Tag Archives: Information

Words To Think

Posted on January 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Words To Thinkby Michael DoylePraying for blessing and favorAll words linked, meant to savorIn a world changing fastSo many moments that do not lastIn this living age of accelerationWe find many moments of fascinationLiving moments of radical transformationPast a bygone … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: All Information Is Imperfect. We have To Treat It With Humility

Posted on December 12, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no absolute knowledge. And those who claim it, whether they are scientists or dogmatists, open the door to tragedy. All information is imperfect. We have to treat it with humility.” – Jacob Bronowski (1908-1974)

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Thought For the Day: Where Is the Life We Have Lost In Living? Where Is the Wisdom We Have Lost In Knowledge?

Posted on September 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Where is the life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” – T.S. Eliot, poet (26 Sep 1888-1965)

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Thought For the Day: Freedom Means Trusting the American People and Equipping Them With Information To Assess Risks and Make the Best Decisions for Themselves and Their Families

Posted on September 14, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Instead of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, policymakers should focus on providing more clear and timely data on vaccine risks and benefits so Americans can make their own informed decisions along with the help of their doctors. Freedom means trusting the American … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged American People, Assess Risks, Benefits, Best Decisions, Clear and Timely Data, COVID-19, Doctors, Equip, Families, Fear and Control, Focus, Freedom, Information, Kay C James, Policymakers, Risks, Thought For the Day, Trust, Vaccine Mandates | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Access To Information and Freedom of Expression, Including the Public Conversation On Twitter, Is Never More Important Than During Democratic Processes, Particularly Elections

Posted on July 19, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Access to information and freedom of expression, including the public conversation on Twitter, is never more important than during democratic processes, particularly elections.” – Kate Ruane, ACLU’s legislative counsel applied to the Ugandan elections while turning a blind eye to … Continue reading →

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On the Influence of Mass and Social Media

Posted on March 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Mass Media Shaping of Culture and Perceptions of Self, Others and the World: Where once Gutenberg’s printing press led the way in shaping the world, the driving technology in the modern world is mass media in its many and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Press Loses Its Way When It Cares More About Who Benefits From Information Than Whether It’s True

Posted on November 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The whole point is that the press loses its way when it cares more about who benefits from information than whether it’s true.” – Matt Taibbi

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In Our Persistence

Posted on July 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A fascinating presentation on cognition and how we’re all allegedly living in some sort of a shared hallucination that we call reality, led to this… In Our Persistence by Michael Doyle As I sit there listening My neurons sparkling and … Continue reading →

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Framing the Lines

Posted on May 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Photographic composition often has the challenge of how to turn the two dimensional into something that has depth and seems a bit three dimensional. Framing the Lines by Michael Doyle Doorways, windows and rock formations Layer our photos with their … Continue reading →

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Reading of Minds

Posted on May 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The best and truest magic in the world remains love. Still all the same, there is even among even those wishing to become astute wizards, a strong desire to be able to read minds… Reading of Minds by Michael Doyle … Continue reading →

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