Bill Maher on Big Pharma
June 3, 2009 by timokeefe
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Exercise or a Pill Neo?
Seth Godin on Curiosity
March 18, 2009 by timokeefe
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Interesting piece on curiosity and how it can be lost.
Favorite part:
Fundamentalist considers whether a fact is acceptable to ones faith before they explore. And it doesn’t have anything to do necessarily with “religion” as we typically think of religion.
The Peace on Guru Eban Pegan’s Piece
February 17, 2009 by timokeefe
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A very well regarded Internet marketing guru Eban Pegan is promoting a book on Peace. I posted a comment on his post which so far has been ignored and not posted on his commentary section . I guess my dissenting commentary was simply ignored and not thrown into the discussion with all the others who were enamored by the idea of peace in just 5 years.
My commentary was as follows. (By the way it is always a good idea when you are a blogger and you should be , to copy any comments that you might post just for this reason. You spent the time to comment, thus it should be posted. It also gives you a reason to expand on your thought process on your own blog.) The commentary:
I do appreciate this cause and the intent I really do. However, I think it often is just us imposing our values on others in another way.
Forgive my skepticism on any of these causes but when most of us cannot even get along with our spouses (50+% divorce rate) seriously are we qualified to impose our path to peace on someone else, in some other part of the world?
In fact, a large trend in the U.S. are couples, coupling or moving in with one another rather than marrying, having given up on the hope of a long term relationship/commitment all together.
When there is a good chunk of our citizens in the U.S. smoking crack, and addicted to meth as their path to peace, how good are we at this peace thing?
Lets look in the mirror before we impose kumbaya on someone else. As the Good book says it starts with us. Which starts within, which flows to our family and larger communities. Let’s work on smiling and engaging one another at home and in elevators. Then maybe we will indeed be an example.
It reminds me of some of my B School Profs who sounded great, but haven’t worked in the private sector for years, if ever. I cannot help but think that other Countries laugh at such things and say, “Healer heal thy self. ” I do not need to read a book or listen to 45 minutes on how to love. I just need to do it. And it is in that choice is where most of us fall off the wagon. Read more
Firefox Gets 20% Marketshare in November
January 7, 2009 by timokeefe
Filed under Off Beat OpinionI recently gave up on Internet Explorer 7 I was tired of the continual crashes. And to make things worse it would then forget my history. I have always used Firefox and Opera. However, I have switched making Mozilla’s Firefox my primary browser. At some point you just get sick of the frustration. Is it any wonder FF grabbed 20% marketshare in November? Meanwhile, Microsoft keeps nagging me to “upgrade” to IE 8. I’ll pass thank you.
On God & Bigger Things
December 20, 2008 by timokeefe
Filed under Off Beat OpinionBecause of the age we live, or perhaps from ease of mass information it seems the atheists have found their voice. Guys like Richard Dawkins (author of God Delusion) are finding it easier to make their case in such a graceless age. So both believers and atheist argue over belief that there is, or there isn’t God.
I have always found this a ludicrous argument since debating something totally unprovable seems an exercise in futility. Typically the line of logic is based on instruments of (repeat after me) F-A-I-T-H. That are supported by other instruments of…you got it faith. Ad infinitum.
The “Unbelievers” argue by essentially debating against what to them must seem like hot air. While the believers use their bible and other instruments of faith as proof, the unbelievers like Dawkins use science. And of course science is nothing but an explanation or model of reality, until some other better model comes along. So atheists like Dawkins walk in their own form of religion.
It seems incredibly egotistical for either side to enter debate instead of doing something about it. What is to be gained by debating something you cannot truly win? Is the faith of either that thin?
While the many talk, the few do. I guess that is to be human. Faith does seem to be most transparent in it’s demonstration. And in that transparency the efficacy and/or holes in either argument’s methodology are revealed.
I cannot hear a word you are saying because who you are speaks so loudly.
Certainly I am dropping into muddy waters and have no intention of trying to answer century old debates or issues. However, in a world so seemingly lacking of real principle or leadership, I feel the urge to put my two cents forward.
Yoda from the movie Star Wars believed in his god called the FORCE told Luke Skywalker “don’t try, DO!”. Put a more crass way in the business world we hear, “bullshit talks, money walks!” While people like those in the video below argue over whether God exists, there are others who prove it and are doing something about the current state of affairs. If they are not proving God exists then they certainly are proving love exists. Call HIM what you wish.
We all have talents. I feel it our mandate to use those talents to make this place better. Politics sadly does little to achieve this and often obfuscates important issues into power plays. Not all of us are Bono or Angelina Jolie. But we all have talents that in the most least of ways can bring each other up.
