Category Archives: Science and technology

Thoughts on the corruption of research and science in the Biden era

Recently, I have noted a corruption of research and science in the Biden era that is particularly bad (I first mentioned it in this article Thoughts on my statement, “I can’t believe what I’m hearing” – aspects of the Biden … Continue reading

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Thoughts on techno-idiocy, with remarks on the effects of a strong belief system and techno-neurosis

There is something which I call “techno-idiocy“. I see it all the time. What it basically refers to is a mentality where people think things such as these: In the end, it creates a mentality where technology is something like … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the loss of practicality to the “myth of advancement”

In a recent article (Reflections on drafting by hand) I began to speak of some problems I see in the engineering field which probably extends to many other fields. These are observations I made after over 30 years in the drafting … Continue reading

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Thoughts on “the millennial blunder”

In a conversation I kept speaking of something I ended up calling the “millennial blunder“. By “millennial” I mean a mentality that became prevalent in the late 1990’s and climaxed in the early 2000’s creating what can be called a … Continue reading

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Thoughts on how the “tool” has begun to control us and the importance of using the right tool for the job

Recently, I said something interesting: “Nowadays, the tool contros the person when the person should control the tool” This is in response to some issues I’ve seen. In particular, it is in response to how people are letting technology dictate … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the splitting of society by the Christian conversion – the Conversion Cult and its effects

I have always felt that, in English society anyways, there is a splitting of society. Since the US is descended from English society it has also continued this split society phenomena. I think it is more than a natural tendency … Continue reading

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Some thoughts about a problem with the ideas of the Enlightenment: trying to make abstract ideas work in the real world

Recently, I was mentioning that it’s harder to put abstract ideas into reality than it may seem. This became particularly apparent with the abstract political ideas of the Enlightenment of the 1700’s. Many ideas of this movement have displayed many … Continue reading

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Some reflections on the progression of the “Victorian idea” or modern world

I often call the modern world the “Victorian idea”. I call it this because the Victorian era is where many of the basic ideas of the modern world got established and were created. Though there are aspects of the modern … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the progression of knowledge in Western history with remarks on the University Tradition and the influence of humanism

Recently, I was reflecting on what I called “the progression of knowledge in Western history”. This refers to how knowledge has progressed through the history of Western society. Normally, people think “knowledge is knowledge”, as if it is a constant … Continue reading

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Thoughts on knowledge, opinions, and interpretations – the “systemizing of opinion”, the “learning derby”, personal relevance, opinion as in-the-real-world phenomena, etc.

Here are some thoughts I had: AN ILLUSION OF TRUTH – THE “SYSTEMIZATION OF OPINION” It seems, to me, that most of what is called “knowledge” is nothing but opinion.  That means that all the studies and research are just … Continue reading

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