It's an empirical fact that democracy is on the way out. In 1981, 35% of
the world's population lived under "free" political systems, by 1996 the
number fallen to 19%. [1]
Well, with democracies only in name, such statistics doesn't make
much sense.
Why? Even if democracy weren't
Mike H:
Regarding the subject of what is science and definitions which emphasized
observation and rejection of theories when counter factual data is
presented, I thought the two following documents would be of interest.
Scientists do not as a rule observe and then theorize. They typically
Some consistent trends expected - special present for Jay...Eva
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*Fifty facts from The World Health Report 1998*
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Global health situation and trends 1955-2025
Population
1. The global population
You have the contradiction in your own paragraph:
"as just as possible" vs "best possible way"
I can't see contradiction. The two have large
overlapping section.
I think I'd be most upset if I were of your crew;
they are NOT stupid, if it WERE the question of
life or death, they would have
but not a good enough point in respons the one I made;
humans are motivated more for pleasure/happiness
than reproduction. That's why babies have to look cute
and toy-like at least in our culturaly freer society
Even than quite a sizable number decide
not to bother. Where is the selfish gene?
I agree Tom, but isn't even saying it a little like the proselytizer's answering
that the problem is not with the product but the salesman?
REH
Tom Walker wrote:
Ray Harrell wrote,
The argument I have made on these lists for a number of years is that this
is all related to value. What
I said
e.g. an operatic part at the Metropolitan costs tops $19,000 per
performance. While the
same part in Vienna can double that. Why is it worth more
in Vienna than here? It
has nothing to do with its inherent value as a major part of a great
work of art. It has
to do with the story that the
Or, maybe, the selfish gene wants *my * DNA to go forward. Maybe we have no
'program' for the human species. Coming from a wide open world (the hunter
gatherer saga) there is nothing in our internal makeup to cause us to
cooperate at the level of survival of the human species. This latter
Or, maybe, the selfish gene wants *my * DNA to go forward. Maybe we have no
'program' for the human species. Coming from a wide open world (the hunter
gatherer saga) there is nothing in our internal makeup to cause us to
cooperate at the level of survival of the human species. This latter
It is obvious, that people's life
should not depend on the ambiguous ways
work is defined and measured.
Work is a social collaborative activity,
so the products should be socially shared.
Simple really...
Eva
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I think I'd be most upset if I were of your crew;
they are NOT stupid, if it WERE the question of
life or death, they would have made the same choice
as you.
First of all you did not know my crew. G Moreover, the reason they
have
The Aztecs with the largest market in the world at the time, solved the
problem by making the Cacoa Bean (a food) the unit of value. Can you
imagine Rukeyser abandoning commodoties if they are the unit of
money?Then there is the issue of work as a part of the ethos of the
culture.
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Or, maybe, the selfish gene wants *my * DNA to go forward. Maybe we have
no
'program' for the human species. Coming from a wide open world (the hunter
gatherer saga) there is nothing in our internal makeup to cause us to
- Original Message -
From: Eva Durant [EMAIL PROTECTED]
the suicidal tendecy of the present system?? Surely
the selfish gene wants the human species to survive...
No, it want's itself to survive. The selfish gene cares only about itself.
Moreover, evolutionary psychology is THE science
Eva Durant wrote,
It is obvious, that people's life
should not depend on the ambiguous ways
work is defined and measured.
Work is a social collaborative activity,
so the products should be socially shared.
Simple really...
Yes, but. So simple really that it is no longer obvious to those who are
Very interesting response Tom, but there are a few problems
with your marriage of the metaphors.
1. Unfortunately, the 19th Century Artists who read the 19th century
economists and participated in the wars, on their side, were often better
composers than the economists were theorists. The
Can someone get me off this list - it's been weeks that I have been asking!
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Subject: The irrelevance of "the left"
Another point I should add to my reply
That reminds me of the economist (William Baumol) who told the composer
dean of Juilliard (William Schumann) that he had no complaints as a composer
since he had a job as a teacher. (Of course did America have complaints
as a culture since we lost so much of his talent to the supposed good of
Hi
This issue reminds me of the difference between equitable and efficient
locations. An equitable location (of say, a school) ensures that distances
travelled by pupils are as alike as possible (minimizes variation); an efficient
location, on the other hand, minimizes the total distance
Aw shucks, I was kinda enjoying the mud. I haven't gotten down and dirty in a
while and no one more fun to do it with than yourself.Interesting how the
problem becomes one of how all of those stupendous talents graduating from school
as "professional" actors end up on "Wings" playing
I think there is also the issue of measurement. Economics as we know it
comes from the era of hardware, or things, of sailing ships, smokestackes
and freightcars. Things that can be observed and measured. In this
new-fangled knowledge economy we are still devising ways of measuring (never
mind
Jay Hanson:
First of all you did not know my crew. G Moreover, the reason they
have skippers on boats is because they are better trained than crew
and passengers. It's a fact of life. Human society is inherently
hierarchical for the simple reason that it contributes to "inclusive
fitness".
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and social complexity grew. While hunting and gathering societies needed
only transitory hierarchies, more complex societies needed permanent ones.
However, there is no reason on earth why these couldn't be democratic,
allowing a
I think this has been solved. Check to see whether you are subbed under two
separate email addresses. This might explain the two postings.
arthur cordell
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Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 3:30AM
Gidday
Ray E. Harrell:
2. Opera is truly a holistic art form that encompasses
music, drama, dance, the graphic arts, film and anything else that
can be used by the composer. There is nothing about Neo-Classical
Economics that vaguely resembles the whole of human.
Very interesting, Ray.
In fact, my reading of the history of religious revivals and awakenings in
North America has taught me that it is precisely children abandoning the
parents fallen gods that is one of the essences of these events.
Adolescents are the primary leaders and followers of the new
Ray,
This is really important. It is something I have wrestled with in the
book. The whole basis for political legitimacy in the industrial age is
property - at first land and latterly machines and buildings. Economists
and lawyers have tried to deal with the issue you raise by creating the
Very interesting, Ray.
In fact, my reading of the history of religious revivals and awakenings in
North America has taught me that it is precisely children abandoning the
parents fallen gods that is one of the essences of these events.
Adolescents are the primary leaders and followers of the new
On this thread I'll have to agree with Eva against Jay's contention that a
mind is predisposed [by evolution] to reproduce the genes that created it.
A human being is predisposed to get laid, which in bygone ages usually had
the effect of reproducing the genes. Patriarchy, emphasizing
Jay Hanson:
Democracy makes no sense. If society is seeking a leader with the best
skills, the selection should be based on merit -- testing and
xperience --
not popularity. Government by popularity contest is a stupid idea.
Somehow I'm not at all surprised that this is your point of view.
GET ME OFF THIS LIST! PLEASE!
I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR THREE MONTHS.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
MUCH LONGER, AND I WILL TALK TO MY
LAWYER ABOUT DAILY HARASSMENT.
Rob Robinson
President, Rob Robinson Advertising,
Tom Walker wrote, in part:
...the union agitator as the fiercely-independent, god-fearing,
self-sacrificing hero...the corporate CEO as the conniving villain.
Couldn't agree with you more, Tom
rob robinson
mark twain democratic club
Ray:
Being a musician is a full time job whether
paid or not and angry artists are often quite destructive.
Since they control the mirrors they often contain a destruction that is
truly genocidal all in the name of their own view of the world
winning a
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