tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36415152068189711762024-02-07T16:14:18.118-08:00Musings of an Outsider by N.D. MoharoThe Monthly Updated Blog. Follow on Twitter for more frequent musings and updatesN. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-72666196732539017362022-03-09T05:23:00.003-08:002022-03-10T04:12:39.128-08:00learning from other industriesIt's been quite a while. Over 3 years in fact. <div><br /></div><div>Something I've been listening to recently are the GDC talks. It may sound like they only talk about ganja related matters and that is the focus. However, if we step back just a little bit, a lot of what is said easily applies to other industries and work-life in general.</div><div><br /></div><div>Want to make projects go on schedule with few issues and hotfixes? Check out the talk where they cover that.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t9HRzE7_2Xc" width="320" youtube-src-id="t9HRzE7_2Xc"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Having trouble getting everyone on the same page? Here's a talk on that too</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UDHW525sCOo" width="320" youtube-src-id="UDHW525sCOo"></iframe></div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Just because something sounds like it's for one industry didn't mean it's only for that industry.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Another talk I like is the 10 principles of level design which I think can help with mentoring. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iNEe3KhMvXM" width="320" youtube-src-id="iNEe3KhMvXM"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-47840836998885187102019-02-24T17:15:00.001-08:002019-02-24T17:15:24.029-08:00Blog Update<p dir="ltr">Can you believe it has been over 6 years since I started blogging? I have written so many posts and developed my philosophy so much during that time. Alas, due to health reasons, busyness, family needs, etc., I think I need to dial back on the amount of content I write. As a result, I do not expect to share even once a month.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I still intend to be active on Twitter. So if I do have something to share here, I'll tweet a link. That part will not change, just not as frequent as it used to be.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Thank you all for your support.</p>
<p dir="ltr">With love,<br>
N. D. Moharo<br>
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N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-61792224688410059662019-01-10T00:35:00.001-08:002019-01-10T00:37:22.340-08:00Love and manipulation<p dir="ltr">Below is another letter written for an upcoming Neostriker story. Please share your thoughts in terms of content, writing, and readability.</p>
<p dir="ltr">N. D. Moharo</p>
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<p dir="ltr">My beloved children,</p>
<p dir="ltr">There comes a time in our lives where we become desperate for love. Quite typically, this occurs during our time from adolescence through middle-age. While I often write that you do not need romance to be happy, I am certain you will seek romance to find that love. There is nothing wrong with that, but I therefore want to prepare you for the vulnerabilities that come with that, particularly the rhetoric of love.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Love is one of the most complex things in the world and is also heavily prone to manipulation. We often desire love so much that we willingly are manipulated. While some people simply want to test our love for assurance, there is real danger when anyone tries to take advantage of out desire for love. Whenever someone tries to test your love, that is a warning sign that their love for you is not true. I say warning because it can also be an indication that someone was deeply hurt. In this case, even if they are unable to love as a result of that scar, I would be proud of you could help them heal without compromising your own virtue and safety. </p>
<p dir="ltr">There was a TV show I saw where the lead's daughter was manipulated into getting in a boy's van through the allure of love and other emotional tactics. While the boy did not give any hints of malicious intents, it was a trap. I bring this example up not only because it was the prompt for this letter, but it's a good example of how manipulation can work and why you should be careful even if you cannot detect malice.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Let's consider the factors. Already against the girl acting responsibly were the physical attraction to the boy and desire for love; she wanted to be with him. Then there was peer pressure of her friend saying she was not leaving. Then when she brought up her mother was worried, there was a challenge to her "independence" or "maturity" as a grown up. Then when hinting she would still go home is the challenge, "Don't you want to be with me?" coming again to love, but calling upon her "good nature" of loving. Notice that these are very emotional tricks, which distracted her from recognizing the danger of being trapped in a boy's van. Lastly, after placing so much emotional focus, they propose the compromise that they will take her home themselves. Result: she went with them, learned she was tricked and trapped, and her friend died in their attempt to escape.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I hope that example serves well enough to not only be careful with manipulation with love, but emotional manipulation in general. I originally planned for this letter to be more broad, but I realized focusing on love in particular would make it easier to understand. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I want you to be aware of when you might be manipulated so that you can make a better decision. One guiding principle for distinguishing the good from the bad is of the action is good and the motivations are good. However, even if the motivations of the  manipulator are not good, that does not mean the course of action is bad, but you should implement more scrutiny.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Again, while I know you are likely to search for love through romance, I want you to know one thing. Your mother and I love you so much.</p>
<p dir="ltr">With love,<br>
Your <u>father</u></p>
N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-56600251045760963362018-11-25T16:57:00.001-08:002018-11-25T16:57:54.949-08:00November Update<p dir="ltr">Dear readers,</p>
<p dir="ltr">I realized that time has gone by really fast and I haven't posted for a long time. My apologies. I have been distracted by other things that I haven't gotten around to writing a new philosophical piece. I have a couple of ideas, but none developed enough to share.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So what distracted me for so long? Work and family duties certainly took most of my time, but also health treatments, hobbies, and education. Unfortunately, those will need to continue for a long time. Perhaps I can still try to get a letter out once a month, but it might be less frequent than that. If you are looking for more frequent musings from me, the chances are better to follow my Twitter account at @ND_Moharo</p>
<p dir="ltr"><u>Until</u> next time,<br>
N. D. Moharo</p>
N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-89898358707945032932018-10-17T17:53:00.001-07:002018-10-21T17:31:19.005-07:00Topic share: women in action stories<p dir="ltr">I'm not ready to share my latest topic so I would <u>like</u> to share this post from the Neostriker blog:</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://neostrikershining.blogspot.com/2018/10/what-neostriker-is-about.html">https://neostrikershining.blogspot.com/2018/10/what-neostriker-is-about.html</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">The topic it raises is an interesting one I think worth debating on. Why in action movies are women forced to fight the women? One theory shared in the post is to combat violence against women, which is a commendable goal and helps explain the common exception; Women fight men as long as they win. There are very few exceptions to this exception.</p>
<p dir="ltr">What do you think? Does removing women from facing men in construction help reduce violence against women? My guess is it probably does to a certain extent, but unless the core of addressed, it's only a step and not a cure.</p>
N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-70947884805771936312018-09-10T01:31:00.001-07:002018-09-10T01:35:04.870-07:00Sand and RockN. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-61273610759042191422018-08-26T17:54:00.001-07:002018-08-26T17:58:22.715-07:00Pursuit of happiness: socialism<p dir="ltr">Dear Society,</p>
<p dir="ltr">Socialism has been a part of our world since at least the French Revolution. It has adopted a few other names in that timeframe such as Fascism, National Socialism (i.e. Nazism), Communism, Marxism, etc. As a result, the topic often appears in politics, especially by some groups that disdain capitalism. I have seen this topic risen a few times within the past few weeks, but not one has examined the main question that proponents assume the answer to; Can socialism make you happy?</p>
<p dir="ltr">To answer that question, let's take a look at a few factors. First, the primary evil of capitalism and socialism's promise of rectification. Second, the viability of a socialist nation. Third, the concept of equality and how it relates to love. Fourth, how it affects our individual happiness. Finally, we will examine if socialism really is the answer to our problems.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>The evil of capitalism</b></p>
<p dir="ltr">The primary evil of capitalism is greed. Greed is evil to begin with, but capitalism feeds it by promising rewards to those who fully embrace it. Because of this, many evil actions are done and improper desires created all to fill the pockets of a few men. And it's not even the rich stealing from the rich. Rather it's often the poor that are swindled or robbed from. The promise of the market regulating itself is just a dream that only takes effect after many people suffer and the government threatens regulation.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Socialism essentially promises that there will be regulation for everything. At the same time, it promises to take from the rich and distribute to the “people”. But if we think about it, that is still greed. If not greed, then it's envy and that is a powerful poison to society and it won't even touch its promises.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Maybe some of the poor will receive money, but that won't be enough. This is because “to the people” is code for “to the government” which in turn means “to top bureaucrats”. Even the money that does not end in the hands of politicians will not be put to good use and the nation will sink. </p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>The viability of a socialist nation</b></p>
<p dir="ltr">Governments are notorious for wasting money. This is in part because they are politicians rather than economists, but also because they feel like they have money to spend and no care that they accrue debt. Very few politicians actually act on reducing the debt, which would actually help our credit to borrow when we need it. At the same time, companies take advantage of the government's weakness here and massively overcharge for services.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It might be helpful to also consider which socialist countries are thriving. Most fall for economic reasons. Even Communist China has become Capitalist economic-wise in order to grow. This is not a new thing either as it started in the 1970’s. As one of my Chinese co-workers put it, they are taught that China is politically Communist, but economically Capitalist.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>The concept of </b><b><u>equality</u></b></p>
