THE EVOLUTION OF TRUTH
“Reporting” (evidence)
…. Oath of Warriors
…. …. Oath to Tribe (Passage)
…. …. …. Oath before jury and judge
…. …. …. …. Oath before senate and thang
…. …. …. …. …. Records,Accounts, Contracts, Law, Architecture
…. …. …. …. …. …. Greek Math, Reason and philosophy
…. …. …. …. …. …. …. Roman law, engineering, accounting
…. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. European Science
…. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. European “Operationalism” (Complete) Science
Source date (UTC): 2017-04-18 11:08:00 UTC
Apr 13, 2017 1:53pm THE CONTENT OF RELIGION, AND THE FAILURE OF THE CHURCH Why did the church fail to reform? – anti-intellectualism. – superstition rather than myth. – peasant rather than middle class – agrarian rather than industrialism – suffering rather than heroism and possibility. – Semitic rather than European. Why did the church fail to produce a reformer? – why no Augustine, or Luther? – why was Smith/Hume/Jefferson insufficient? – why no accommodation for Darwin, Menger, Maxwell, Durkheim, Nietzsche? The answer: Too much of a change. The academy took possession away from the church. The academy took funding away from the church. The state took all lands from the church. My response: Then it might have been possible if not for the world wars and communism. However, the germans were very close. The british traditionalists were very close. The church could have seized the opportunity, or it could have defeated the opposition: marxism. But it did neither. It was LAZY AND INTELLECTUALLY INCOMPETENT. As far as I know, all that matters in a religion is: (a) a community setting where individual expression prohibited. (signal free environment) (b) a very simple set of comprehensible laws (strategy) (c) a method of achieving mindfulness, and excuse for it. (d) recitation of myths, legends, history, heroes (e) application of past wisdom to current issues. (f) participatory rituals (praying, singing, moving). (g) participatory holidays ( relief – vacation days ) (h) participatory feasts (special holidays – family) (i) participatory festivals (sports, plays, games) (j) an institutional means of transference of all of the above between generations. (profession) The acts matter much more than the words. The acts produce the experience. The words JUSTIFY it. THE CHURCH WAS SO HEAVILY ANTI INTELLECTUAL IT ABANDONED THE PEOPLE TO THE PROFIT SEEKING OF THE ACADEMY, THE PROFIT SEEKING OF THE STATE, THE PROFIT SEEKING OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, AND HID AMONG THE DEVELOPING WORLD’S POOR.
Apr 13, 2017 1:53pm THE CONTENT OF RELIGION, AND THE FAILURE OF THE CHURCH Why did the church fail to reform? – anti-intellectualism. – superstition rather than myth. – peasant rather than middle class – agrarian rather than industrialism – suffering rather than heroism and possibility. – Semitic rather than European. Why did the church fail to produce a reformer? – why no Augustine, or Luther? – why was Smith/Hume/Jefferson insufficient? – why no accommodation for Darwin, Menger, Maxwell, Durkheim, Nietzsche? The answer: Too much of a change. The academy took possession away from the church. The academy took funding away from the church. The state took all lands from the church. My response: Then it might have been possible if not for the world wars and communism. However, the germans were very close. The british traditionalists were very close. The church could have seized the opportunity, or it could have defeated the opposition: marxism. But it did neither. It was LAZY AND INTELLECTUALLY INCOMPETENT. As far as I know, all that matters in a religion is: (a) a community setting where individual expression prohibited. (signal free environment) (b) a very simple set of comprehensible laws (strategy) (c) a method of achieving mindfulness, and excuse for it. (d) recitation of myths, legends, history, heroes (e) application of past wisdom to current issues. (f) participatory rituals (praying, singing, moving). (g) participatory holidays ( relief – vacation days ) (h) participatory feasts (special holidays – family) (i) participatory festivals (sports, plays, games) (j) an institutional means of transference of all of the above between generations. (profession) The acts matter much more than the words. The acts produce the experience. The words JUSTIFY it. THE CHURCH WAS SO HEAVILY ANTI INTELLECTUAL IT ABANDONED THE PEOPLE TO THE PROFIT SEEKING OF THE ACADEMY, THE PROFIT SEEKING OF THE STATE, THE PROFIT SEEKING OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, AND HID AMONG THE DEVELOPING WORLD’S POOR.
—“At what point do diseconomies of organizational scale kick in or is this a flawed frame?”—Lee Tucker That is the entire question as far as I am concerned. If we take an empirical look, the scale increases with available information systems, and the homogeneity of the population. But in simple terms, a city = a market, and a market must serve a demographic and a demographic must exploit a niche in the regional or world market. So as far as I can tell there is some ratio between population, density, iq, and homogeneity, institutiona means of distributing/collecting information necessary for decidablity, and relative productivity (purchasing power) that should tell us the optimum size. the value of scale kicked in with gunpowder and the high cost of total war. (napoleon). HOwever, with nuclear weapons, that value disappears, so as far as I can tell, 5-10M, and that is up from what looks like 2-3M in the last century, simply because of the complexity of goods and services produced, and longer lifetimes (in other words more people does not translate to more people productiely employe) . So population can increase without affecting the systems of production. Conversely, lets look at competition: a bigger city with more assets can endure shocks over longer periods of economic reorganization, by spending down those assets.
