tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post7635304762539752173..comments2019-11-19T06:08:57.594+00:00Comments on I'm Going Outside Now...: The Power of WeMyeralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00980212065563161388noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-3564237385573868852012-11-06T15:50:58.368+00:002012-11-06T15:50:58.368+00:00Did he really only have one ball, then? And how di...Did he really only have one ball, then? And how did the other one get to South Kensington?Myeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980212065563161388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-29080208908393124482012-11-06T10:51:49.200+00:002012-11-06T10:51:49.200+00:00Cheers. It's rare to get feedback on this subj...Cheers. It's rare to get feedback on this subject, the worst and most un-communicative people have generally been to University, which I think helps prove my point.<br /> As an aside : Hitler spoke a lot of bollocks, yet suffered from partial bollocks. A cosmic irony.Don Cakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-78247389997335233142012-11-02T08:31:46.337+00:002012-11-02T08:31:46.337+00:00I'm not clear why you're miserable. I don&...I'm not clear why you're miserable. I don't have a better explanation of how communication works, and I am interested in your thoughts as a professional communicator on the matter. Neither do I think you are talking even partial bollocks. So thereMyeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980212065563161388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-64561892706059332372012-10-31T17:48:54.776+00:002012-10-31T17:48:54.776+00:001: The basic goal of education should be to help p...1: The basic goal of education should be to help people understnd how things work.<br />2: The only thing we do, as human beings, is communicate. Therefore it is vital to education that people understand how communication works.<br />3: It is understood that there is no correct answer ever. I may be talking complete and utter bollocks. However, as communication=describing + explaining+ asking + checking, I think it's fair to ask people to EXPLAIN exactly why I'm talking bollocks.<br />4: If you have a better explanation of how communication works, for fuck's sake please tell me and put me out of my misery.Don Cakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-92142508358200717142012-10-26T21:07:17.388+01:002012-10-26T21:07:17.388+01:00Yes I agree. What further thoughts do you have? Ho...Yes I agree. What further thoughts do you have? How do we strive for a better world?Myeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980212065563161388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-17140338727370580802012-10-25T19:22:06.195+01:002012-10-25T19:22:06.195+01:00First, it's worth noting how annoyed people ge...First, it's worth noting how annoyed people get when you ask them questions. People are often suspicious of the question-askers motives. This, I think, is how we are generally encouraged to be by our culture and especially our education system. Instead of checking whether the questioner is serious or not people make their own assumptions. This is very poor communication, but it's how we are all encouraged to be.<br /> If education is best explained as "helping people understand how things work", then it's clear that at the core of any decent education system ought to be an effort to help people understand how communication works, as this is the only thing we will ever do. At the moment this simply doesn't happen. To check this idea, just ask anybody to explain to you how communication works.<br /> Would you agree with these thoughts? <br />Don Cakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-72273747174921319522012-10-23T20:29:56.081+01:002012-10-23T20:29:56.081+01:00Filtering is done by reading. By examining a situa...Filtering is done by reading. By examining a situation from more angles. Do not simply accept what you are told, but question the information.<br /><br />Is there a summary of where you're trying to get to, or will you continue to ask me question after question?Myeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980212065563161388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-16360233015911267972012-10-22T16:44:48.776+01:002012-10-22T16:44:48.776+01:00Could you give some examples of how we can filter ...Could you give some examples of how we can filter out lies?<br />Don Cakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-74763611523441620842012-10-20T09:17:07.898+01:002012-10-20T09:17:07.898+01:00It's always empirical. Look at the world aroun...It's always empirical. Look at the world around us; filter out the lies which are fed to us; draw conclusions based as best we can on what we see/experience. Read.Myeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980212065563161388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-43245427679679875482012-10-20T04:04:17.508+01:002012-10-20T04:04:17.508+01:00You pointed roughly finicky subject matter. These ...You pointed roughly finicky subject matter. These tips are very beneficial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-73501089409503195582012-10-19T18:16:09.580+01:002012-10-19T18:16:09.580+01:00First: How can we judge if we are understanding th...First: How can we judge if we are understanding the world better?<br />Don Cake.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-51002212724315952112012-10-19T08:44:31.483+01:002012-10-19T08:44:31.483+01:00But seriously folks... Critical sense is developed...But seriously folks... Critical sense is developed through... wait for it... Education! First we must be allowed to absorb as much information as we are able, and then we must be allowed to examine the information and question it. This can be a catalyst, synthesising existing ideas into new ones and enabling us to understand the world a little better.Myeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980212065563161388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-32817187183533536562012-10-19T08:43:40.767+01:002012-10-19T08:43:40.767+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Myeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980212065563161388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-85536848763058057032012-10-18T22:20:58.473+01:002012-10-18T22:20:58.473+01:00By answering your stupid questions?By answering your stupid questions?Myeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980212065563161388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-52842900946428741642012-10-18T16:25:32.984+01:002012-10-18T16:25:32.984+01:00Thanks. How do people develop a critical sense?
Thanks. How do people develop a critical sense?<br />Don Cakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-60204690792512712872012-10-18T08:41:21.472+01:002012-10-18T08:41:21.472+01:00The two things are inextricably linked, I would sa...The two things are inextricably linked, I would say. 'Education' means developing the critical sense to see through the lies and propaganda of such statements and concepts as 'the flight of wealth' or the opportunity to read about the realities of World War I, so that it isn't viewed as a matter of national pride.<br /><br />This will enable us all to rise up, with a unified voice and deny the lies. I'm not saying it's easy, and I don't profess to be one who could lead such a movement, but it's time we all took a long look at the world, saw through the short-termism of acquisitive capital and aimed for a world community. We MUST do this for the sake of generations yet to come.Myeralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00980212065563161388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537291181786154235.post-49620902204885877492012-10-17T16:38:30.908+01:002012-10-17T16:38:30.908+01:00A couple of questions: How do you define "edu...A couple of questions: How do you define "education"? And, when people rise up, how does that work? Cheers.<br />Don Cakenoreply@blogger.com