Lateral Thinking
A BLOG ABOUT FREE AND OPEN MINDS
About this personal blog,
I first came up with the idea of an open ended open minded website back in 2005, after becoming increasingly frustrated with the often two dimensional linear thinking of many writers, both in the fields politics and published media. Why is it that so often, ideas and beliefs, no matter how well intended, never seem to attract much in the way of constructive examination and analysis ?
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So just as it once took a lot of courage to discover that the planet Earth is not flat, I sincerely believe that the human race needs to both question and evaluate the world around it, in order to at least try to differentiate between the "accepted norms" and what might at the very least, form an acceptable truth to our world around us.
To encourage an open "lateral" debate on a topic of your choice. For example:
"To stop a war is not necessarily to finish it, but to finish a war is more certainly to stop it". (Jonathan V. Davis)
The "Korean War" was stopped in 1953, but the conflict has never really finished. Result - dangerous impasse.
The "Vietnam War" was finished in 1975 and the conflict quickly stopped. Result - economic growth and stability.
Which was the best outcome? Both wars incurred a terrible loss of life, about 3.5 millions killed. The "unfinished" Korean War lasted 3 years, the "finished" Vietnam War 30 years. The former, however, had a far higher "kill rate", so had to be stopped? - or, will it cost far more in human suffering in the future to finally finish it? Discuss.
(Please remember: Your non-partisan hypothesis only. This website is not about debating the vices and/or virtues of Capitalism, Communism, nor about any other "ism". It is about promoting dichotomy by peaceable means.)
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