<p dir="ltr">What does it mean to have equality? Is it that everyone is treated fairly? That definition is actually for Justice, but the word is not used for some reason. My theory is that because the goal of the people who are trying to control the meaning of equality know that they want to use unjust means or create a system that is unjust.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Most often, socialist leaders try to take property by force to distribute among their favorites. No equality is present here. They steal from people who rightfully earned their property and made sound choices. Then the thieves give to those who did not deserve it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This bias already exists in the United States in the form of political parties. It should be well-known that both parties prefer to act for the sake of their party rather than the good of America. Would anyone be surprised or care if Watergate happened again? I doubt it as parties even sabotage their own primaries as was shown with Bernie Sanders in 2016 elections. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It's also important to look at how is “equality” reached. Typically the answer is by persecutions. Anyone who doesn't abide by the ruling party’s ideals is persecuted. Even if they aren't killed, they would treated as lower class and therefore not equal. After the French Revolution, they attacked the countryside because they supported their local church. And the basis of these productions is due to strongly held beliefs, such as the kind that gave a certain group their power. Can you imagine if anyone who supported abortion would be killed for that ideal? Or how about the other way around? Or if anyone who volunteered for PETA were unable to get jobs because of that volunteer work? This would be evil, because we're attacking someone for their strongly held beliefs on what is right. </p>
<p dir="ltr">If we consider what love is, the purpose of life, and what our path to perfection is, then we must realize that of we have hatred in our souls, then we are flawed. If we hate someone that we want to kill them because of their ideal, we are perhaps even more evil than we perceive that person to be. Otherwise we open the door that someone is fair to hate us for our own ideals. Again, we must strive for Justice, then true equality will follow.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>Will socialism make us happy?</b></p>
<p dir="ltr">Let's be fair. Pure socialism cannot make us happy, but some aspects can help if implemented properly. Health is an important aspect of our happiness. Affordable healthcare should be a reality, but it cannot as long as medicine, hospital prices, and insurance are left to their own private books, no nation can afford it. This is especially true of a government that does not know how to be economical. The man who bought a life-saving drug so as to inflate it to more than 1000 times its price did not break any written laws, but he certainly did break the natural law. Then again, whether it's private or government that provides the healthcare didn't matter as long as it's good and adorable.</p>
<p dir="ltr">At the same time, our core rights are also of great importance to our happiness and we should not surrender then for any lesser right. For if we lose our core rights, what's to stop the government from taking away the lesser rights? We must remember that the core rights help keep the government in check and that is one reason why the United States have thrilled for so long. </p>
<p dir="ltr">If you hate Trump, wouldn't you hate it even more if he had even more power and would persecute you for speaking out? Elections in the US are decent because the power changes regularly as people are allowed to speak out. This is not the case in countries were elections are just a disguise for corruption. Crimea was under military control by a foreign power and not moderated by the UN when they “voted” to join Russia.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We should also be careful not to dismiss the improvements capitalism has bestowed upon us. Are not many inventions done by individuals and entrepreneurs? Would we have airplanes if the government was the sole driving force?</p>
<p dir="ltr">The government certainly needs to protect citizens from other citizens. That's why we have the police. And yet, if we go back to China, persecutions are still occurring. I asked another one of my Chinese co-workers if it was true and he said he would not be surprised by that. There is a balance to things and it's never good to go from one extreme to another. The only guarantee in that situation is that many people will be unhappy.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>Is socialism the answer to our problems?</b></p>
<p dir="ltr">Socialism may sound like a simple solution to a wide variety of problems, but it is not. The escalation of bureaucracy would frustrate everyone. The incompetencies will also frustrate, especially when it comes to economics. There are too many issues that are far too complex. That is one reason why there is such strong political divides. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Gun control is an example of one complicated topic to finding the right balance and conditions to work. After all, if we don't trust the cops, why let only them have the guns? If even cops lack guns, then gangs will naturally be better equipped and rule. If armed cops were present at shootings but do nothing, why should we depend on them versus letting a teacher defend her class? Then again, are children really safe if there is always a gun around them? And then I think everyone can agree that mentally ill and drunks should not hold a gun, but how is that determined? What if a tyrannical government just claims all Democrats are mentally ill and therefore unable to buy a gun to defend themselves?</p>
<p dir="ltr">There certainly is a balance to freedom of the market and government involvement. Arguably, capitalism is what allowed the tobacco industry to thrive, despite how it harms everyone around it. The greed it promoted also caused some wars. And yet, governments with too much power also persecute innocent people and create unnecessary wars. Perhaps the ideal solution is making sure everything is properly checked and balanced, but that itself is another topic.</p>
<p dir="ltr">With love,<br>
N. D. Moharo<br><br><br><br><br><br><br></p>
N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-78903872255390831902018-08-05T19:52:00.001-07:002018-08-10T01:39:55.680-07:00About the letter on Right to Job security<p dir="ltr"><u>For</u> those who were hoping for a very detailed letter, sorry. This letter was going to be my first about at using the Blogger app. I finished a long first draft, but then when I went to proofread, it was gone. It's very disheartening to lose something that a lot of work was put into and I don't think I can write it as well as I did before as my mind wants to focus on other topics.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So instead, I'll briefly describe what I had drafted. If you wish for more details, feel free to ping me on Twitter.</p>
<p dir="ltr">For the piece that explained the importance of job security, I went backwards and first examined the consequences of not having good job security. The first negative I examined was racism, particularly how whites were racist against other whites until the cheap labor force were Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Next, I planned to examine the impact on our happiness. I referred to Sergeant Indie's video on ikigai. I also pointed out that we associate good jobs with stability and friendship. Recalling the cycle of happiness being triggered when an imperfection occurs, we can see that to lose a good job would have a serious impact on our happiness.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The letter ended with a plea for leadership to place a higher importance on job security than the whims of investors who do not care about the workforce. Layoffs should be a last resort to saving a business. If we place money higher than people's happiness, then we cannot say we are making progress.</p>
<p dir="ltr">With love,<br>
N. D. Moharo<br>
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N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-26607327998872588682018-07-23T19:02:00.007-07:002018-07-23T19:02:54.408-07:00Letter for Neostriker: Initial one draftFor the Neostriker, I wrote this letter. The idea was to come up with an initial letter that stated the plan that more letters would be arriving to try to teach the heroes. To a certain point, this is what I had in mind for my own children due to the fear that I may not be around to teach them as they mature.<br />
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You can read the draft of the short story this letter appears in at<br />
https://www.wattpad.com/602880274-neostriker-sabre-drafts-intent-to-join-draft-1<br />
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Feel free to comment if you like the integration or not.<br />
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My dear children,<br />
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I cannot describe the vast joy I had when you were born. I wished I could spend every day with you. However, I know that is not possible, and there may come a day where we will unfortunately be separated. I pray that day does not come soon, but in case it does, I have decided to write a series of letters to help guide you through the many ordeals you will face. How I hope to have these discussions in person, but we do not know the future. But do know this, my love for you is incredibly great.<br />
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I have learned that no matter what we may want, God can exceed our expectations. He has repeatedly done this for me anyway I'm incredibly thankful for it, most especially for you. <br />
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As a result, I do not have specific goals on what I would like you to become except for this: saints. That is, I want you to become heroes of virtue. I want you to be good people whatever path and career you may take. As such, I hope that the knowledge I share with you will help you achieve that goal and therefore allow you to obtain happiness. <br />
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Love,<br />
Your Father</div>
