Monthly Archives: June 2012

On certainty

Posted on June 14, 2012 by ben

One of the great motive forces in man’s action is the desire to reduce uncertainty.  Almost everything we do can be viewed as “insurance”.  We eat now in case we are unable to eat later.  We build a roof over … Continue reading →

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Best convocation rant ever?

Posted on June 13, 2012 by ben

This found its way to my email inbox, and it was such a good rant I feel compelled to give it voice here:

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Truth is not a four-letter word

Posted on June 12, 2012 by ben

A man claiming to be Truth arrives at the temple, and wishes to meet the Dalai Lama. Announced, Truth enters, sits, and the two sit long, in silence, examining each other. Truth eventually breaks the silence, and says: “I am … Continue reading →

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Order, or dark matter?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by ben

In a previous post I mention emergent order in freely operating complex systems.  In this one I want to make a scientific prediction.  I believe that it will be discovered that “dark matter” and “dark energy”  do not exist.  John … Continue reading →

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Gold standards that work

Posted on June 11, 2012 by ben

In previous posts I talked about how we discovered money, and about the failed Bretton Woods gold standard.  One must ask: is it possible to have gold as our money, yet still use paper or digital currency?  The answer is … Continue reading →

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Bacq 2 Bretton Woods

Posted on June 11, 2012 by ben

I hope if you are reading this, you understand that we didn’t invent money, we discovered it, and that gold is money, or more correctly, currency.  We should really reserve “money” to describe the idea alone, and “currency” for what … Continue reading →

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Why gold, why tree?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by ben

Seeing as we still have the site up, I thought it might be a good idea to try and find all the old passwords etc, find my way in, and try to recall how to create a post here.  Done.  … Continue reading →

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