Welcome to Utopia
Until very recently nearly everyone lived in abject poverty. Most people had barely enough food to survive. In 1651 the philosopher Thomas Hobbes depicted the life of man as poor, nasty, brutish, and short. Yet, a few centuries later a miracle had happened. Soon we may have nuclear fusion providing us with unlimited energy. That may be the end of poverty.
Meeting Chief Inspector Jaques Clouseau
Despite his bumbling and clumsy appearance, Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau was always able to solve the mystery. How can a clown like him be correct all the time while the competent fail? The answer is that Jacques Clouseau is a fictional character in a story.
A shattered mirror
What if intuition fails you more often than happens to most people? In that case you consider options other people don’t think of. Others may call you crazy or insane. Indeed, most of the options you consider are not worth considering, but you don’t know that until you have found out yourself. If that applies to you then you may be autistic.
I am as real as you want me to be
At the age of twenty I left my parents’ home to live on the campus of the university. Students lived in groups. Newcomers had to do an interview before being admitted to a dormitory. It was my seventh interview. A female student asked most of the questions. She seemed to be the boss.
Truthfulness and accuracy
What if the facts turn out to be stranger than anything you ever imagined? In that case you don’t need to make up stories, not even to embellish things a bit. The ultimate feat of a journalist is to uncover the ultimate conspiracy and who is pulling the strings. And I may have done just that.
Knowledge theory
What is truth and what is knowledge? What makes beliefs justified? Philosophers have been discussing these questions for ages. While our knowledge has progressed dramatically during the last 2,000 years, the philosophical questions about knowledge have more or less remained the same.
Imagine
The number of people killed under the guise of equality, freedom, nationalism and various religions might be close to a billion. The War to End All Wars wasn’t a success either. It was followed by another and even bigger war. But world peace may come soon. At least that appeared to be the message I received in December 2008.
The Plan For The Future 