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    Up a Steep Hill
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    Up a Steep Hill

    Robert Hamill 17 Dec 201830 May 2022Leave a comment

    As I rode my bike up the steep hill, I kept focused on the top of the hill

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    Martian Ethics
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    Martian Ethics

    Robert Hamill 13 Nov 20181 Feb 2023Leave a comment

    I used The Martian as my launch pad for ethical issues.

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    Why Concern Over Targeted Ads?
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    Why Concern Over Targeted Ads?

    Robert Hamill 27 Mar 201814 Oct 20241 Comment

    For the sake of elections based on facts, dark advertising must be brought into the light.

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    Law of Selfish Action
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    Law of Selfish Action

    Robert Hamill 6 Sep 201630 Dec 2022Leave a comment

    A selfish action by one person may be good for that person, but if all people make the same decision - it can be bad…

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    Agents of Human Evolution
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    Agents of Human Evolution

    Robert Hamill 4 Sep 20161 Feb 2023Leave a comment

    Nature experiments more freely in evolution with the male of the species.

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    Two Methods of Teaching

    Robert Hamill 20 May 201630 May 20224 Comments

    Academics teaching mainly uses an axiomatic style, while creative arts use discovery.

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    Knowledge. Facts, Explanations, Predictions

    Robert Hamill 29 Mar 201630 May 20221 Comment

    There are Facts. There are explanations which unite facts under a theory. There are predictions in which we try to forecast the future based on…

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    Types and Certainty of Knowledge
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    Types and Certainty of Knowledge

    Robert Hamill 17 Mar 201628 Nov 20241 Comment

    What do you know for sure? Knowledge. Immediate, Secondary, and Authority

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    Fallacy of Composition
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    Fallacy of Composition

    Robert Hamill 6 Jan 201628 Nov 20241 Comment

    It’s easy to overlook, if everyone makes the same choice, the entire system changes.

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    Decision Model Ethics
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    Decision Model Ethics

    Robert Hamill 11 Dec 201530 May 2022Leave a comment

    These basic imperatives—satiety, sex, safety—get coated by personal, family, and societal perspectives which organize a unique set of individual experiences into one's moral values.

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    Recently deceased hoisted by adults and societyTo cumulus heaven, adding Family myths and hard-earned lessonsTo guide our daily lives. Good and evil tally Yet change…

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