Earth is flat? Nazis were misunderstood? The government is secretly developing alien tech? Equity is justice? The moon landings were faked? Really? REALLY? OK—I'm your huckleberry.
In the 60s I worked with a German scientist in California who had worked on their A bomb project. He thought the German effort was more difficult to implement than the way selected by the US.
Socrates (not the one from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, the one from Ancient Greece) is presented in conversation with Plato's brother in Plato's Allegory of the Cave. In the Cave, humanity is chained to the floor and ceiling, forever facing a wall upon which they mistake the flickering shadows of reality, and their perceptions of them, as reality itself. Socrates suggestes the Philosopher is a prisoner freed to understand reality as it truly may be, that the flickerings on the wall are ephemeral, and he must focus his life on understanding things as they are. Meanwhile, the other prisoners remain chained, reject reality, and have no ambition for freedom from their imprisonment and delusion. Perhaps you are the Philosopher.
"See, now I'm thinking: maybe it means you're the evil man. And I'm the righteous man. And Mr. 9mm here... he's the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness. Or it could mean you're the righteous man and I'm the shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish. And I'd like that. But that shit ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin', Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd."
The best way to understand family law as practiced in the USA is $$$ for participants and their friends. Judges, lawyers and counselors all work to maximize tax spending usually in spite of what's best for the kids. Sure, I have met a few exceptional child advocates but they're a rare breed in family law.
I had a 40 year career as an industrial physicist. I discovered when going to the UCLA engineering library to research basic topics to solve a difficult problem that post 1960 research was frequently useless. My father in law, a UCLA professor, explained to me after the massive infusion of government money initiated by sputnik(1958) university research evolved slowly from search for truth to pleasing government contract monitors whims. These government contract monitors act as political animals, not scientists. Again, $$$ versus stated goal.
But we can thank God that Hitler rejected “Jewish physics!”
In the 60s I worked with a German scientist in California who had worked on their A bomb project. He thought the German effort was more difficult to implement than the way selected by the US.
Socrates (not the one from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, the one from Ancient Greece) is presented in conversation with Plato's brother in Plato's Allegory of the Cave. In the Cave, humanity is chained to the floor and ceiling, forever facing a wall upon which they mistake the flickering shadows of reality, and their perceptions of them, as reality itself. Socrates suggestes the Philosopher is a prisoner freed to understand reality as it truly may be, that the flickerings on the wall are ephemeral, and he must focus his life on understanding things as they are. Meanwhile, the other prisoners remain chained, reject reality, and have no ambition for freedom from their imprisonment and delusion. Perhaps you are the Philosopher.
"See, now I'm thinking: maybe it means you're the evil man. And I'm the righteous man. And Mr. 9mm here... he's the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness. Or it could mean you're the righteous man and I'm the shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish. And I'd like that. But that shit ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin', Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd."
Or perhaps: “You see, in this world, there are two kinds of people, my friend: those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.”
The best way to understand family law as practiced in the USA is $$$ for participants and their friends. Judges, lawyers and counselors all work to maximize tax spending usually in spite of what's best for the kids. Sure, I have met a few exceptional child advocates but they're a rare breed in family law.
I had a 40 year career as an industrial physicist. I discovered when going to the UCLA engineering library to research basic topics to solve a difficult problem that post 1960 research was frequently useless. My father in law, a UCLA professor, explained to me after the massive infusion of government money initiated by sputnik(1958) university research evolved slowly from search for truth to pleasing government contract monitors whims. These government contract monitors act as political animals, not scientists. Again, $$$ versus stated goal.