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Originally at: [http://www.ooblick.com/weblog/2011/03/21/justifying-evil/#more-2021]. | Originally at: [http://www.ooblick.com/weblog/2011/03/21/justifying-evil/#more-2021]. | ||
| − | == | + | == Religious creation stories are not for answering questions about the origin of the natural world. == |
| + | They are instead for asserting the authority of the gods involved. Authority because either they created it or they were there first. Suposedly these answer frequently asked questions, but they are really just for claiming dominion. | ||
| + | == Can we channel conservative popular outrage? == | ||
| + | Conservative popular outrage fueled Tea Party, John Birch Society, and a host of other nonsense. Could there be a better way to channel it the way we channel competitive impulses into sports and capitalism? Set the conservatives against each other? In the gilded era, worker unrest was channeled by management into ethnic and racial competition (until unionism broke that game and allowed | ||
| + | workers to unite.) Can we do the same for conservatives some how? Is it possible that we were doing it, and that Koch money broke that game and allowed conservatives to unite? | ||
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| + | == Civil Law television show idea. == | ||
| + | “Prejudice against defense attorneys is embedded in our popular culture: stereotypes of sleazy mob lawyers, cynical shysters and ideological do-gooders from the (gasp) ACLU abound on shows...” | ||
| + | That’s a really good point. Perhaps what we need is a show titled “Civil Law” where a small law firm defends clients against abuses of civil rights, slapp suits, illegal debt collection, framing, etc. Where the clients are in the right and the system is being abused to harm them. ACLU and other good guys can make guest appearances to assist. | ||
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| + | == Western Bento shops as fast food. == | ||
| + | If I was going to be a restauranteur, I'd open a bento shop. Bento are Japanese box lunches: usually a portion of rice with an assortment of pickles, dumplings, pieces of meat, fish, eggs or vegetables. When I visited Japan, you could buy bento on the trains with at least 30 different items in one box: one or two bites of each. | ||
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| + | I would also have non-traditional bento, based on the various European and Middle-Eastern style meats, fish, pickles, dumplings and seasonings. Bacon! Prosciutto! Pastrami! Olives! Gherkins! | ||
| + | Computer-driven menus would allow order and payment by cell phone. Bento could be easily customized and nutrition information calculated by these menus. Conformance with various diet plans, dietary restrictions, etc. could easily be checked. You could keep a history of what you had ordered, and call up your favorites from the past. | ||
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| + | Sushi is very overpriced, probably because of the fish: bento would be a low-cost alternative, including meals of many different sizes. | ||
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| + | == Acorn satiety == | ||
Koreans report that acorn food products produce a sense of satiety that might make a useful substitute for western carbohydrates such as corn starch, flour, etc. This could be very big for the gluten free health food fad, but could also possibly be a real diet aid, reducing feelings of hunger. Need a way to test for satiation feeling. | Koreans report that acorn food products produce a sense of satiety that might make a useful substitute for western carbohydrates such as corn starch, flour, etc. This could be very big for the gluten free health food fad, but could also possibly be a real diet aid, reducing feelings of hunger. Need a way to test for satiation feeling. | ||
