Comments on: School of Thinking Thought Experiment #11 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2007/school-of-thinking-thought-experiment-11/ Escape - Search - Think Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:33:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: PLife http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2007/school-of-thinking-thought-experiment-11/#comment-18777 PLife Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:09:20 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2007/school-of-thinking-thought-experiment-11/#comment-18777 Yes, very interesting, but I can't help but wonder there is an undercurrent of criticism or at least challenge in the way the analysis is framed. Perhaps we like oversimplifying infinitely complex situations such as The State of The World today. There are so many factors involved as to why the situations is the way it is, and any implication attained from juxtaposing the above analogy to our real-life situation, eg. such as the of humankind's ability to overcome its dire circumstances, or the misplacement of power and wealth, is false and unhelpful. I wonder if analysis like this stems from human's (common) attribute of self-loathing, or maybe it makes us feel better or alleviates our guilt if we are told how bad we are. Yes, very interesting, but I can’t help but wonder there is an undercurrent of criticism or at least challenge in the way the analysis is framed. Perhaps we like oversimplifying infinitely complex situations such as The State of The World today. There are so many factors involved as to why the situations is the way it is, and any implication attained from juxtaposing the above analogy to our real-life situation, eg. such as the of humankind’s ability to overcome its dire circumstances, or the misplacement of power and wealth, is false and unhelpful.

I wonder if analysis like this stems from human’s (common) attribute of self-loathing, or maybe it makes us feel better or alleviates our guilt if we are told how bad we are.

]]> By: Doug Smith http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2007/school-of-thinking-thought-experiment-11/#comment-18403 Doug Smith Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:49:08 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2007/school-of-thinking-thought-experiment-11/#comment-18403 This shows the desperate need for quality education. Schools / colleges should be open like businesses 52 week a year. To cater for holidays, sickness, slow learners etc this would be overcome with careful planning of the curriculum. This shows the desperate need for quality education.
Schools / colleges should be open like businesses 52 week a year.
To cater for holidays, sickness, slow learners etc this would be overcome with careful planning of the curriculum.

]]> By: George Kruszewski http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2007/school-of-thinking-thought-experiment-11/#comment-18346 George Kruszewski Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:42:39 +0000 http://www.schoolofthinking.org/2007/school-of-thinking-thought-experiment-11/#comment-18346 Only 65 million computers globally? I think 100M is better. Only 65 million computers globally? I think 100M is better.

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