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Persico Challenge: Issue Number 3 – What Will Be the Impact from Increased Life Expectancies Around the World?
Jun 20
Uncategorized affluence, birth rates, climate change, demographics, happiness, healthcare, life expectancy, living longer, rich versus poor, wealth inequality 8 Comments
This is the third of three “Challenge” questions that my friend Jane Fritz and I agreed to reply to. We each sent three questions to the other and we had 12 months to reply to all three questions. I answered Jane’s first question on Feb 19th of this year. (American Exceptionalism). I answered her second […]
Persico Challenge: Issue 2 – How Can We Save the Environment?
Apr 03
Uncategorized climate change, droughts, earth, environment, floods, green, Politicians, sustainability, water shortage 16 Comments
This is the second of three “Challenge” questions that my friend Jane Fritz and I agreed to reply to. We each sent three questions to the other and we have 12 months to reply to each question. I answered Jane’s first question on Feb 19th of this year. (See American Exceptionalism). This is her second […]
Persico Challenge: Issue 1 – American Exceptionalism
Feb 19
At the beginning of the 2022 New Year, I issued what I called “The Persico Challenge” to some of my blogger friends. The gist of my challenge was to address three issues over the course of the next year that I would send them. In return, they could send me three issues that I would […]
How Do You Know if You Know Anything?
Dec 11
Uncategorized deming, disinformation, facts, Godel, knowledge, lies, misinformation, reality, statistics, truth, uncertainty 27 Comments
How do you know if you know anything? You have two paths to answer this question. The first path involves your belief that you do know something. You can choose this path if you are fairly certain that you know something. It may surprise you, but this is not a path of science. This is […]
The Hell with the Pigs
Oct 10
Uncategorized cafos, externalities, lawsuits, pigs, prop 12, supreme court 20 Comments
“Give me my eggs over easy with a slice of bacon on the side.” “I don’t give a damn how the pigs are raised as long as the bacon is well done.” A recent lawsuit by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation seeks to overturn a lower court ruling that […]
Let’s All Kill Buddha!
Sep 07
Uncategorized buddha, disinformation, hope, Jesus, koan, lies, misinformation, parable, paradox, planning, truth, zen 6 Comments
Years ago, I spent some time studying Zen Buddhism. Some of this was the “fad” of the day during the sixties and seventies. Zen was so different than the Christianity or Catholicism that I had grown up with. Zen spoke in koans and paradoxes. A koan is a paradoxical anecdote or riddle, used in Zen […]
Can You Really See the World from Another Person’s Point of View?
May 07
Uncategorized bigotry, homophobia, pedophilia, perspective, racism, sexism, understanding, Viewpoints 10 Comments
One of the most often quoted and pro-offered bits of advice is “walk a mile in their shoes.” Another version of this wisdom is to try and see it from their “point of view.” Jesus said “ “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to […]
How to Find Meaning and Purpose in Life
May 01
Uncategorized dreams, enrichment, fulfillment, happiness, life, meaning, poverty, purpose, success 11 Comments
Two most important elements in any life are meaning and purpose. Your soul, your spirit and your sense of well-being may depend more on these two elements than anything else you will ever find. Money, fame, and success will mean nothing if you do not believe that you are living a life consistent with your […]
Does Nature Have Rights? A Conversation with Mother Nature
Feb 10
Uncategorized environment, environmentalism, global warming, mother nature, planet earth, recycling, rights of nature, sustainability, water management, water resources 12 Comments
A short time ago, I was running down a trail when I stumbled over an exposed root. I fell to the ground and bruised my elbows, hands, and knees. Quite angrily, I grabbed the offending root and started to rip it out of the ground. Suddenly, I heard a loud voice cry out, “Please, I […]
Aging Capriciously 