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Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
1.
Steiner gave Waldorf education its whole-child approach, but also its mystical roots. Accept the useful parts; hold humbly the unsupported spiritual claims.
2.
Quote:
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
- 1755.
Meaning:
A Social Construct is a shared non-natural belief; created and maintained by groups; and they shape reality.
3.
From History: 6 Dec 1865
After the Civil War, the 13th Amendment ended slavery as a legal institution in the United States.
4.
A handful of billionaires own as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity. About a dozen people control over $18 trillion of wealth. Flourishing needs to evolve from flourishing for the few to flourishing for all.
5.
From History: 1903 to 1950, aged 46.
George Orwell wrote about how corruption starts when language is twisted, facts are manipulated, and authority demands loyalty over reality.
6.
Better models can radically improve understanding without being ultimate truth.
8.
Historians and political scientists rank presidents for the history books, and they already rank Trump as the worst president.
9.
Article summary:
Religions and belief systems are part of humanity’s attempt to explain life, meaning, morality, suffering, and the unknown. Always respect the believer, test the belief for yourself, and separate shared reality from personal worldview.
10.
Article summary:
Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
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