Category: Observation
My observations (or point of view) on some event or situation. This is different from “Documentary” as it expresses an opinion or it intends to be more subjective.
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The Wind and the Lion
To characterize some of Trump’s recent appointments as bizarre might be an understatement; others have stated the case more strongly and called them reckless. Matt Gaetz, accused of dalliances with under-aged women and drug abuse, for Attorney General. Tulsi Gabbard, Fox News and RT (Russia Today) contributor and Putin apologist, for Director of National Intelligence.…
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Priorities
I was reading a research article prepared by the Commonwealth Fund, Comparing deaths from gun violence in the U.S. with other countries, and I think it will surprise few how poorly ranked is the United States. Some points reported that I thought were notable include: But it was the comparative rates of death due to…
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Argumentum ad populum
The September update of the OED includes more than 600 new entries, among them is “Argumentum ad populum.” Argumentum ad populum, also known as an appeal to popularity, is a logical fallacy where one asserts that a proposition must be true or valid simply because many or most people believe it to be so. The…
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State of the Nation
in: Observation
It is hard to believe that a candidate seeking the position of President of the United States, the so-called “Most Powerful Man in the World”, who is asserting with passion that immigrants are eating people’s pets, can be taken seriously. It is equally incredible that his associates would endorse and support him in this position…
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Agency
in: Observation
I recently attended a presentation by Dr. Markus Giesler, a professor at York University. He spoke about Artificial Intelligence (AI), but in an unexpected way. Rather than a tutorial on how it works, or what is the best chat tool, it was about reciprocity and how this technology is [unwittingly for us] shaping our lives.…