Reflections on Peace, Philosophy, and Life
Reading the news regarding COVID around the world, it's easy to see what the drivers are in the political arena which decides on the measures to deal with the pandemic. The countries where politics puts people and their safety first are few and far between. For example, it looks as though Israel is looking after it's people - of course there is no altruism involved, but vote catching, as a new election is due in March.
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According to Occam's razor, all other things being equal, the simplest theory is most likely true. In other words, simplicity is a meta-scientific criterion by which scientists evaluate competing theories.
This reflects my own view: "why complicated when simple will do".
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Putin, Erdogan, Xi Ping, Sisi, Khomeini, Kim Jong Un, Lukashenko, Salman, Modi and all others, et al.?
Answer: Fear is what they have in common. I'm sure the list is longer, but this is just to make a point.
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Four figures in the Book of Revelation who symbolize the evils to come at the end of the world:
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The figure representing conquest rides a white horse;
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war, a red horse;
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famine, a black horse; and
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plague, a pale horse. They are often called the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
To me, the horsemen have forerunners and their names are:
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Today, the 8th of November, Remembrance Day is celebrated in many countries.
Wikipedia describes it as follows: "Remembrance Sunday is held in the United Kingdom as a day to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. It is held at 11am on the second Sunday in November (the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War in 1918). Remembrance Sunday, within the Church of England, falls in the liturgical period of Allsaintstide."
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