N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-29638955815324970332018-06-27T07:59:00.001-07:002018-06-27T07:59:50.145-07:00Pursuit of Happiness: Misunderstandings"What is the meaning of life" is a question you may hear. While I have given an answer and even specified it on three levels, it is understandable to still be confused. There are a few meanings given by the world, including what I have promoted. However, the general confusion stems from trying to reconcile all of them.<br /><br />So in this piece, I will briefly address the different ideas for what the purpose of life is. I might go into greater detail on individual ideas another time, but I think it is good to at least recognize them for now<br /><br /><b>Misunderstanding: the meaning of life is to have fun</b><br /><br />From before we can even remember, we associate happiness with fun. We of course want to be happy so this actually makes sense. Add in that society and even our parents encourage this philosophy. Toy marketing is a plain example of this. Many clubs and organizations will also try to attract people by creating events for people to have fun. Parents will ask their children if they had fun for almost everything they do. It is not uncommon of a tale to hear of parents trying whatever they can to have fun with their children.<br /><br />With all of this, doesn't it make sense that children and teenagers would think the point of life is to have fun?<br /><br />Fun isn't a bad thing. It's good to have fun occasionally. However, when we pursue it like it's our goal in life, we end up hurting others. Things eventually stop being fun for us and we seek new areas of fun. <br /><br />Something we can do to help prevent this misunderstanding is to emphasize to or children that we can feel joy through love. We can encourage positive behavior with praise and love. Have them acknowledge how good it feels to do a good deed and know it is good. My father would often say he was proud of the good deeds I would do. This sort of praise can help a great deal.<div>
<br /><br /><b>Misunderstanding: the meaning of life is to receive praise and honor</b><br /><br />To receive praise can be addictive. It feels good. This is likely related to having an external confirmation that we did something good. Another reason is that we feel liked and maybe even wanted when people praise us. <br /><br />However, just because someone praises us doesn't mean what we did is right. It's also dangerous to have a lot of attention on us lest we start to feel entitled. This can result in good deeds not having a proper motivation behind them and people just treating life like it's a game.<br /><br />While it is good to speak our appreciation, we should also note to our children that hunting praise is not a good intention. It might be good to remind them occasionally that we love them and that it is through good deeds that we show our love. When we praise, we are admiring the show if love we see.<div>
<br /><br /><b>Misunderstanding: the meaning of life is to be free.</b><br />Freedom is certainly one of the most important rights we have, but we must understand it's purpose. Freedom for freedom's sake is pointless. However, freedom does have a purpose and it's to let us grow. It also serves to be a protection against those who would prefer to make us do evil.</div>
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<br /><br /><b>Misunderstanding: the meaning of life is to experience</b><br />It's not unreasonable to think that life is meant to be filled with experiences. After all, can you experience anything without life? Can you change unless you experience events? People often say that experiences make them feel alive. People even make lists of the things they want to do before they due. And then there's the saying, "You'll never know if you like something until you try."<br /><br />However, experience for the sake of experience is not a good way to live. It's fine to let experiences happen, but to chase them without a purpose is not going to make you happy. In fact, there are some experiences that can make you permanently unable to enjoy what life has to offer. It's also generally impossible to do everything that you want to do. In addition, some things can be over-hyped, leaving to a great disappointment. <br /><br /><br /><b>Misunderstanding: the meaning of life is to fulfill our desires</b><br />This is easy to see. We want to be happy. We desire what we think will make us happy. Therefore we think what we desire is our meaning in life. This is encouraged in many movies as well when they focus on emotion. They place so much attention on how big the desire is that we feel sad if they cannot obtain it, even if it's something evil. However, that fact showcases why this isn't the meaning of life.<br /><br />We all know truly that we have not only good desires, but also evil ones. The villains in movies are always going after what they want strongly. They are the ones following their heart. And if you have ever experienced over-hype, then you know what we want can also severely disappoint us. We have also learned that our desires can easily be corrupted.<br /><br />When we understand these truths, then we can see why people who limit their desires are the ones who are happier in life.<br /><br /><br /><b>Misunderstanding: suffering is the greatest evil</b><br />As someone who has suffered intense pain on multiple occasions, I can understand the feeling that it's horrible. The pain would be so bad that I couldn't sleep nor think. It is certainly good to try and relieve someone of their pain, but if we get incredibly upset over the smallest of sufferings, then we'll never be perfect. It is possible to suffer and still be happy. Love really does help.<br /><br /><br /><b>Misunderstanding: there is no meaning to life</b><br />Since happiness is almost impossible if not impossible to obtain, and disillusionment is too common, it's understandable that some might just think that there is no purpose. This can also be a result of thinking we're in a world where our actions have no real effect.<br /><br />However, if we consider characters in a book, while their actions don't affect our reality, they do have impact on our reality. They may not be able to be with their God, but they can still inspire us. We should not forget that the nature of man is to love. When we remember that, then we can see we always have a purpose.</div>
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N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-46515135975058621372018-05-08T06:15:00.000-07:002018-05-08T06:15:11.561-07:00Pursuit of Happiness: The Rights to Free Speech and CensorshipMy dear child,<br /><br />Society can be quite a confusing place. Some people are quite vigorous in fighting for free speech while condemning censorship. Others may be the opposite. However, they are actually two sides of the same coin. The perfection of one depends upon the perfection of the other. The purpose of both in the long run is to help us grow.<br /><br />You are aware of how honey is good, right? It tastes good and has some health benefits. However, do you know that if given to a baby in their first year, they can became gravely sick? As your father, I not only have a right, but I also had an obligation to prevent you getting honey until you turned one. Instead, I must give you food that helps you grow so that your body was mature enough. Then you could enjoy the goodness of honey.<br /><br />Why do I bring this up? Because this applies to more than just food. I must also protect you from some ideas or things that can be dangerous for you. I must do this until you become mature, that is when you can handle them. Until then, I have a duty out of love and as a parent to raise you with good things and ideas. Then when you have a good foundation, you can endure the evils you may come across.<br /><br />You also have a right to personally censor things that you cannot handle. A recovering alcoholic should not be receiving advertisements for beer. Likewise a man struggling with pornography should been allowed to avoid corresponding materials. And if someone is worn out from discussing a topic, he should be allowed to rest, though he should be honest and open to conversing later. The noble purpose of censorship is to protect an individual so that he can mature.<br /><br />At the same time the noble purpose of free speech is to grow. The freedom to speak is deeply linked to the freedom to think. We should be allowed to speak about what's important to us. We also must speak up when we notice areas of concern or improvement. These help us protect our rights, see that our needs are fulfilled, and help others. This right is indeed quite important and must be cherished.<br /><br />In order to achieve perfection of either right, both need to be in harmony. Can a tree grow if it has little room and access to water? Will not a tree grow weak and maybe even die if given acid? Must not the roots of a planted tree be contained so as to not cause destruction to surrounding infrastructure? So too censorship and free speech must be. The key to understanding the proper limits is love again.<br /><br />Censorship and free speech are two important rights that help us achieve perfection. They not only serve to help and protect us, but others as well. When these two are put under the guidance of love, they may reach their harmonious perfection.<div>
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P. S. "Hate speech" and bullying are evils and abuses of these rights. However, you must be careful to limit what you consider hate speech. I say that it it be limited to only words where the intention is explicitly that they hate you. If you must infer the hatred, then it's safer to assume the hatred is really on your side. E.g. Dialog where someone says he doesn't believe siblings should be married to each other due to beliefs is not hate speech, but where someone says he wishes them to die a horrid death certainly is hate speech and should be condemned as such. Falsely accusing something to be hate speech only promotes hatred. Let's promote love and not hate.</div>
N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-31742297384595600062018-04-22T06:12:00.000-07:002018-04-22T06:12:19.229-07:00Confusing Prayer to be MagicTo non-religious and the religious,<br /><br />Tell me what this describes: a man dressed in a robe chants some words in Latin while reading over a book. Then his heart's desire is granted such as healing of an infirmary of another. Is it magic or is it prayer? <br /><br />To be honest, the above example could be either because I only described the appearance. And this similarity is a great cause for confusion. Even though prayer and magic are completely different, the outside appearance can make it seem like they are the same. This also leads to a major misconception on the nature of prayer. Now I will not go into whether prayer or magic is real, but only explain the nature of prayer as if it is real.<br /><br />You can read more on magic on <a href="https://neostrikershining.blogspot.com/2015/11/magic-confusion-lotr-and-shining.html" target="_blank">J. D. Nyle's blog</a>, but in short the idea is that magic is to accomplish your will via demons. Prayer, on the other hand, is conversing with God. Even though the petition aspect is what people are most familiar with, even that indicates the nature of prayer is not the same as magic. There is no guarantee that your request will be granted as you ask it. Look at the Lord's Prayer. The third petition is "thy will be done." It already dismisses your request. Don't forget that there is the words, "You shall not put the Lord your God to the test." Therefore, we can see prayer is not scientific. <br /><br />I've seen a few times people say prayer is proven by science to be ineffective. However, the nature of prayer is that people often ask to bypass science. That is why they are called miracles when they occur. As such, I heard the Catholic Church launches a large scientific investigation into whether a miracle is legitimate or not when one is reported. That is one reason why it takes them decades or even centuries to declare someone a saint, and they are looking only for two. I hear they even consult atheists in their investigation.<br /><br />Magic, however, could be scientific as we often see in fantasy stories. Of course stage magic is actually science, but even the "real deal" could be considered scientific. This is because the nature is to perform "your" will. As a result, you can reproduce the effects assuming that it is true. However, it is too common that people think prayer is the same. They will just say words without paying attention to meaning and they hope what they ask will be fulfilled. It's looking at <a href="https://ndmoharo.blogspot.com/2014/11/concerning-idea-of-god.html" target="_blank">God to be a butler rather than a father.