by Peter | Mar 9, 2021 | Life
My reading and reflecting on Philosophy led me to see that We think in three different waysOur actions matter more than our thoughts For anything that has an impact on the world the only way to accurately measure and understand that impact is by using objective...
by Peter | Mar 9, 2021 | Objective Thinking
There are many pragmatic arguments why restricting freedom of expression on topics like climate change can be harmful. We have already, and may continue to, make policies that cause the environment more harm than good. There are also good psychological justifications...
by Peter | Mar 9, 2021 | Education, Objective Thinking
People can fail to use objective thinking out of ignorance. If you have had no education at all you are vulnerable to superstitions, prejudices; all kinds of irrational behaviours. Much more alarming is a failure to use objective thinking from having too much...
by Peter | Mar 9, 2021 | Objective Thinking, Politics
What do the terms ‘left wing’ and ‘right wing’ actually mean, and where did they come from? The answer is surprising. In theory, we get to choose what kind of government we have. In practice, it seems the really important decisions are kept out...
by Peter | Mar 9, 2021 | Objective Thinking
(China) is a communist one party state, we said. We couldn’t get away with it in Europe, we thought… and then Italy did it. And we realised we could Professor Neil Ferguson of Imperial College London speaking to the Times newspaper Since the beginning of time, humans,...
