G8 summit - Globalization in Retreat

juerg — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:23:33 +0200

In connection with the recent G8 summit in Germany, the following article about globalization, its shortcomings and future is a recommended reading:

Walden Bello, "Globalization in Retreat " (Silver City, NM and Washington, DC: Foreign Policy In Focus, December 27, 2006).

The plausibility of the basic rights of existence

adminjr — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:44:08 +0200

It is not possible for us as human beings to prove the validity of this law either by logic or certainly not by mathematics. It is simply true! Vice-versa however it is also not possible to prove that the basic rights of existence are not valid (which naturally also cannot be interpreted as proof of the validity). Especially in natural sciences and technology we have become accustomed to the fact that we cannot mathematically derive or prove the basic laws. It is true that we can test these basic laws by means of experiments – however this is certainly no real proof of their validity.

To examine the validity of the basic rules of existence we can also carry out certain experiments. We will go through such experiments in our thinking quite soon. Another test option for us as human beings is that each one of us tries for himself to feel whether the basic laws of being are valid. Since we too are part of the cosmos, this truth must be known to each of us. Through your intuition try to feel whether the abovementioned basic rights of existence are valid or not.

peace

G8 summit - Globalization in Retreat

The plausibility of the basic rights of existence