and media, but discounts any tangible product requiring manufacture or labour.


Abundant clean, free energy means zero environmental damage.

Invisible technology dominates everyday life, but rather than being glorified and intrusive it is instead concealed and allows for greater freedom and efficiency of communication facilitating the unique personal goals of every individual.

Violence is eradicated due to boundless "career" opportunities and agreeable surroundings.

Proficiency in a certain area of knowledge or skill is valued, but not rewarded. Sufficient personal motivation is a necessary prerequisite for any labour-intensive task.

All other social issues are healed by free voluntary education (attendance is always high due to the now recreational nature of learning).

Law enforcement is not necessary as there are no laws to break due to the often immediate availability of resources of any nature - ultimately leading to greater social wellbeing.

A side effect of this is the elimination of the need for power networks and hierarchies.

Class issues are replaced by distinctions of preference.

The mandatory policy of any heterocultural society inhabiting a common region is absolute tolerance.

All societies existing within defined spacial parameters are free to practice or enforce their own preferred value systems and bureaucratic solutions.

National or even World Government is unnecessary as absolute freedom is guaranteed for every individual, regardless of how freedom is fundamentally perceived (though there is no sanction for actions that invariably initiate consequences that are harmful [to be defined]).

Social responsibility is an inherent value of this society, and does not need to be taught or enforced in any way.

Scientific and spiritual discovery and exploration as well as artistic expression and appreciation replace any proclaimed social benefits of suppressive political systems whos priorities necessarily include the accumulation of wealth and population control.




Possible weaknesses:


Please submit...!




THE END



* where not valued on the subjective merit of their respective educational or aesthetic content.



Don't believe it's possible? Look it up!

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