</a><br /><br />Now how did this confusion get started? That's a tough question, but I think it's fair to say the Bible is a major source. If some Christian can explain to me the passage about "whatever you ask in my name will be given to you," that would be great. Though we can see that there was a misunderstanding even back then as people said, "Moses gave us bread from heaven," but Jesus corrected them by saying it was God, not Moses. <br /><br />The attribution to Moses is perhaps the most interesting case because he is almost the only one in the Bible that shows us the true nature of prayer and miracles. When Moses does something and a miracle happened, we actually read the dialog where he talks with God and God commands him to do whatever is done. We can see small references that this is always the case throughout the Bible with all of the prophets and Jesus, but almost no one as clear as with Moses. The next time we can read an example almost as clear is Ananias healing Paul. <br /><br />Does this still continue today? If you believe the stories of saints throughout the ages, then yes. Many report having actual dialog with God and wrote them down. If there is one thing that is clear, all of these people considered themselves servants of God, unifying their will with that of God. Perhaps that is why it is said that the prayer of the just man is far more powerful.<br /><br />In summary, prayer is often enough confused to work like spell-casting. This can be due to the similar appearance between the two. The Bible is also a major source of confusion, but it also provides counter examples to show the true nature. Prayer is a unification of our will to God's will rather than the other way around. I hope this letter has given you a better understanding about prayer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">
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N. D. Moharo</div>
<br /><br />N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-15033474822638988732018-03-21T20:57:00.000-07:002018-03-21T20:57:03.025-07:00Depression from LonelinessNote: The following is a draft of a concept that may appear in <i>Neostriker</i>. However,<br /><br /><br /><br />My dear child,<br /><br />There are some evils I wish I could protect you from, among them is depression from loneliness. I pray that when you encounter this that you have the strength to continue on and live. Remember your mother's words: there will always be someone who loves you.<br /><br />Loneliness is a strange phenomenon in that you can feel lonely even while surrounded by people. The reason for this is because loneliness truly describes the state when we don't feel loved at all. When we feel loved, we can endure the hardships of life still smiling. However, when we feel lonely, we can lose all motivation, losing even our will to live. <br /><br />I ask you to continue to fight, my child. Fight the feelings and know that they are simply feelings. Remember that there will always be someone who loves you. If you can persist past these feelings, that would give me pride.<br /><br />It is certainly a task easier said than done. To help you overcome this trial, it might help to understand the nature of loneliness. Here are my thoughts on the topic.<br /><br />Loneliness is caused by not feeling loved. Therefore we must remember what can make people feel loved. <a href="https://ndmoharo.blogspot.com/2016/10/love-languages-revisted-love-tanks.html" target="_blank">Recall the four love tanks</a>. People want to be cared for, admired, liked, and wanted. These in turn are filled by <a href="https://ndmoharo.blogspot.com/2015/10/fights-avoiding-and-recovery.html" target="_blank">Dr. Gary Chapman's five love languages</a>. If you can figure out which tank is empty and your primary love languages, that can help a great deal in recovering.<br /><br />Now if you were to encounter someone who is suffering this fate, I would entreat you to help them. I can easily believe that this kind of depression is cause of most suicides. If you can help these people, then you will be a great hero.<br /><br />With love,<br />Your fatherN. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-48255522280527834162018-02-20T04:34:00.001-08:002018-02-20T04:34:21.852-08:00Pursuit of Happiness: Right to Life<div>
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Life is an interesting right. Without it, the others are worthless. However, it also can be confusing as to what it's purpose is. Now I pretty much covered this in the right to be good, so here I will focus on addressing it's immediate purpose and why it's important.<br /><br />The general purpose of life is ultimately to be good, which includes true love. The specific purpose of your life is something you find that corresponds to the general prepare. Now the immediate purpose that aids in both of those is to grow.<br /><br />Unless you are alive, you cannot change. At least that is the philosophy I've interpreted from Thomas Awuinas, Aristotle, and Buddhism. So the purpose of life is to change. Now if we are idealistic in thinking everything has a positive purpose, then life is so that we can change positively, that is to grow. And this purpose covers both physical and spiritual growth, though some philosophies will argue that the spiritual growth is the primary reason.<br /><br />You might wonder if this means those who cannot grow therefore do not have a right to live. This is not the case as they still maintain the right to be loved and their life brings about many opportunities to love. The moral growth of people who take care of the infirmed and handicap is far superior to those who do not have the opportunities to show this love. Remember that no action is to oppose our purpose of loving, and that means every single person. Otherwise we venture into the realm of selfishness in which we are bound to choose evil.<br /><br />In the original Spider-Man movie, the Green Goblin gives Spider-Man a choice between saving his love and an elevator full of children. His choice? Save all of them, even though it leaves himself vulnerable to the attacks from his enemy. His choice is instantaneous and he pulls it off thanks to the people of New York. It's not a question of numbers or even status. Every life is worth saving because our nature of love has declared it as so. And if we die in the process of saving others, then we have fulfilled our general purpose of love.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />It may sound counter-intuitive, but perhaps the people who need to live the most are the ones who are the most evil. While we certainly need the ones that are good heroes, it's really the wicked that could use the inspiration and opportunity to change. If you believe in a heaven and hell, this is especially true, which helps explain why some religions advocate for abolishing the death penalty. <br /><br />Life is extremely precious, but in order to understand why, we must the various purposes it has. It's ultimate goal is to be good, the individual goal is the specific purpose that you as a person can fulfill to aid being good, and the most immediate goal is to grow. This purpose of growth stems from that we need to live in order to change. We will change until we die and whatever our state is then will be how we will be for eternity.<div>
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N. D. Moharo</div>
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N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-33536373623985264082018-02-08T04:19:00.000-08:002018-02-08T04:19:19.384-08:00Pursuit of Happiness: To be Good<div>
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In order to be happy, we must be good, but what does that mean? I'm sure that most people consider themselves to be good in general. However, others may disagree with our personal evaluation. What does it mean in general for something to be good? <br /><br />When we say something is good, we tend to mean that it fulfills a purpose we have in mind. A good screwdriver should be able to screw in screws. If the handle breaks as soon as I try, then the tool is not good. A good textbook likewise is supposed help me learn about a subject. A bad textbook would make the subject even more confusing. We can therefore infer that for us to be good means that we fulfill our own purposes as well. <br /><br />Like all things, mankind has a general purpose and can have many specific purposes. <a href="https://ndmoharo.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-universal-moral-code.html" target="_blank">The general purpose is to love</a>, as I mention in many of my letters. The specific "purpose" is something we generally search for ourselves or feel called to. These can be our careers or a passion we do outside of work. For some people, it's simply partaking in the general purpose of love and applying it to their everyday life, such as parenting. <br /><br />In addition to purposes, we also judge things based off requirements that help aid in fulfilling those purposes. For example if the binding of a book easily breaks, I would consider the book to be bad no matter the contents inside. How important each of these requirements is varies, but they exist nonetheless. When it comes to being a good person, we can find hints in the form of fundamental human rights.<br /><br />Rights help us understand the various needs of people. They help us move toward fulfillment and therefore perfection and happiness. Understand that I do not consider power and rights to be the same thing. Even if you can do something, it does not mean you should. Just as different books don't share all the same pieces, so too different people don't necessarily need all of the same non-fundamental rights, we just try to make sure they have access to them in case they need them, unless said right contradicts their purposes.<br /><br />Does a cookbook need a prologue? No, but a novel could benefit from it. Likewise, one man may need to marry, but it might be best for another to refrain from all romance. There are books that instruct how other books should be formed so as to aid in their purpose. Similarly, when we claim someone does not have a right to something, the best arguments are those that show how the right ultimately contradicts their need to need to be good.<br /><br />An example of this would be when someone is in need of medical treatment. It's good to want to help, but if there are professionals there already treating, then the good thing is to let them work and simply be available when they need your help.<br /><br />We should note that our specific purpose and rights should never interfere with our general purpose of love. If there is ever opposition, then love should win. Otherwise we are sure to commit some evil, which is the opposite of good. Can we truly say we are good if we willingly choose to oppose good?<br /><br />Being good is intrinsically linked to our perfection and therefore happiness. When we fulfill our purposes and prerequisites, then there's nothing more we can do to obtain happiness on our end. So let's choose good and work towards becoming happy.<br /><div>
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With love,</div>
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N. D. Moharo</div>
N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-40260774214416364202018-01-19T04:34:00.000-08:002018-03-11T05:21:55.835-07:00Pursuit of Happiness: The Right to ReligionTo society,<br />
