It is what it is…

Hi Phil,
See if this makes sense to you, appears to respect cultural identity.
So, it works something like this.
If you feel that you have no other option available to you, and if you are unsure of the process […]

phil rimmersays:I’m really old and that gives me (we?) an unfair advantage possibly, ‘cos we here have discussed this kind of stuff for decades in our various groups.

Hi Phil
Ok I think I can safely say I’m […]

To
PR and PR said in 226

Er, no. This is just going backwards. A jury of 12  is selected to have no-one objectionable to either party and a wide variety of folks, reflecting the diverse interests of society a […]

Ok you see it allows the following logic to exist for a justice model. Justice is through peer of your choice.
The underlying logic is that if you choose your presiding officer you cannot claim bias or injustice, […]

Stratosays:
I’m categorically not into the punishment philosophy and praxis to get animals or children to conform, or behave, or to be trained, as you seem to believe in, along with deploying the carrot, r […]

To
Zeuglodon Beta 
The above 

it’s either free will sat t(fw) 

should be 
it’s either free will, say, t(fw)
t is your time.
I need to think about this a bit,  but please let me know if I’m sort of on the correc […]

Zeuglodon Betasays: 197
t?

And I’ve been wondering what that was. I think I now understand. It appears to be logical ligo… I am a bit out of my depth here but let’s give it a go.
Your conscious mind is always […]

Zeuglodon Betasays:  197
Ah, I see you are deploying the sarcastic passive-aggressive approach to criticism response. An interesting move.

 Attempt at Humor hope no offense taken.

  What, did the Jack Rus […]

 
Jul 21, 2022 at 3:10 pm
Zeuglodon Betasays: 
Er… rereading my posts here, I have to ask: am I being rude and aggressive in tone? To Michael 100and  It is what it is… especially.

No not at all I was just resp […]

phil rimmer says:
FWIW, iiwii, #200, 
after decades of experience in some areas of human endeavour, I am an expert. I get questions directed to me by people with problems. My expertise allows me to solve those p […]

phil rimmer says:
iiwii #194

you don’t have the time or ability to resolve it

So, are we agreed, time is not the universal metric?

Hi Phil,
So as a example if you want something done, like paint your ho […]

phil rimmer says:
iiwii

When you pay someone what are you paying them for?

 …to solve a problem.

That is correct because you don’t have the time or ability to resolve it yourself, or it could be for a servic […]

phil rimmer says:
iiwii

if any of you have a mechanism for creating value, in monetary terms, that doesn’t require the investment of time, please let me know,

 or making friends, etc., All transitions happ […]

Jul 21, 2022 at 3:47 am
olli says:

It is what it is #185I am sitting here as time ticks away and I haven’t made a single friend in the last hour. Seems I need to invest much more than just time. 

Your doin […]

Ok so let me try a different approach here. For a bunch who are supposed to have the ability to be able to see reason and logic this is a bit like having your teeth pulled. But it good I need that robust criticism […]

I really enjoy listening to intellectual debate.
 
Here’s one that you should find interesting it after all features your sites namesake Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris it is very interesting and te […]

You see the rules of this philosophy are simple a child could even fit in, they must just be friendly and respect each other. Even the woke can fit in as long as they are friendly, something they appear to find a […]

Stratosays:You do seem rather certain and also also dogmatic about free-will as a capability we all possess and can fully exercise.

someone surely has to control your will it might as well be you.

Your stance […]

Jul 19, 2022 at 4:05 am
Vicki says:

Phil #158

The ghastly prospect of an “economically productive” imperative for all utterly fails to grasp the potential of rich investment in people, finding a happi […]

You see the interesting thing about having time as the maxim in a social contract is that it has no biases, no race, religion, color, culture or any property that is, or can introduce a biased. The only biases […]