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tim rourke

Covid and Hanlan’s Razor

Covid and Hanlan’s Razor

January 19, 2023 Malice and incompetence usually go together, not apart. Many of us have heard the maxim; “never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by mere stupidity or incompetence.” This has probably been stated in one way or other from the beginning of writing. It has been

The Fun Topic of Historical Linguistics

The Fun Topic of Historical Linguistics

January 19, 2023 The Indo Europeans; where they came from, where they went, why it matters. I have been hanging around internet discussion boards that deal with the present geopolitical situation. This often gets into the ideas various ethnic nationalisms have about themselves and their origins. Most have no scientific

The Fun Topic of Historical Linguistics. Part Two.

The Fun Topic of Historical Linguistics. Part Two.

February 3, 2023 About all these other Languages. A few months ago I got into a discussion about languages on an internet forum. It started with the Slavic languages and got into Indo European languages, where they came from and got to. I have my own ideas on the subject

Basic Income, explained right

Basic Income, explained right

February 19, 2023 It can be a good thing or a bad thing. revised May 20, 2023 Basic Income, often also called Universal Basic Income or Guaranteed Living Income, is correctly defined as; an income paid to everyone without conditions and adequate to live on. This idea was first articulated

About living in a Behavioural Sink

About living in a Behavioural Sink

March 9, 2023 The fish rots from the head down. Recently one of my fellow blogsters put up a piece complaining about the decline of human behaviour in the syndemic age. She referenced it to the famed Calhoun experiments with “rat paradises”. This produced some discussion. I have decided it

Naziism 2.0

Naziism 2.0

March 12, 2023 There must be no 3.0. Long ago, when I was in high school, when world war two was not so long ago, I was concerned about Naziism. Not too many people around me shared my concern about them. It was assumed that those ogres were history,

Failure of Logic

Failure of Logic

March 15, 2023 Logic must apply to all of reality. I have been blogging now for three years. My aim has been, first of all, to try to apply proper thinking skills to the important topics of the times. These are mostly about putting in place institutions which can secure