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When it comes to man's happiness, I previously showed that love is man's perfection and therefore key to obtaining happiness. Now, I intend to explain one of the fundamental rights pertaining to that love; the right that early American settlers valued dearly: the freedom of religion.<br />
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Simply speaking, religion is about rendering what is due to God*. The focus is not on us, but on God. Religion falls under the realm of Justice, but in doing so, we show our love to God.<br />
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Of course, there are many religions and it can be difficult to say which is true. However, this is not because of religion itself, but rather it's relationship with faith, philosophy, and morality.<br />
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Faith and religion are not the same, but they are very much connected. Faith gives us premises to build our logic. Most of our knowledge and ideas are based upon faith. We exercise this in science when we trust that prior scientists did everything correctly. No one has time to prove everything that others have proven before, otherwise we would make no progress. We also have faith in our own experiences, which in turn affect our philosophy.<br />
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Philosophy is the way we view how the universe works. If we say science is how things are, philosophy is the logic for why. Religion and philosophy play a give and take game as philosophy influences religion, and faith gives premises for philosophy. Morality then is applying that knowledge to how we should act, of which religion is part.<br />
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The reach of morality is largely dependent upon the scope of faith and philosophy. For example, Christianity in general has "love your neighbor as yourself" as it's second greatest commandment. It also heavily teaches that God associates himself with each individual person. As a result of this world view, it has a huge stake in preaching how we should treat others. At the same time, you can see how each denomination differs in how it treats God based off their differing philosophies.<br />
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Now, since it is difficult to judge which religion as they are matters of faith, it is important to recognize them for what they are. By understanding that religion is how we are to give back to the Divinity, we can see why it's important to be free from political powers. History and modern times are filled with persecutions by politicians who see religion as an obstacle to their selfish ambitions. While I will not admit all religions are good, there is good in the nature of giving back as it is our nature to love.<br />
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With love,</div>
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N. D. Moharo</div>
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* for the definition of religion, I took from the <a href="http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c1a7.htm#1807" target="_blank">catechism of one of the world's largest religions</a>. If Catholicism cannot have a say in what religion is, then I don't know who can. However, I think it's fair to say that when we say religion today, we mean the whole package of faith, philosophy, and morality.<br />
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Human rights are essential to society, but we have a tendency to not fully understand them. People fight over the rights of free speech, religion, marriage, etc. all of the time. However, for any debate to really take place, Rights need to be define. After that, we need to properly understand the hierarchy of rights and what their goals are. With this understanding in place, we can better understand if something is a right or an abuse.<br />
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A right is simply something that allows you to seek perfection, honored by society. When we argue people have natural rights, we are arguing that these are good and required by nature. Examples of rights are Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom to defend oneself and family, the ability to rest, the right to an education, the right to security and privacy, etc. If you examine each of these rights, you should find that they allow men and women attempt to be the best they can be.<br />
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Another thing about rights is that they must adhere to the Philosophical Moral Code. They must exist because they allow men and women to reach perfection. A right can never be to promote selfishness or inhibit the ability to love. For example, to enable someone to sue someone for saving his life would be a violation. This is because it promotes selfishness and limits our ability to love each other.<br />
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Now you may already know where I am headed with this. The absolute basic right of man is the Pursuit of Happiness. It is from there that we can philosophically explain the other rights. To help with that, let me present to you a model. Now this is not a complete model and there is room for debate, but this is what I will refer to as I show how the different rights point towards Happiness as it's goal.</div>
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N. D. Moharo</div>
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N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-15376343770783001032017-12-05T03:48:00.002-08:002017-12-05T03:48:47.916-08:00Handling a Panic SituationLet's put the model of the pursuit of happiness to use. <br /><br />Consider a person in the state of panic. What should we do to help? When they tell you to do something, you can either do it or not. However, in this case, you should make your decision quickly. The reason for this is that they are desperate to reach a state where they are content. If you do the action commanded, then they might call down a bit. If you refuse, then you need to give a good explanation why not. Doing now will only make this situation worse.<br /><br />Panicked people are very dangerous. This is because you don't know what they will do and neither do they. They are in a emotional state that blocks reasoning. This is also why it can be good to follow their instructions. When they instruct you to do something, that shows they have some reasoning. If you deny this, then they will likely enter a full panic state.<br /><br />Examine the model of happiness. The person, being desperate, has made a decision on an action to reach a goal of contentment. Since he is desperate, he feels the need to reach that state as fast as possible. If he cannot, then he will turn to something that he feel can help him reach that state, even if it's stupid and dangerous.<br /><br />If you refuse the command, there are a few requirements in order to prevent the increase in panic and stress. First is a continued calm presence. If you show stress, then it'll only add up. Second is a quick and accurate deduction what is needed for him to reach the state of contentment. Third is to use that info and propose an alternative path to reaching that state. If you do all of this quickly, then things should work out.<br /><br />Now I'm not a professional nor psychologist. I can be completely wrong. This is based off theory and one recent event in my life. However, I think it has merit. What do you think?<div>
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N. D. Moharo</div>
N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-32711950177356620952017-11-02T00:00:00.000-07:002017-11-02T00:00:02.482-07:00The Pursuit of Happiness Part 2To society,<br />
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Continuing from my previous letter on the <a href="https://ndmoharo.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-pursuit-of-happiness-part-1.html" target="_blank">pursuit of happiness</a>, I would like to present a model that I think accounts for most actions we perform.<br />
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The cycle of the pursuit of happiness starts with us recognizing an imperfection. This prompts us to make a decision about an action to take. Our goal is to reach a state where we are satisfied or content with the results. Our motivation here is essential as it reveals why we might act or not act. An example for why to act is to stop a suffering. This is common when you want to solve a problem. An example for not acting is that you might suffer more for acting than not. In this case, you've decided you are satisfied with tolerating the problem than create a worse one for yourself.<br />
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After we make a decision based off our reasons, we take our decided course of action and evaluate the results. If we are satisfied with the results, we are content and move on. If not satisfied, then we pick another course of action until we are content.<br />
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When we are content, we have a taste of happiness. This is because one of the effects of happiness is that you don't want anything because you are fulfilled. We want to be in this state because to want something indicates we are not fulfilled. <a href="https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/want" target="_blank">An old definition of the word want is to lack</a>. You can see how it reached it's current definition of to desire something. When you lack something, you feel a sort of pain. Therefore you feel like you need it in order to be complete. As a result of this need, you desire it.<br />
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Our life is primarily spent in this cycle. This is because man has many needs and the capacity to want is infinite. However, once all our needs are fulfilled, then we finally exit the cycle and reach the state of happiness. In my next letter on the subject, I intend to examine what those needs are and how they relate to each other. Until then, I hope you find that this model actually helps you understand more about how your psychology works so that you may better find the true path to happiness.<br />
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With Love,</div>
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N. D. Moharo</div>
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Now I'm sure you have some questions. In this section, I shall try to anticipate then and provide what I believe to be the answers <br />
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<b>What are our reasons for acting and not acting?</b><br />
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I cannot give a complete list because the completeness is dependent upon how deep you want to go, but I can say what I have identified, though there will be some overlap.<br />
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<li>Fear of greater suffering</li>
<li>Incapability</li>
<li>Not seeing benefits</li>
<li>Action is contrary to goal</li>
<li>Lower priority</li>
<li>Not Understanding</li>
<li>Moral opposition/hatred</li>
<li>Not fun</li>
<li>Change</li>
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For acting, most if not everything can be said to fall under some sort of suffering. Here we have<br />
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<li>Fear of suffering</li>
<li>Desire for completion</li>
<li>Possibility for improvement</li>
<li>Fun</li>
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<b>What accounts for our other actions?</b><br />
