Stories
Pim Tiddens likes to write about his experiences, memories and thoughts, knowing that the story represents only his point of view or opinion, not the truth. Sometimes it invites to discussion, other times it's just a story to entertain.
IV. Rationalist democracy against a romantic attachment to authority
1. Opposition or nuance
For nuance I can use a number of other words like subtlety, refinement, justness or even rightness. With the latter word the risk is drawing the meaning towards right or wrong again, towards opposites. The whole case method exercise in chapter III becomes pointless if...
III. An analogy with the world of Sports
1. Should we love the game or the players? – Published 15.5.22
I am a fan of Formula 1 racing. I admire the actors in the game. It is a game with quite a cast. There is the FIA, who is responsible for the rules and regulations of the sport on behalf of the car industry. They have leased the r...
II - Shaping the established order
1. Revolutions don’t change the established order – Published 26.4.22
Choosing education as the method to develop the established order means a recognition of the need to change but keeping an open mind about the direction this evolution will take. No longer the absurd notion of progress with...
I - The established order can be shaped over time.
1. Introduction – published 8.4.22
This is a series about making changes. Necessary changes to the established order over time. Necessary because problems caused by the way people inhabit the earth is taunting catastrophe for the many to the benefit of the few.
Examples such as global warmi...
To debate or to discuss
A dichotomy parallel to hierarchy and egalitarianism.
Although the words debate and discuss are often used as similar in meaning, they are far from that and should be used and recognized conscious of their difference in meaning.
Debating, which exists also as a competitive activity, is abou...
MoreEight hundred and fifty words
My daughter is always kind enough to edit my literary doodles. She invariably grumbles about me using too many words; my texts are too long. People no longer have time nor the inclination to take in more than 850 words at a time. Weird really; society gets more complex and consequences of our dec...
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Thinking is a discipline
A lot of our thoughts come very fast. When and where did we really learn how to think? Our thoughts very quickly lead to actual decision about things we do or don’t want. We base ourselves on instinct, emotions and immediately accessible knowledge. Rarely are we held back by the realisation that ...
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Nothing is true
Nothing is true and maybe not even that. That is a bit a mantra of mine. That does seem a bit awkward, because you have to accept certain starting points if you want to get things done. Of course there are fact. Water is wet and flames are hot. With wind and an air foil you can generate lift and ...
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Education is the peaceful weapon for the future
Nelson Mandela said it: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. I would have preferred that he would have said it is the only weapon with which you can really change the world, but that wouldn’t be true. You can also change the world with violence, but most ...
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