Intuition

A lot of people put emphasis on the fact that they are a gut player. My intuition tells me that the decision that I am about to make is based on a feeling. Others would call it an ability to read people. Don't forget that the whole economy is based on the fact and fictions of people.

Although this is true we also know that people are flawed and to the point that we all tend to succumb to the whims of emotion and irrational thought. If this is true then is intuition flawed and why are we making major decisions on economics, foreign policy, finance and more based on intution? Don't get me wrong the ability to be able to read people is indeed a covetous trait yet at the same time since the ability to read people is based on a flawed construct called being human we do indeed need something else in decision science.

Intuition along with decision mathematics is a marriage made in heaven and of course being a researcher the idea of heaven is strictly based on emotion, intuition and I being human. Nevertheless, the idea of intuition as the end all for making a decisions is indeed irresponsible there has to be more to be considered in order to make a rational decision. Yet at the same time human beings are at most times irrational although the desire to be rational is all consuming.

Again the ability to use intuition in such a way that is successful, decision mathematics is the crutch that human beings can rely on that does not mean that the idea to use your intuition is diminished it just means decision mathematics is a way to enhance it. I am always amused when someone says that they are a gut player and that they swear to their intuition as a way to make decision and sometimes I just have to ask what is the percentage that those intuitive decisions panned out? But of course this would mean that someone would have to use decision mathematics to enhance the intuition and is that not the problem in the first place?

Education is not Indoctrination:

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Rick Santorum

Is it just me or is everything that comes out of Rick Santorum's mouth the white hot rhetoric that would scare the living daylights out of sane and logical voters? I do not subscribe to one ideology or another talking about Democrat or Republican but the Idea that Rick Santorum could be a nominee and possibly President scares the crap out of me. If you do not think your vote matters here is a point that speaks to the contrary.

2012

Here we are well into the second month of the most pivotal year in the existence of mankind. I do understand that a lot of you view 2012 as just another year in mankind's turbulent history but make no mistake if you just read what is going on in the media in traditional and non-traditional outlets we are finding out that this year is going to be a year where we redefine ourselves as human beings.

In politics we are going to address person hood which outlaws contraception, we are going to address gay marriage which means that if you are gay you are a second class citizen because you will not be able to marry, we are going to address the idea of energy and whether or not we should continue down the path of fossil fuel usage and the increase of of green house gasses in our environment, we are going to address the idea of bigotry, racism and intolerance.

We live in a country that is looked upon with disdain and admiration. Disdain because we are intolerant, belligerent and unyielding in our ideals. We are admired because we are innovative, forward thinking and the true believers that every human being has worth.

If you are confused then I know why because we American are the embodiment of both disdain and admiration.

The reason why 2012 is important it is not because Armageddon, planetary upheaval, or the return of Christ to damn us all is imminent. 2012 is important because I believe the human race is finally going to be faced with some stark choices that will define our future going forward. We as human beings are faced with a future of hope or despair.

Hope if we are tolerant, hope if we are respectful of differences and are willing to work together despite those differences, hope if we acknowledge that the planet is heating up due to human activity and willing to do something about it, hope that just because someone is gay does not mean that they should not enjoy the challenges and joy of marriage, hope if education is not marginalized and that all of our children across the globe gets access to it, hope if we acknowledge that we as human beings learn that we have to live in equilibrium with the planet of which we reside and not disrespectful use of it. These are the hopes and because I am hopeful I will not even address the challenges.

In closing, this does not mean I subscribe to one political ideology or another but I espouse an ideology that I believe brings people together not drives us apart. Respond back I would love to hear what you think.