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In all cases, I believe happiness is the cause of actions. For the pursuit of happiness cycle, it's the goal. However, once we obtain happiness, it's the fuel for our actions. Consider when a woman finds a man she falls heads over heels in love. Does she not try to help her single friends find love as well? I remember that I was so happy by finding a job that I asked all of my friends that were searching if they tried the same website I used. <br />
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<b>If I don't want anything, does this mean I won't do anything anymore?</b><br />
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As mentioned in the previous answer, happiness actually makes us perform actions. This is because man's nature and <a href="https://ndmoharo.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-universal-moral-code.html" target="_blank">perfection is to love</a>. </div>
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Also need to be careful about the word "want." When I said that "when you are happy, you don't want anything," I was referring to the old definition described following that statement. So in today's terms, it is probably best to say, "When you are happy, you do not need anything in order to be happy." This does not exclude desiring to help people. When you are happy because of goodness and love, you will act because it's your nature to act out of love.</div>
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Consider the example from before. Whether or not my friends actually used the website I used to find a job doesn't affect my happiness. I acted out of love for them, but their response has no effect on me.</div>
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<b>Some people say that God wants us. Does that mean he's not perfectly happy?</b></div>
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I included this question because I'm certain some people are going to ponder theology based off this model. Some people might reject this model because they feel like it threatens their theology. Other might try to embrace it by saying that it proves theology is wrong. That might be true, but you can't really debate on this because there are a few things to consider.</div>
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<li>What is the nature of God?</li>
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<li>This relies on theological premises. If you can't agree on the premises, then you can't really argue and therefore it doesn't really concern this model.</li>
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<li>Perfection for Man is not necessarily the same as Perfection for God</li>
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<li>while I argue what the perfection of Man is, I cannot say the same about God unless God tells me.</li>
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<li>What do we mean by the word perfection?</li>
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<li>Could it be that the original meaning of perfection is akin to how a lover thinks his beloved is perfect because he desires and admires her so much? Or is it that God is truly perfect in that he is complete?</li>
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<li>Which definition of "want" should we be using?</li>
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<li>If we are using want as in "he needs us in order to be happy," then God isn't perfect in that sense. However, if it's simply "he desires us as something nice to have," then that's a different story. For example, there are many games that I "want" to play, but I don't need to play them in order to be happy. In this case, they are simply nice to have.<br />Logically speaking, if you accept the premises that God is Love and that being with God is essential to us being happy, then of course he would desire us to be with him.</li>
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<b>What relation do external sources have with our happiness?</b><br />
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While the model I presented doesn't show it, because it's a model for the actions we take, external sources play a large role in the cycle. They can make use dissatisfied, change our reasons for acting, and even give us happiness.<br />
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An unfortunately common marketing tactic is to create a need where there is not one. The makers of Listerine coined the phrase <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YdvFBxBD5g" target="_blank">halitosis in order to sell their product</a>. On the more positive side, external sources also point our our imperfections so that we can indeed improve.<br />
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For the second point, by debating with us, an external source might make us decide to act or refrain. They may even do what was needed and therefore you don't need to do a thing. As a result, you can also say external sources can make us content.<br />
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On the last point, there is room for a little debate. While we can say that external sources can make us feel happy, can they actually make us enter the state of happiness? I argue yes.<br />
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Man is a social animal and needs some external help when it comes to obtaining his perfection. One thing we desperately need is true love. When our love tanks are full, we are filled with joy and become the best versions of ourselves. We need love not only because it's our precious fuel for being good, but also because it is our perfection.<br />
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One philosophical argument about the nature of God stems from the argument that God is the source of all that is good. Everything that man needs to reach perfection is a good. Therefore God can fulfill Man's needs. Now this doesn't prove that God exists. It is simply logic to show why people can believe that God is essential for happiness. Personally, I like the notion that God as a source of infinite love makes it so that man's love tank is always filled. It's a nice idea but is not proof of any sort.<br />
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<b>Why do we brood?</b><br />
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Brooding is an action that doesn't bring us to happiness but instead makes us miserable. Yet we choose to brood. This was actually a reason why I held off on presenting my model for a long time. However, I have two ideas about this and the result is that brooding actually follows the model in a corrupted way.<br />
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First is that brooding is an action we instinctively believe that brooding will get us toward happiness. Babies cry until they get what they want. When they become children, they still try this tactic with some success. Even adults use this to some success where they "play the victim." Brooding is the act wallowing in the belief that we are the victim. We use this to help us feel justified when we take another action that otherwise would be condemned.<br />
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The second idea stems from the claim that brooding is a selfish action. While it does not bring our good nature towards completion, it does grow our ego. That ego always wants to grow. Therefore, while it may not truly bring us towards happiness, our ego believes that it will bring it to completion. However, this is not reality. Instead, it makes us even more miserable and we in turn act to create misery for others. Brooding is a fuel for bullying.<br />
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I hope these answers help give answer your questions either directly or indirectly. I contemplated having them in a separate post as this got really long, but I figure it was best to keep it together with the main piece. While some questions can certainly be their own piece, I felt it best to address them now rather than later. Perhaps I will share them again individually so that I may expand upon them.<br />
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With Love,</div>
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N. D. Moharo</div>
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N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-49397664818556626592017-10-12T09:00:00.000-07:002017-10-12T09:00:18.510-07:00Timing of FeedbackTo Critics,<br />
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Feedback is an important part of our society. It's when we convey what was good, what was bad, and what can be improved. However, if you truly wish for your feedback to be positively effective, timing is off the utmost importance. Specifically when the recipient is ready to receive it.<br />
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Perhaps the best example to illustrate this is taking care of a child. Everyone has different opinions about how to raise children. This is a combination of exposure to ideas, experience spent with children, and your own personality. The stereotypical story is the working father doing something and the housewife instructs what he should be doing. This does not work. People do not want to be doing what they think is best only to be told that they are wrong, especially while they are in the midst of struggling. Instead, they would more likely be willing to receive help and, after things calm down, discuss what would have been the best method.<br />
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I think when people are having trouble, they don't want advice unless asked for. Instead, they want to see signs that they are cared about and appreciated. When they think they did the right thing also isn't a good time to critique. Instead they need to doubt first that they were right. However, you probably don't want to knock them of their horse right away either. If it can wait, let them enjoy their pride for a moment or they might start to think every conversation with you will be to criticize what you have done.<br />
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When people know they did something wrong, this is a bit more tricky. Some want consolation while others want to know how to improve and others want to try and fix things. Also keep in mind that some may want a break. It could be to reflect on their own or maybe they are tired of thinking about the subject. After all, constantly thinking about something you cannot do anything about is a <a href="https://hbr.org/2017/03/pressure-doesnt-have-to-turn-into-stress" target="_blank">big cause of stress</a>. Therefore it is important to consider many variables such as time, gravity, appearance, and personality before giving feedback.<br />
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Another reason to ponder timing is that you might not be ready to give feedback either. If you are angry, you'll likely be unable to avoid personally attacking in your critique. If you are upset, you likely won't be clearly logical in your argument. Even if you are logical in your head, you'll likely neglect to mention certain key points, making it difficult for anyone to follow your line of reasoning. In addition, they might be distracted by the emotion in your voice leading them to think more like, "How can I get him to calm down?"<br />
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Feedback is an important thing as it allows us to praise someone for their work or advise on how to improve it. However, in all cases, we should be patient and consider when is the best time to give it.</div>
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With Love,</div>
