on judging

MUSING ON JUDGMENT:

A lot of people write, "I don't judge people." Sounds amazing. For myself, I'd be happy to strive for two smaller things:

1) being aware of my judgments arising.

2) not acting (automatically/autopilot/immediately) to my judgments.

This goes both for positive judgments and negative judgments. So, both "that's awesome" and "maybe you shouldn't do that"... trying to cut both out.

It is possible to watch the judging mind. It is possible to watch judgments form, morph, and dissolve. And eventually, it is possible to use judgments for justice, healing, and caring. And not just for the instant dopamine hit of being in the right, being the judge.

(From 2018)

Can we please change the world?

I feel like we need a new country. Like when fed up people, mavericks, left Britain to form America. They left behind the persecution of the church. Perhaps we need to leave behind the persecution of the stupid. The irrational, greed driven, anger driven, deluded. Leading us into unnecessary conflict.

(Blood rising)

It'd be full of people who can communicate, understand science, understand risk and probability, understand communication and emotional intelligence.  No lying or cheating. And people admit when they are wrong.

(Blood rising more)

Slogans:

No taxation without hypothesis testing! ?

Give me data or give me death!  ?

(Smiles).

Easier, though, to be a monk and gain enlightenment. Even though enlightenment is nearly impossible, it is easier than herding humans. 

Acknowledgements

Thanks Bia. Y.