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Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

A blog by Leon Oudejans
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Principles vs rules

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish: a book (2)

The "intellectual arc", which was mentioned in part 1, includes my following topics and/or future chapters: Master Plan a.k.a. blueprint: see my relevant blogs; Evolution: see my relevant blogs; Ancient history: see my relevant blogs, including the Sumerian civilisation; Singularity; see my relevant blogs, including transhumanism and humanoid sapiens; Space travel:...

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“You have many principles”

I was surprised hearing the above and answered that I only have one (1): my only principle is not having principles. I am a pragmatist with little faith in ideology. After some discussion it appeared that my friend has a different understanding of principles and didn't know that Prinzipienreiter is an insult. I think, feel and believe that my friend may have...

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The art of compromising (2)

I think, feel and believe that I have lost the art of compromising; at least in Love. Nowadays, I prefer being alone. My solitude has - almost - become a principle. I suppose that (too many) disappointments and (too high) expectations (ie, in Love) are reasons for my lacking willingness to compromise. My 2019 view was different: compromising as an allocation of...

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The anthropic principle

The anthropic principle has nothing to do with a time period called anthropocene, apart from the fact that anthro means human. Hence, anthropology refers to a scientific study of humanity (ie, us). The anthropic principle is about the limits of our senses (eg, feeling, hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting). Everything else might be an unknown unknown. This explains...

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The law of unintended consequences

A few minutes ago, a thought 'entered' my mind: the law of unintended consequences. I wanted to waive it because I was sure that I had written about it. I did not though. I only mentioned it in a few blogs: If Good does bad, does Good become Bad? (2021) and The micro-macro conundrum (2019). The law of unintended consequences is the principle that actions often...

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What if there’s no ideology behind the American chaos??

What if there’s no ideology behind the American chaos??

My 2016 triangle of 3 dimensions, Love, Knowledge & Power, including 7 Belief systems: (1) Love (1x Love), (2) Money, Politics, Religion (3x Power), and (3) Philosophy, Science, and the Truth (3x Knowledge). Please see my - still evolving - diagram below: Source: my 2020 blog Source: my 2025 blog is it possible that the 2025 American political chaos does not...

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