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N. D. Moharo</div>
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N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-46697511549110380912017-09-26T04:55:00.000-07:002017-10-25T07:39:24.740-07:00The Pursuit of Happiness part 1<div>
To Society,</div>
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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are three fundamental rights listed in the United States' declaration of Independence. When the founding fathers wrote this document, they swapped the right to property with the pursuit of happiness. While this does not mean they did not believe in the right to have property, it does mean they brought attention to the basis for all other human rights and the driving force of humanity.<br />
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Happiness is the ultimate goal. There is no reason to be happy except to be happy. The characteristics of this ultimate state is that it's perfectly fulfilling, cannot be lost, and blissful. Since happiness is the perfect state, we can say it is the pursuit of absolute perfection. While you are not guaranteed to obtain happiness, it is indeed the fundamental right. <br />
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Consider what the purpose of liberty is. There is no other benefit for freedom except to realize your full potential. That is why it is so precious and yet sometimes must be sacrificed. When you realize this purpose, you understand that when you can only improve by sacrificing some freedom that it is actually the best choice. Babies have no bias towards a language, but if they wish to grow and mature, they must take up a language and follow its rules. This logic can also be applied to security and privacy.<br />
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It can be said that life is the state of constant change. While some things appear to persist, everything that is living is constantly changing in one way or another. Death, on the other hand, is the setting of a person's final state. There is nothing more that person can do to change himself. Therefore, if someone wishes to progress towards perfection, he must live.<br />
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Now one thing I must address is that even though we have the right to pursue happiness, not all of our actions are justified. If you seek justification, then you must consult the <a href="https://ndmoharo.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-universal-moral-code.html" target="_blank">key to morality</a>, which is true love. If you do, then I would think you have a great chance at obtaining happiness.</div>
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With Love,</div>
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N. D. Moharo</div>
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P.S. Next time I address the pursuit of happiness, I intend to present a model explaining the cycles of the pursuit of happiness and how various situations fit in it. However, I need more time to polish it so that it is easy to understand. Please be patient as I work to polish what perhaps accounts for all of our choices.<br />
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N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-91812827205000247942017-09-04T05:33:00.000-07:002017-10-25T07:39:38.894-07:00Prep for Pursuit of HappinessOver the past month, I've started three pieces. One was simple musing exercise. The second needs more thought. The third is the one that I know what I'm trying to convey, but debating on how to say it. In order to prepare for this third piece, it'll be helpful to establish a line of thinking.<br />
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Why do _____?<br />
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Because it's progress toward perfection<br />
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Why do you want perfection?<br />
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Because it will fulfill me.<br />
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Why do you want to be fulfilled?<br />
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Because then I'll be happy!<br />
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Why do you want to be happy?<br />
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Because then I'll be happy!<br />
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These three responses might sound essentially the same, but you can see happiness is the ultimate end goal. You cannot say anything beyond that as your goal in life. Therefore it makes perfect sense that we have a right of the pursuit of happiness.<br />
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Look forward to the next coming piece as I examine this pursuit and it's effect on our lives.<br />
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With Love,</div>
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N.D. Moharo<br />
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update: changed the order of logic to be perfection leads to fulfillment. The is actually a critical understanding</div>
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N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-65809532289040885972017-08-05T19:48:00.004-07:002017-08-05T19:53:50.368-07:00Three Purposes of AngerTo the enraged,<br />
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In today's society, showing displays of anger is frowned upon. However, there are times when it is appropriate and effective to be angry, but you need to control it rather than let it control you. In order to get it under control, it is helpful to know what the three purposes of it are and how do deal with them.<br />
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<b>The first purpose is to show what is important to you.</b> This can be tricky because you might not realize what is important until you get angry and even then you still have to play detective. For example, my wife told me we got a mosquito in the house and I got very upset. It was not so much that the mosquito was in the house that upset me but rather the fear of having to wake up on the middle of the night to find it after it bit me awake. If the mosquito was killed beforehand, then I wouldn't mind.<br />
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In order to control this and make our anger more effective is to identify what is most important and explain it. For example, when my child cries with no way of calming him down, I would get angry for second, but then identify that he is more important. This love for him helps make it so that I'm in control. Limiting the number of things that you consider important will also make your few occasions more effective. Otherwise everyone will think there is no satisfying you and they will begin to ignore you.<br />
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<b>The second purpose is to demand a change</b>. I believe the ultimate goal of giving negative feedback is to encourage some sort of change. A good customer service sees what upsets it's customers and tries to avoid that in the future. However, since there are so many improvements to make, seeing the obvious signs of anger can help promote which improvements are done faster.<br />
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The help for dealing with this is to develop a sense of acceptance. While things can be improved, there is nothing that can be done about the past. We might do things to help recompense, but we should avoid aiming for compensation as that encourages selfishness. If we accept that the offending parties did not mean to offend us and that they tried their best to help us, then we can suggest improvements in a calmer manner which can lead to a productive conversation.<br />
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Another help here is humility. The smaller we see ourselves, the less offended we feel. We can still suggest improvements, especially if it will help others, but at least then we can show we are not acting out of selfishness.<br />
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<b>The third purpose is to simply to be an outlet of emotion</b>. We are emotional people and sometimes we need to vent our frustration in order to feel better. This is a tricky thing to control as the more you vent, the less effective it becomes, both for you and those around you. This is why the intensity of expletives grow the more you use them. However, someone that never uses expletives can be even more effective than those who do. This is because expletives give a shock and offensive structure, making the recipient upset and angry with you, but those who are angry in a controlled manner might be empathized with.<br />
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Even though this last purpose is the first one seen, it is based upon the other two. If we can handle the other purposes, then this one becomes weaker. I cannot say that it will be eliminated because this is the reaction caused by your brain's emotional center, which happens before you can be rational. If you have the rush of adrenaline, it might be 20 minutes before you can be rational again.<br />
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While people claim various methods for dealing with this such as stress balls or hitting something, you probably notice that these lose their effectiveness after a while. When we act on our emotions, it becomes harder to control them. This is especially dangerous when your output is to hit something as that will likely turn to hitting someone. Again, your emotional center acts before your rational. You cannot guarantee you won't do something unless you place a hard limit on everything that would build up to it. One thing I would suggest instead is meditation though it certainly is difficult at first. Therefore, you need to practice meditation before you get angry so that you won't become even more frustrated.<br />
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One thing I can suggest in the meantime until you can practice meditation is to convert your frustration into sadness. This will at least prevent you from harming anyone. This is not perfect as it can lead to depression if you are not careful and therefore I suggest meditation and everything else I've mentioned. Once you obtain that state, you will find that your anger is more controlled and far more effective.<br />
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In summary, if you want to control your anger, you have to identify the three purposes; conveying importance, demanding change, and output of frustration. The keys to dealing with this are the same for being patient; <a href="https://ndmoharo.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-nature-of-impatience.html" target="_blank">love, humility, and acceptance</a>. Now that you know this, I hope you can better use your anger for progress and not for destruction.</div>
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N. D. Moharo</div>
N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-68796602006265541072017-07-21T22:07:00.001-07:002017-07-21T22:10:36.560-07:00Concerning the Universal Basic Income (and Change in scheduling)Hi All,<br />
I'm sorry this is starting to be a habit, but perhaps I should make it official. Instead of trying to get one post every two weeks, I'm going to do one every three or possibly four weeks. If I can make the bi-weekly schedule then I'll do that, but family duties, work, and so on make that difficult even when I have a topic. For instance, last week I intended to share more thoughts about economy, but I couldn't get my thoughts organized in a presentable manner. I have a few points, but the flow was not there yet so I cannot share it. However, here is a piece I wrote today on a related topic utilizing some of those points. I hope you find this enlightening.<br />