—“At what point do diseconomies of organizational scale kick in or is this a flawed frame?”—Lee Tucker That is the entire question as far as I am concerned. If we take an empirical look, the scale increases with available information systems, and the homogeneity of the population. But in simple terms, a city = a market, and a market must serve a demographic and a demographic must exploit a niche in the regional or world market. So as far as I can tell there is some ratio between population, density, iq, and homogeneity, institutiona means of distributing/collecting information necessary for decidablity, and relative productivity (purchasing power) that should tell us the optimum size. the value of scale kicked in with gunpowder and the high cost of total war. (napoleon). HOwever, with nuclear weapons, that value disappears, so as far as I can tell, 5-10M, and that is up from what looks like 2-3M in the last century, simply because of the complexity of goods and services produced, and longer lifetimes (in other words more people does not translate to more people productiely employe) . So population can increase without affecting the systems of production. Conversely, lets look at competition: a bigger city with more assets can endure shocks over longer periods of economic reorganization, by spending down those assets.
(FYI: Over the past few days some playful people created an Imposter account for the Propertarian Institute. And while I actually enjoy being the subject of memes, the trash talking and the humor, there is a difference between my personal preference, and the Institute that owns the work I produce. And there is a difference between trash talking and fraud. Unfortunately when I contacted those involved they continued their farce, so I had to take action. I apologize to followers for having to do so, but I have formal responsibilities that extend beyond my personal tastes.)
Source date (UTC): 2017-04-16 07:24:00 UTC
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/kevin-carson-the-iron-fist-behind-the-invisible-hand
Old classic essay by Carson. He begins with the issue of Manorialism
Source date (UTC): 2017-04-15 21:44:00 UTC
—“At what point to diseconomies of organizational scale kick in or is this a flawed frame?”—Lee Tucker
Curt Doolittle
That is the entire question as far as I am concerned.
If we take an empirical look, the scale increases with available information systems, and the homogeneity of the population.
But in simple terms, a city = a market, and a market must serve a demographic and a demographic must exploit a niche in the regional or world market.
So as far as I can tell there is some ratio between population, density, iq, and homogeneity, institutiona means of distributing/collecting information necessary for decidablity, and relative productivity (purchasing power) that should tell us the optimum size.
the value of scale kicked in with gunpowder and the high cost of total war. (napoleon). HOwever, with nuclear weapons, that value disappears, so as far as I can tell, 5-10M, and that is up from what looks like 2-3M in the last century, simply because of the complexity of goods and services produced, and longer lifetimes (in other words more people does not translate to more people productiely employe) . So population can increase without affecting the systems of production.
Conversely, lets look at competition: a bigger city with more assets can endure shocks over longer periods of economic reorganization, by spending down those assets.
Source date (UTC): 2017-04-14 15:04:00 UTC
THE CONTENT OF RELIGION, AND THE FAILURE OF THE CHURCH
Why did the church fail to reform?
– anti-intellectualism.
– superstition rather than myth.
– peasant rather than middle class
– agrarian rather than industrialism
– suffering rather than heroism and possibility.
– Semitic rather than European.
Why did the church fail to produce a reformer?
– why no Augustine, or Luther?
– why was Smith/Hume/Jefferson insufficient?
– why no accommodation for Darwin, Menger, Maxwell, Durkheim, Nietzsche?
The answer:
Too much of a change. The academy took possession away from the church. The academy took funding away from the church. The state took all lands from the church.
My response:
Then it might have been possible if not for the world wars and communism. However, the germans were very close. The british traditionalists were very close. The church could have seized the opportunity, or it could have defeated the opposition: marxism. But it did neither. It was LAZY AND INTELLECTUALLY INCOMPETENT.
As far as I know, all that matters in a religion is:
(a) a community setting where individual expression prohibited. (signal free environment)
(b) a very simple set of comprehensible laws (strategy)
(c) a method of achieving mindfulness, and excuse for it.
(d) recitation of myths, legends, history, heroes
(e) application of past wisdom to current issues.
(f) participatory rituals (praying, singing, moving).
(g) participatory holidays ( relief – vacation days )
(h) participatory feasts (special holidays – family)
(i) participatory festivals (sports, plays, games)
(j) an institutional means of transference of all of the above between generations. (profession)
The acts matter much more than the words. The acts produce the experience. The words JUSTIFY it.
THE CHURCH WAS SO HEAVILY ANTI INTELLECTUAL IT ABANDONED THE PEOPLE TO THE PROFIT SEEKING OF THE ACADEMY, THE PROFIT SEEKING OF THE STATE, THE PROFIT SEEKING OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR, AND HID AMONG THE DEVELOPING WORLD’S POOR.
Source date (UTC): 2017-04-13 13:53:00 UTC
Have we not transcended? Are we still ignorant, illiterate, poor, lacking knonwledge, technology and institutions? Do we still require morality by children’s story, rather than by literature, history, law, science, and mathematics?
Are we admitting we are children and that we are not able to speak and think in the language that the gods have written the universe with?
if you speak the truth then why must you lie?
Source date (UTC): 2017-04-13 12:29:00 UTC