It took a while to find a blog title that we both agreed on. I wanted to find one that gave us wiggle room.
On this blog we'll post well thought out opinions, opinions that cover a range of subjects. Current events, political theories, futurist speculation, and the occasional bit of cultural criticism, all these have a place here. It wasn't easy to find a blogger URL that reflected those ideas, at least not a free one. But here we are.
My hope is that the content that ends up on this site can stand up to critical thinking. If it can't, hopefully we'll earn a readership who will let us know. I believe the quickest path to a healthy world view is to subject your deepest held opinions and beliefs to criticism. By doing this while being intellectually honest, and emotionally a little detached, you can come to a fuller, richer worldview.
This is called being open minded. That's a phrase far to many people misunderstand. Being open minded does not mean you believe whatever your told, it does not mean you're willing to take important ideas at face value. It means you subject ideas and concepts to scrutiny.
That scrutiny can take the shape of conversations with friends, self reflection, and even large scale debates. The great promise of platforms like blogger, typepad, and wordpress are that they let laymen voice their opinions, and receive feedback from their peers. I'm enthusiastic about this project, and if you've managed to stumble across this obscure first post, I hope you are too.
It's funny, I just found a paper I wrote in high school on the difference between motivated self interest and greed (a subject I've been considering more closely recently as I pursue a degree in business). What we need most right now as a society are more people thinking - truly thinking. I certainly hope this project can be a part of the thought revolution we'll need if we're to survive for the next hundred, fifty, or even ten years. Kudos and good luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your well wishes Ryan.
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