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The news is the best distraction ever invented.

There are countless difficult things hiding away deep within us which we should give some thought

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Philosophy teaches us to think about, contemplate, and clearly express the fundamental concepts of life. It explicitly identifies ideas that we have been thinking and living all along.

Philosophy begins in wonder and wonder bears fruit when it results in philosophical analysis

Tracy was in constant, excruciating pain yet, for reasons not entirely clear, could not be treated with a painkiller stronger than Tylenol.

Noble also described Latimer's relationship with Tracy as "that of a loving and protective parent" who wanted to end his daughter's suffering.

Tracy Latimer's murder a "rare act of homicide that was committed for caring and altruistic reasons.

hat if you define wisdom as maintaining positive well-being and kindness in the face of challenges, it is one of the most important qualities one can possess to age successfully — and to face physical decline and death.

Vivian Clayton, a geriatric neuropsychologist in Orinda, Calif

she found that most people described as wise were decision makers.

And now a count can declare the victors: “achievement” and “fun.”

term “excellence”

dropped out of favor, also elevenfold. As “fun” gained influence, mentions of “pleasure” fell by a factor of four.

they agree that our brains have two complementary operating systems.

Automatic or Instinctual Brain

decision making

"The learning of a dead subject requires a technical act of carving the knowledge into teachable bites so that they can be fed to the students one at a time by a teacher, and this leads straight into the traditional paraphernalia of curriculum, hierarchy, and control." The standards movement also narrows the curriculum immensely and in its comprehensive inclusion of benchmarks that need to be taught eliminates an infinite number of types of learning to occur or subjects to be examined.

I simply cannot escape the question: Why that millionth in particular?" Seymour Papert (1993)

"The planning of new educational systems...must not start with the question, 'What should someone learn,' but the question, 'What kind of things and people might learners want to be in contact with in order to learn?'" Ivan Illich (1970)

An interrogation is deliberately causing someone pain or anguish in order to extract information out of them.

Mind control drugs, sleep deprivation, good cop-bad cop techniques, and verbal intimidation are a few interrogation techniques that are currently legal.

Sometimes you have to do wrong thing for the right reason.

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It is for this reason that animal testing is considered vital for improving human health and it is also why the scientific community a

nd many members of the public support its use. In fact, there are also individuals who are against animal testing

Government is force. Libertarians believe in a win-win voluntary society where people cooperate through trade and charity. The moral issue here is that Libertarians believe that it is not right to take forcefully from one person in order to provide for another's needs. Libertarians believe in minimizing taxation and funding government by other means if possible. Welfare for those in need should be provided through voluntary means. Forcing others to "give" is not just or generous. Government should not be deciding who needs welfare, because welfare is damaging to some people because it encourages dependency, lack of initiative, and poor planning. A free economy will produce more wealth for everyone. Taxation is robbing people of their wealth and the ability to invest that wealth in new business, which would benefit the poor.

Think of the possibilities for giving in a society with extremely low taxation. People are concerned about providing for their own families and living responsibly and they need to be free to make their own decisions with their money. Most people in our daily lives are good most of the time - otherwise society wouldn't function - we trust people enough as equals. However, the more power we give to others, the more skewed things become. As Lord Acton said, Power corrupts.