tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518333375761044512.post5082592982474536017..comments2024-03-28T00:25:53.266-07:00Comments on A Cosmist Manifesto: The Sociocultural MindBen Goertzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01289041122724284772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518333375761044512.post-34446458872762003572010-07-20T02:44:12.492-07:002010-07-20T02:44:12.492-07:00In the eyes of the mental health profession, from ...In the eyes of the mental health profession, from whom I have been privileged to receive treatment on several occasions, we all need to perform "reality testing" through communication with others. This idea that we need to air personal ideas and occasionally prune them if they seem "off" after sharing them is a necessary one if madness is a risk. I wonder, though, if it can be taken too far since original ideas will often meet censure. I guess we have to balance our unique originality and the way it needs to mesh with society at large.Luke Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818570106993325018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7518333375761044512.post-24107687385288485062010-03-09T06:07:32.606-08:002010-03-09T06:07:32.606-08:00The example problems you refer to are already obso...The example problems you refer to are already obsolete among libertarian minds, although your points are interesting. I think the construct of "the state" is not long of this earth (unless Freitas's "What Price Freedom?" is correct in its worst fears). But that means conflict, because the individuals who comprise the state have a vested interest in theft. Possibly, there will be an "unbrella culture" that respects the rights of individuals, who then form micro cultures (or not) within that culture. Notice that now, there is nowhere on earth a rebel (especially one who opposes "mala prohibita" tyranny) can go, and be treated with basic human respect and individual rights.Jake Witmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770905367613837798noreply@blogger.com