Certainty

Friday Talking Points -- Phony Vacation Outrage

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.19.2011

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Chris Weigant

President Obama is on vacation. This fact is being subject to ridicule from Republicans, and their enablers in the media. Which has prompted me to -- in the fashion of Bill Maher -- come up with a New Rule.

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For the GOP, a Certain Inconsistency

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

Taxes. They don't like 'em. (Who does?) They've never liked 'em. But this time around, they've found a new reason not to like 'em. They breed uncertainty. Or so the Republicans keep telling us.

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WYSIWYC

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

The picture of the universe shifts from tongue to tongue. (Stuart Chase) Consider a soap bubble on a sunny day: what color is it? It depends, right?...

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How Vulnerability Leads to Courage

Carol Smaldino | Posted 11.17.2011

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Carol Smaldino

There is a secret in the air, one of those secrets that most people ignore but still feel: Each and every one of us is vulnerable, scared, and even more so when that part of our inner being goes denied.

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Gravity & Levity of Uncertainty

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

As of this writing moment, the Earth's human population is estimated to be 6,841,451,100. All of these 6.8 billion people are in the same exact "now....

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Monday Morning Koan

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

A Koan is not a question of informational inquiry but a question of whether you are open to whatever is. With that in mind, here's a monday morning k...

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Lo Fi, Bang & Olufsen, and All That Cheating Jazz (Part 1)

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Informed consent: I've got this blog on my mind. I think it can explain some things about our culture of Low Fidelity and all that Tiger Woods/Jesse...

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How to Be Certain Your Religion Is True and Still Get Along with Others

Andrew Pessin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Pessin

You may believe, with certainty, in the truths in question, and that they are absolute truths. But you do it with the form of humility appropriate to the recognition that your belief might be false.

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Tentativeness Made Simple

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Syadvada is a practice of tentativeness in expression that is associated with the ancient Jain tradition of India (Radhakrishnan & Moore, 1957). In S...

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Reclaiming America's Leadership Role: Barack Obama and Democratic Culture

Dr. Robert Aziz | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Robert Aziz

Antithetical to the way of power inclusivity and process, which is to say, the equanimity to see and gather to oneself problems in their actuality and complexity, which Obama has embodied.

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Democracy Unbound: The Freeing of Democratic Process from the Tyranny of False Absolutes and False Certainties

Dr. Robert Aziz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Robert Aziz

The human need for certainty and the human need for meaning are not unrelated. It is unfortunately the case, however, that certainty, unlike genuine meaning, can be cheaply acquired.

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