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Poll: which human virtue do we need the most?
The idea of making polls on EVOKE was generated in a discussion on A.V. Koshy's blog, who (from what I understand) was inspired by Samiran Roy. I posted that I was dazzled by the idea, and commented on how great it would be to have poll creating software in EVOKE. Then Sarah O.Conor stepped in for an 'AHA!' moment - we can do the polls right now, there's nothing stopping us. At her prompting, and then A.V's prompting, I created this poll. I believe there will be more polls, in collaboration.
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What is the the biggest human natural problem we face in solving world problems? I.e., if you could zap away any one human vice that hinders world problem-solving progress, what would it be? Human vices are broken down into four groups, following neo-Aristotelian categories. Choose one:
a) Intemperance - the willingness to get fat on yummy goodies (food, water, energy, polluting luxuries) while knowing that such a willingness literally forces the need for other people to urgently save the world from our habits! Lots of people have noted that many world problems can be address not through finding new resources, but through redistribution. Intemperance (including greed/gluttony, in non-Aristotelian vernacular) stands in the way. opposing virtue: Temperance
b) Cowardice - under cowardice, which is admittedly a bit too abrasive a term, I put denial and apathy. When I am being a coward (which happens) I eat Twinkies while ignoring the world's problems or expecting other people magically more destined than myself to make the big difference. opposing virtue: courage
c) Foolishness - defined as poor standards of epistemic duty. Epistemic duty is your duty to do a little thinking and fact checking before opining. The vice of foolishness governs over the creation of rinky-dink solutions to serious problems because of lack of research. It can mean thinking that we are ready to meet the worlds problems before proper research or information is gathered. Opposing virtue: wisdom
d) Injustice - This includes bad governance, and is more of a shared societal vice. We individuals are unjust when we are complicit about the ethic ramification of our political rules - both policies and laws. opposing virtue: bananas
e) Something Else - Some other human vice is even more important to conquer in the effort to solve for world problems.
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In comments, start with 'a' 'b' 'c' 'd' or 'e' and I will keep a runny tally! I know they all sound likely, but force yourself to chose one - practice triage!
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What is the the biggest human natural problem we face in solving world problems? I.e., if you could zap away any one human vice that hinders world problem-solving progress, what would it be? Human vices are broken down into four groups, following neo-Aristotelian categories. Choose one:
a) Intemperance - the willingness to get fat on yummy goodies (food, water, energy, polluting luxuries) while knowing that such a willingness literally forces the need for other people to urgently save the world from our habits! Lots of people have noted that many world problems can be address not through finding new resources, but through redistribution. Intemperance (including greed/gluttony, in non-Aristotelian vernacular) stands in the way. opposing virtue: Temperance
b) Cowardice - under cowardice, which is admittedly a bit too abrasive a term, I put denial and apathy. When I am being a coward (which happens) I eat Twinkies while ignoring the world's problems or expecting other people magically more destined than myself to make the big difference. opposing virtue: courage
c) Foolishness - defined as poor standards of epistemic duty. Epistemic duty is your duty to do a little thinking and fact checking before opining. The vice of foolishness governs over the creation of rinky-dink solutions to serious problems because of lack of research. It can mean thinking that we are ready to meet the worlds problems before proper research or information is gathered. Opposing virtue: wisdom
d) Injustice - This includes bad governance, and is more of a shared societal vice. We individuals are unjust when we are complicit about the ethic ramification of our political rules - both policies and laws. opposing virtue: bananas
e) Something Else - Some other human vice is even more important to conquer in the effort to solve for world problems.
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In comments, start with 'a' 'b' 'c' 'd' or 'e' and I will keep a runny tally! I know they all sound likely, but force yourself to chose one - practice triage!
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Comment by Samiran Roy on May 1, 2010 at 5:43pm
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e) Not believing in yourself.
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Comment by A.V.Koshy on May 1, 2010 at 5:48pm
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C.Foolishness
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Comment by Catherine Gentry on May 1, 2010 at 5:59pm
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b) Cowardice as the opposite of courage (or as a 10 year old friend noted when preparing for a spelling test recently which included the word) "CORE RAGE." By continuing to repress our emotions vs. get in touch with our core rages--the world continues to suffer. When we are quite in touch with the inner rage, cowardice disappears, and we can move mountains.
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Comment by Sarah O.Connor Panamericana on May 1, 2010 at 6:01pm
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B
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Comment by Turil Cronburg on May 1, 2010 at 6:03pm
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They are all necessary for creativity to happen.
But if I could increase one thing in humans it would be the belief that we each have something valuable to contribute to the world and, as Victor Frankl said in his book on surviving the concentration camps during the Holocaust:
“Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life… Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone’s task is as unique as is his specific opportunity to implement it.” ~ Viktor Frankl from Man’s Search for Meaning
So, I suppose if you felt the need to phrase it in a negative way, I'd answer e) not believing that you are valuable to the world.
And if you wanted to stretch this, I could include this as "injustice" but to oneself, specifically. Because, as we all know, in order to love others, we much first love ourselves.
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Comment by Chris Ke Sihai on May 1, 2010 at 6:09pm
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Turil, I think your 'e' is part of the same problem as b - a failure to face up to reality and your own responsibility for dealing with it.
B, absolutely, because we often fail to act even though we are wise enough to know we're going the wrong way. This weakness allows us to fail in other ways: A and D for instance.
Dude, if you had asked me, I could have put you a nice poll on my new website and you would have been the first Evokian to make use of it. Don't you get excited by the idea of coloured pie charts?
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Chris, indeed, it's all related. In a general sense, all negative actions are born out of fear.
But, of course, fear is invaluable! We need it to survive and to help guide us. It's just that sometimes we get misinformation, and fear the things that are actually good for us. :-)
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Comment by Michele Baron on May 1, 2010 at 6:15pm
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I think we need compassion. I think, with Chris Ke Sihai, Responsibility is desperately needed. these are included in the "golden rule" I think.
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Comment by Jeremy Laird Hogg on May 1, 2010 at 6:33pm
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Tally:
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b) +++
c) +
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e) ++
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