Simon Paynton

Judge Judy:  I don’t want to make an idiot out of someone if I don’t have to.

Defendant:  that’s fair.

But the point is, whether it’s the greatest good for the greatest number, or maximising happiness (probably the same thing) – an injustice has been done to one person, therefore the situation is unfair.

I’m saying that for justice to be done, each person has to be reasonably happy with the utility they have received.  If the majority has…[Read more]

This is a good question to which I have returned.  “Fairness” or “justice” is made up of each concerned individual’s feelings.  If one person concerned has reasonable grounds not to be happy with the benefit or harm they have received (utilitarianism), then fairness (justice) has been violated.  Thus, justice and utilitarianism are co…[Read more]

Here’s my favourite stoner jam, a compilation of my favourite DJ, Klangkunst, that I put together.  (Might need to download file.)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j5jfogby9bfcdbi/KlangKunst%20edit.wav?dl=0

Carl Cox rocks!

For me, repentance means to change one’s mind about what one is doing: what I previously did and enjoyed, I now publicly admit is wrong.  If I was a wife beater, and then had a change of heart and turned over a new leaf, and publicly stated this, I would be repenting.

Surely, and I’m no expert, Hilbert space is theoretical, a set of potential states, and therefore not real.

Perhaps they would distort each other if they came near, or set up shock waves in each other if they bumped together.

I think that Michael is trying to show that it’s only possible for a single outcome to happen, instead of multiple outcomes.

Presumably, that’s within one universe.  Multiple universes implies multiple realities.  The multiverse theory is not so far fetched.

michael17 wrote:

mankind can not be written off as self centered

Take a look at this scatter plot, which shows the dark (basically, selfish) vs. light (unselfish) scores of 1518 people.   It shows that most people are unselfish.

I’m seeing virtually no-one, and sending out applications to agents to get my book published, but I keep getting knocked back because I don’t have qualifications, so nobody will take me seriously.  However, my tarot reader promised eventual success, passing with flying colours and making a living out of it.  She already predicted that three guys w…[Read more]