Philosophy of Reality

Quick Thought #2

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Josh

Naomi Campbell seems to be mad at Cadbury Chocolate over what she calls a racist ad.

The offense? She was compared to a bar of chocolate.

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Losing No Matter What

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Josh

I want to compare two similar situations and make a point I think many have failed to notice.

In 2006, Brittany McComb was valedictorian at Foothill High School, in Nevada. Before giving her speech, the officials of the school told her she had to edit her speech, removing all religious references. So she wrote a new, edited version, free from religion.

Then proceeded to use her original speech during commencement.
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If I Were President

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Josh

If I were running for President of the United States, or better yet, if my ideal candidate were to run, here would be the positions on certain topics I would love to see.

First, let me preface this by saying that a vast majority of my opinions can be summed up in two words: Personal Choice.

The citizens of the United States of America are too diverse to have too many laws that blanket all of us as if we are all the same. We aren’t. And with that in mind, here are the issues and the way I’d personally prefer to see them handled.

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Ahead of the Curve

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Josh

So I just watched a show called “What Happened Before the Big Bang” on the Science channel.

Toward the end, the scientists seems to come to the current theory that the big bang was preceded by….. a previous big bang.

A fairly new idea. Oh, and did I mention it was something I hinted at over ten years ago?
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The Issue of Illegal Entry

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Josh

I know I said I won’t comment much on the news, however, there have been a few situations recently that I’ve noticed that seem to be hinging on the same discussion, and the worst part is that many folks (including those heavily involved in the issues) don’t seem to realize it.

While there are many reports in the news about these, I’ve tried to link to the main article from the main city/state/location the issue arose from.
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Learn to Reverse Your View

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Josh

Sometimes, especially in cases concerning your country/team/organization/etc vs “the opposition”, it is very easy to disparage and disagree with what the other side says or does.

However there is much wisdom to be had if you allow yourself to honestly view the exact same situations from the other side. (Especially since, based on simple actions of cause & effect, your “side” is likely to be on the other side of a similar issue eventually anyway.) Or at the least, to imagine a similar situation, in which you are on the opposite side of actions.

For example, imagine if:
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Who gets Credit for Killing Osama Bin Laden?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Josh

So the news of Bin Laden’s death has just been officially announced by US President Barack Obama.

After briefly checking public comments on various news sources (from all angles) I find a curious situation. Some are trying to say that the President shouldn’t get credit for this. Their reasoning seems to be 2 different things:

This was a military action. the military should get credit.
The action was simply a continuation of what the previous President (George Bush Jr.) had implemented.

Let’s look at those separately:
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Quick Thought #1

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Josh

I’ve decided that for those cases where I have strange, funny, interesting or just plain goofy thoughts that aren’t worth a full post, I’ll try to post them here on their own anyway.

Thought #1
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How to Tell Which Side is Most Likely Right

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Josh

There are a lot of issues that have such powerful arguments from both sides:

Communism vs Capitalism
Business owners vs Union Groups
Country A vs Country B
Etc. Etc.

If you are ever in doubt as to which side is most likely right, here’s how to tell:
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News & My Posts

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Josh

As some may notice, I rarely (if ever) make any comments/posts about recent news reports or occurrences.

Just so there’s no misunderstanding, I’ll explain why I’m intentionally staying away from commenting on recent news.
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