A few words on reality -- such as it may be. We evolved to perceive our surroundings and ourselves -- everything, in ways best suited to our survival. That's about the gist of it, yes? So why would we try to see beyond what we evolved to see? I mean, ok; we are curious monkeys and we love a puzzle. But if we somehow managed to see beyond what we are equipped to see I doubt it would make any sense at all to us. In fact it would likely scare the crap out of us and leave us a pile of gibbering goo. But we just can't help ourselves, can we?
I guess we would need a machine to see that other reality and display it for us -- but not being built to see that other reality, we still wouldn't see it. And so it goes. Whaddya think?
"tax the rich": there is a movement in NYC to do exactly this--that is, raise taxes on NY's 118 billionaires to fund relief for excluded immigrant workers, who pay taxes; many are essential workers. It's supported by a wide range of nearly 100 political groups, advocacy and community orgs, unions, and faith orgs, and a lot of state legislators. #FundExcludedWorkers #MakeBillionairesPay
The governor, of course, is opposed. But he's been known to respond to strong community pressure (eg, when he was moved to ban fracking in the state). So maybe...
A few words on reality -- such as it may be. We evolved to perceive our surroundings and ourselves -- everything, in ways best suited to our survival. That's about the gist of it, yes? So why would we try to see beyond what we evolved to see? I mean, ok; we are curious monkeys and we love a puzzle. But if we somehow managed to see beyond what we are equipped to see I doubt it would make any sense at all to us. In fact it would likely scare the crap out of us and leave us a pile of gibbering goo. But we just can't help ourselves, can we?
I guess we would need a machine to see that other reality and display it for us -- but not being built to see that other reality, we still wouldn't see it. And so it goes. Whaddya think?
"tax the rich": there is a movement in NYC to do exactly this--that is, raise taxes on NY's 118 billionaires to fund relief for excluded immigrant workers, who pay taxes; many are essential workers. It's supported by a wide range of nearly 100 political groups, advocacy and community orgs, unions, and faith orgs, and a lot of state legislators. #FundExcludedWorkers #MakeBillionairesPay
The governor, of course, is opposed. But he's been known to respond to strong community pressure (eg, when he was moved to ban fracking in the state). So maybe...