Athena

It sure it would be nice if we were willing to put as much effort into that as we have put into war. But the Trump administration’s peace plan totally...

I have repeatedly heard distilling water is very expensive. Also it would overwhelming to depend on it for farming or keeping a forest alive. Now if w...

I totally agree with you, but if we had education for democracy and replaced the autocratic model for Industry with the democratic one, then we have a...

Nope that is it and I was horrified to think such a thing could happen, but it is happening to our own planet. Our groundwater situation is very bad a...

I hope you really care about his opinion because I found a really good explanation of it. Follow this link and go to page 79. I can not copy and paste...

I particularly remember the Star Trek show about a planet with extremely little water and one tree that someone watered. Maybe that was the tree of fo...

Oh no, all those things are normal. :yum: We can not change the way we live because it would hurt the economy. Like these disasters and wars for resou...

Write books? What is your subject? Whoops time to go. I get a lot from the government, so I feel obligated to give back by volunteering, and frankly, ...

I think this failure is all the non-democratic things going on and number one is we stopped transmitting the culture for democracy. We are powerless i...

There is a lot of good happening but it doesn't make news. I am blown away by how we think everyone should have a good life and all the things we are ...

That is from Percile's funeral speech during Athens's war with Sparta. Lincoln repeated it during the civil war. But as many love to point out, Athens...

The interruption of the constitution changes as the culture changes. Trump was very frustrated with the limits put on him. I am sure Bidin is dealing ...

The word democracy means- a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representat...

You may have being spiritual confused with religion? Being materialistic is not lusting for things. Being materialistic is believing everything is mat...

For sure being a good citizen in Sparta was very different from being a good citizen in Athens. Athens adopted democracy from Sparta a city/state that...

I am afraid I know too little of the show to have anything to say about it, except it appears to be good mythology. Joseph Campbell, an expert on myth...

I don't think we share enough thoughts in common to have the slightest idea of what the other one is talking about. I sure have no idea what you are t...

I am not sure that would have any value because one man does not have that much power compared to the cultures that make up the US or any nation. For ...

Does it matter what word we use to identify a group of people as long as the concept is understood? I am hurting with our new technological correctnes...

I think I understand the reasoning behind your thought, but I am bewildered that we can not achieve "the better" through reasoning. I think we are pro...

My goodness that was very complex. I think it definitely qualifies as myth. I wonder what the Greek gods would be like if at the time their consciousn...

Universeness you may appreciate this. The Celts and Greeks got along just fine at first. Unlike the Celts and Romans. As the Celts perceived the Roman...

I know nothing of them.

I love your arguments that begin with information. That advances discussion. There is nothing to argue against, but I will add my perspective that nev...

Do you think we would be where we are today without the Enlightenment which spread knowledge that originated in Athens and Rome and ended rule by the ...

I believe we are in the Resurrection. Geologists, anthropologists, and related sciences are digging up the past, and it is our job to learn as much as...

I think you have a spot on your body that makes you imperfect and maybe I should not attempt to reason with an imperfect person. All of Athena and all...

How about Cicero? “God's law is 'right reason.' When perfectly understood it is called 'wisdom.' When applied by government in regulating human relati...

Well yes, do you have a better idea? Democracy is an imitation of the gods who argued with each other until they had a consensus on the best reasoning...

I like what Vera Mont said. I am wondering, isn't it possible to determine what is a myth and want is a fact? Many ancient people realized they must k...

Culture matters and if we do not understand that we will be dominated by those who lust for power. Democracy is about how we live and it depends on ou...

I love your argument and if I had a better brain I would start a thread to debate the evils of slavery. Unfortunately, my weak brain can handle only o...

I want to argue the US has lost its way and is headed for a police state if it does not awaken to the necessity of culture for social order and contin...

Okay we have an agreement that knowledge of matriarchies has value. Money is power and I can see a problem with speaking of it as an evil. If we were ...

Oh brother, that is a can of worms! The problem is glaring in the relationship between Israel and Palestine. Each side of this conflict presents their...

Yipes, I do not love Machiavelli! I think he is a scoundrel and that he has reproduced the problem many times through his book. He surely should not b...

Whoo, I had a much stronger emotional reaction to that clip than I expected. I love the beginning with Scott's irritation with the computer wanting ex...

I think you underestimate the significance of bureaucratic order. Kings had nothing like the power of modern bureaucracies. I have run out of time. Ho...

Hot damn, it is not often my path crosses someone who knows what I am talking about. I am curious. Does anything stand out to you about the difference...

Indeed just for the record, one story does not do justice to the whole story. Here is another one older than yours. That one is important to our under...

That is all true, unless a person intentionally trains himself to remain calm and reasonable. Most of our perceived threats today are not life-threate...

Let's see. The story of George Washington cutting down his father's cherry tree is one of several myths intended to teach children the relationship be...

I love your thoughts! I have a very old book of logic that explains that is exactly why we should never be too sure of ourselves! That is why we shoul...

I love the saying that the guardians of truth are confusion and paradox. Let us be clear on the meaning of paradox. Jefferson proposed slavery end on ...

Excellent points! For me, it is glaringly obvious that people have their opinions confused with facts and this is directly related to the change in ed...

Absolutely!!! And this is made possible by adopting the German model of bureaucracy. Before Hoover and Roosevelt worked together to give us Big Govern...

When the Social Security Act was passed in the US, it was agreed people would qualify by age, rather than making it a charity given only to the poor b...

I agree. I think the change is driven by global competition for finite resources and world markets and that technology has made our governments too po...

Yes and no. :grin: The guardians of truth are confusion and paradox. How well we do here depends on how well we can deal with paradox. I don't know wh...

Wow, that is a very elegant explanation of what has gone so wrong. Can we look closely at the cultural components, with an eye for how the culture can...