Sam Harris – Neuroscientist – Science has Answers to Moral Issues
Sam Harris, a partner of Richard Dawkins, Dan Dennett and Christopher Hitches, argues that science can answer questions of good and evil, right and wrong and does not have to defer to religions. He further argues that religion is manifestly unfit to decide these issues in many cases. Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. He is the co-founder and CEO of Project Reason, a nonprofit devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society.
This is controversial stuff, for sure, but I think we are strong enough to handle all of the information from a wide variety of sources to inform our decisions and beliefs.
Showing posts with label war and peace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label war and peace. Show all posts
Friday, April 16, 2010
Thomas Barnett- An American View and a Map for Peace?
Thomas Barnett – A Potential Map for Peace?
Some of this video is controversial but it is certainly a good beginning for the discussion. It also clearly shows a world view that envisions a future of war and a remediatory aftermath called PEACE. Thomas has been a senior adviser to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, Central Command and Special Operations Command of the United States.
It is time to rethink everything. Here are a few ideas that are worth considering. In frank talk that is quite transparent in its American world view, international security strategist Thomas Barnett outlines a post-Cold War solution for the foundering U.S. military proposes that the US military be divided into two forces- a devastating war machine without apologies and a peace reconstruction division.
“In his book The Pentagon's New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century, Barnett draws on a fascinating combination of economic, political and cultural factors to predict and explain the nature of modern warfare. He presents concrete, world-changing strategies for transforming the US military -- adrift in the aftermath of the Cold War and 9/11 -- into a two-tiered power capable not only of winning battles, but of promoting and preserving international peace. “
Some of this video is controversial but it is certainly a good beginning for the discussion. It also clearly shows a world view that envisions a future of war and a remediatory aftermath called PEACE. Thomas has been a senior adviser to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, Central Command and Special Operations Command of the United States.
It is time to rethink everything. Here are a few ideas that are worth considering. In frank talk that is quite transparent in its American world view, international security strategist Thomas Barnett outlines a post-Cold War solution for the foundering U.S. military proposes that the US military be divided into two forces- a devastating war machine without apologies and a peace reconstruction division.
“In his book The Pentagon's New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century, Barnett draws on a fascinating combination of economic, political and cultural factors to predict and explain the nature of modern warfare. He presents concrete, world-changing strategies for transforming the US military -- adrift in the aftermath of the Cold War and 9/11 -- into a two-tiered power capable not only of winning battles, but of promoting and preserving international peace. “
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