Recent content by Prairie

I think the "notwithstanding clause" was intended for purposes which had public support. Such as Quebec's language laws and Saskatchewan's back to work legislation for government employees, both back in the eighties. Plus the clause has a five year limitation. I would think that any legislation...

If the institutions of creating a level playing field includes maintaining concepts like equality and universality, I can only see this as conflicting with the natural and inherent diversity among humans. There are many things like age, gender, physical and emotional capacity, personal...

An excellent test for myself was to ask myself if society removed concepts of rights, freedom, equality, universality, etcetera from the dialogue, what principles would I then be left with on which to construct a just society? I'm a little pressed for time right now, but I'll get back to you on...

Well... this is only my perspective, but I perceive libertarianism as a philosophy that's vulnerable to the conflicts and competition that can arise in society. A society upholding individual interests translates, to me, into competing interests. And that's what I perceive as being...

I've not read Rand and have only read about her. But my perception of her is that she's a part of a greater snapshot of the past. And from the bits I have read her philosophy seems undeveloped, though none the less apparent. I'd probably place my own philosophies at the other end of the scale to...

There are applications of body gesturing as a communications and investigative skill in the fields of mediation and interest based negotiation. But gesturing, related to active listening, in these areas is generally used more as an exploratory tool rather than one used to coerce or influence...

I don’t know if you’ve ever farmed, but the primary desire of the market is actually for cheaper products. Farmers have always been caught needing to increase production to keep up with that market pressure. For example according to the University of Illinois data between the years 1980 and...

lol.. why do you want to? Or... what is it exactly are you wanting to measure?

I understand your meaning... my only problem is codifying this notion. Proficiency at something doesn't necessarily reflect intelligence. Such as possessing a McDegree for example, pardon the aphorism. Someone who is skilled as a mediator, or a storyteller possesses a different intellectual...

For my part, and considering the inherent diversity among humans, I don’t see the benefits of trying to measure something like intelligence. It is, for me, something immeasurable. I don’t think you can, nor should one try to define a metric or quantify a value for it. Things like IQ or aptitude...

Here is another very valuable read, but also from the western narrative: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0773531211/?tag=pfamazon01-20 If the discussion is to broaden and ask why Indigenous people of North America were "wiped out" I think that culture is a fundamental consideration. The direction that...

Actually, I think the volume of currency is suppose increase by its reducibility. The more volume that's needed then the smaller the denominations become ie) 0.001 bitcoins today could become equivalent to one hundred 0.0001 bitcoins in the future. Instead of printing more money you increase...

I guess this was likely developed as an alternative to the current monetary markets, but I could see it going the way of other cyber ideas. I have no doubt that at some point in the future a similar system could be used to step into the shoes of the current monetary system. The only reason I say...

Have to agree with ryan_m_b. Simply, science is knowledge. Your relationship with knowledge is dependent on your culture. There are cultures that believe knowledge brings with it a burden of responsibilities. Main stream society though treats knowledge (science) as a source of power. It becomes...

lol, that shows a bit of a lack of understanding of the impact of management style on corporate culture. I'm sorry for that agency, but that was simply a poor management decision. It was likely based on either a simple hunch, or poorly modeled (thought out) idea. Gracious me. What was the CEO's...