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N.D. Moharo<br />
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<b>Concerning the Universal Basic Income</b><br />
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Dear Society.<br />
I read a Vox article recently encouraging the Universal Basic Income (UBI) where everyone receives a basic sum of money to help with their lives. I found it interesting as I had not given much though to the topic, but I also thought it was ignoring a few realities. The article's focus was on two arguments against the UBI: Work Critique and Cost Critique. Here is how they described the two in <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/20/15821560/basic-income-critiques-cost-work-negative-income-tax" target="_blank">the article</a>:<br />
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<li>(Work critique) Giving people cash will cause them to work less, hurt the economy, and deprive them of the meaning that work provides in life.</li>
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For the work critique, it claimed that it wouldn't really make people work less. Depending on the amount of money given, I would agree. Even if it did reduce the "labor force", it would potentially be for the better. For example, if you give enough to help make it so someone doesn't have to work 4 part time jobs in order to survive, but instead only need 2 jobs, that gift of time can provide the golden opportunity to find a better job. At the same time, since 1 person isn't taking 4 jobs anymore, that opens up jobs for more people, actually increasing the labor force by allowing more people to work. These are the people that would be helped, at least temporarily.</div>
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For the Cost Critique, it shared a point that that giving 300 million people $10,000 a year would cost the country $3 trillion a year. For some reason, the article believes we can afford that and believe that it will wipe out poverty entirely. That is incredibly idealistic but also unreasonable because it doesn't actually address why poverty exists in the first place and how people would respond. For the few cases where it would seemingly help at first, it would be a complete waste and very destructive for everyone else.</div>
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What happens when you give a homeless man $100K? People actually tried this and you can get the short form from Today I Found Out. The very short form is that the guy ended up back on the streets despite the benefactors being generous, providing means of turning his life around, and family trying to help him get a job but he refused all of their efforts. The points made are that there are people who do not want to work or people with poor money skills and therefore they would be in poverty despite how much money you give them.</div>
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Also consider how to keep track of who gets the money and if they actually did. People die every year, but a family might not report it to the government so they can get a few extra $10K a year. And what about the illegal immigrants? Will they get money too? If they do, then we'll get more illegal immigrants and they'll try to get the money too. If they don't, well then there will still be some people on the streets and poverty has not been eliminated. </div>
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Then there is the often forgotten consequence of everyone having more money; inflation. That's what happens every time there is a surge in wealth for a country. Gold loses it's value when there is so much of it. The only reason why diamonds are still "expensive" is because they are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yplI48hSt2E" target="_blank">artificially limiting supply</a>. Have you ever wondered why making a product overseas and then shipping it to the US and paying the tariffs is cheaper than making the product domestically? Why does such a low amount of money make it so a person can have an education for a week/month when it costs more than that just for a sandwich down the street? I've heard stories about how foreigners are told not to shop when visiting family in third world countries because the prices skyrocket when they do so, but even those prices foreigners will find as a "good deal."</div>
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The market tends to regulate itself, but when money suddenly appears, greed acts even harder to get it all. If people suddenly have more money, then they think they can afford higher prices and end up doing so. Since there is no regulation on prices, as evidenced by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBc6S20LfKM" target="_blank">how high the markups can get </a>especially for medicine, and that's one reason why the U.S. is not ready for universal healthcare. Even college education has similarly increased dramatically with data from <a href="https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/tuition-and-fees-and-room-and-board-over-time-1976-77_2016-17-selected-years#Key Points" target="_blank">collegeboard.org </a>showing that college costs 3X as much in 2016 than it did in 1976 even after adjusting for inflation. Also, more money you have, the more taxes you have to pay. The result is that the initial $10K will work for an instant, but then there will be greater debt and it'll take years for the economy to stabilize even to the point we are at today and be probably worse off.</div>
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How will you fund such an expensive program? Increasing taxes as suggested by the Vox author is not an answer because that lowers the value of the money given. And if you exempt the amount given, then you don't collect as much in taxes to pay for it. Sure, it could possibly substitute for medicare and other social security programs, but those people would likely end up getting less money than before when it's already not enough. As a result, we would be harming more people than helping. Accumulating debt would not work either as that also causes inflation and there is no guarantee that future generations can pay it off. Considering that more families have both spouses working in order to provide for less people than a just father did a few decades ago and I think we can agree we are not wealthier than before.</div>
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Lastly, what affect would such a stipend have on our paychecks? Would employers claim they no longer need to give us raises or bonuses? Would they instead try to make paycuts using the stipend as an excuse? This is a dangerous possibility that needs to be considered and regulated before a UBI is put into place.</div>
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While I partially agreed about the vox article's opinion on the work critique argument, the cost and realities around the Universal Basic Income show that we have more to lose and very few have anything to gain. Instead of trying to figure out how to give everyone more money, we should instead examine what are the causes of poverty and try to control that. If we do, then we can finally make true progress.<br />
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N. D. Moharohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03436227589430322699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641515206818971176.post-63617365072326348712017-07-01T23:39:00.002-07:002017-07-01T23:39:53.899-07:00The Minimum Wage Conundrum <div class="p1">
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Apparently Seattle is starting to feel the effects of the minimum wage increase and it is not optimistic. While some companies beforehand actually paid well more than the minimum wage, forcing all companies to do so have many problems, resulting in no way everyone could win and the one to lose the most was the minimum wage worker.</div>
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When you increase the wages of a large workforce, where does the extra money come from? There are three options.</div>
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When trying to run a business, you need to try to make a profit. With the minimum wage increase, a business model I had became no longer viable because not enough money would come in to support both the costs of operation and the workforce. In today's economy, startups have enough trouble as it is. Increasing the cost when profit is not yet guaranteed makes it even harder to start a business. As a result, less jobs are created. </div>
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Now I will admit that if a company is performing very well, then the employees should reap some of the benefits, but by forcing to raise the minimum wage for even struggling companies, there is more to be lost than gained.</div>
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As for the consumer paying for the increase in wages, the common method is to raise prices. This does not help anyone, especially in the long run. One, when prices go up, consumers will turn to other products or companies. I did this especially when it came to Subway long before I stopped going there altogether. I would often go regularly and order the $5 footlong because that's what Subway's marketing convinced me the sandwich was worth. So when the prices went up, I no longer went there. Similarly, when I visited Japan and found the 6-inch subs to be more than $5, I refused to order anything. Companies know they can lose customers by raising prices and in a competitive industry, raising prices is not an easy option.</div>
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Also consider that if the prices for basic items go up in order to handle the increased wages, that means the increased wages don't mean so much anymore and those who previously made a decent wage no longer do. No one wins here.</div>
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Lastly, the money can come from the workforce and we've seen this happen before not too long ago. Employees get laid off, benefits are removed, or hours are cut. The result is that everyone suffers due to overworking, having to pay for benefits, or not working enough to make any money. Unfortunately, when it comes to running a business, this is the easiest option to pull off because it can have the least negative impact.</div>
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Are there other problems caused by the increase in minimum wages? Yes. The increase in prices means businesses have less customers, reducing the need for workers or closing the business altogether. Less jobs for unskilled workers makes it difficult to gain work experience. More competition for jobs makes it harder to save money for college. The increase in wages mean that even if you made more, then you have to pay more in taxes. Also, with higher prices, then we get inflation, meaning everyone is effectively making less money.</div>
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So what can we do? Not raise the minimum wages so dramatically but instead look at the real economic problems. Since raising the minimum wage actually creates more problems without solving any, we need to shift our attention. However, I do not have time today to address them for you, but I do intend to write again on the subject. Until then,</div>
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