Topics Outline
1. Site Information:
– About this site
– On my ignorance, the arrogance or presuming to be able to suggest something better, and my justification for doing so
– Links (to be added)
2. Social Contract:
– Social contract main page
– Evolution of the social construct
– A summary of our current social contract
– A proposal for a revised social contract
– Alternative social contract options/models:
– Agrarian villages
– Globalized megalopolises and
– The technical underpinnings of Globalization
– An evaluation of the merits and drawbacks of Globalization
– The path between totalitarianism and anarchy
– The legitimacy of the choice of an authoritarian system; the need for limits on it, and concerns about those limits being respected
– Inconsistencies and justifications for homicide within our society
– Housing
– A proposal for housing for the unborn child being part of the effort that must be made to sanctify a birth
– A lament on housing, which could be simple and require little of us, instead makes us its servant for the majority of our lives
3. Human Population Levels:
– Population main page
– Optimal human global population considerations and exploring the range and impacts of various global human population levels
– A note and some thoughts on the naming conventions of large numbers
– A perspective on having children in a social context and an argument for social consent as a general condition of procreation
– A exploration on why we have children and a proposal for another way our society might approach child bearing
– A proposal to sanctify the having of children, and using the provision of place as part of that process
4. Projects:
– Prometheus Project : Distributing the practical arts to humanity
– (To be worked on): a. health (dental) care reform, b. communal housing, c. micro production, d. individual enclosed vehicles
5. Vision:
– General framework of belief for the site
– Underpinnings (basis) of beliefs
– Uncertainty
– Diversity
– Humanism
– Norms
– Counterpoint
– An examination of “exceptionalism” ; how we use this to justify various actions, and the reasonableness of doing so
– Lampoon/onion
7. Musings:
– They would have us be cattle
– Reflections on our system
– Given and Chosen Names
