28 SEP 2011 by ideonexus Elizabeth Warren Evokes Adam Smith
Nobody in This Country Got Rich on His Own > Similarity > Adam Smith Defends Taxes
She argues that the financially successful owe some of their success to the stability of the society that fostered them; Adam Smith argued that the more you owned, the more you owed back to the society in which you are invested.
Folksonomies: politics,capitalism,taxation
02 JUN 2011 by ideonexus Our Religion and Politics are a Matter of Birth
Where We are Born Determines Our Religion > Similarity > Teens Share Their Parent\'s Political Preferences
These positions are more about the parents we are born to, and less about independent, rational formulation of ideas.
Folksonomies: politics,religion,ideology
11 APR 2011 by ideonexus Population Control in Humans
Economic Population Control > Similarity > homo philoprogenitus
The term "Population Control" is thrown about by politicians to scare the public, but economic hardships are already in place as a form of population control, without which the breeders would take over the planet.
Folksonomies: politics,evolution,economics,overpopulation
29 MAR 2011 by ideonexus Humanity's Power is in Its Ability to Swarm
Civilization is a Work of Art, Creating an Artificial Man > Similarity > Humans Aren\'t Especially Smart, It\'s Just that We Swarm
Hobbes and Lovelock agree that our human ability to form into collective powerhouses is what gives us strength.
Folksonomies: politics,evolution,culture,philosophy,society,civilization
21 MAR 2011 by ideonexus Religious Differences
The Narcissism of Minor Differences > Example/Illustration > Minor Religious Differences and Heresay
Emo Philip's clever joke echoing Sigmund Freud's "Narcissism of Minor Differences" observation.
Folksonomies: politics,religion,society,psychology,comedy,humor,sects
03 MAR 2011 by ideonexus The Audacity of Kennedy's Mission to the Moon
Kennedy\'s Speech to Congress Requesting Funds for the Space Program > Emphasis > Carl Sagan on the Audacity of John F. Kennedy\'s Moon Mission Proposal
Looking at what Kennedy was asking for from the perspective of today's politics, it's amazing how different things were then and today.
Folksonomies: politics,space,space exploration,astronomy