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What Motivates A So-Called “Muslim Fundamentalist”? A Personal Observation 2.0 – Robert Wei
We have a fantastic article from new Mont Order Associate Robert Wei. Link to the original article is here. I originally wrote this article in response to the collective question of ‘who are the members of ISIS in July of last year’ and ‘why are they operating?’ Given recent events in Paris it may interest the readers of this site to share my personal insights and add to these further. I have decided to write a new introduction to explain why it may be relevant to you or to ideas we may all entertain in regard to the future of our shared planet. Warmongers and extremists of all stripes that…
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New Mont Order Associate – J.M. Porup – What Technology Dictates, the Law Transcribes
Welcome to the new Mont Order associate J.M. Porup. Below is an excerpt of a solid article regarding technology and law: What Technology Dictates, the Law Transcribes In a recent blog post over on the CDT blog, Jake Laperruque discusses police body cameras, and how they could be used to prevent civil liberties abuses by the police. His focus seems to be: What policy / law / rule set should govern the use of police body cameras? This is, IMHO, the wrong question to ask. When law and technology collide, law always loses. Even a brief glance at history shows that might makes right, and law picks up the pieces…
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The Spirit of Progress – L’Ordre
The Order Responds to Transhumanism The interplay of science and matters of spirit is at the heart of change in the world today. As bloggers and catalysts for change, we in the Mont Order like to consider the interplay of the domains of science and spirit as well as their misguided state of conflict, and our findings have been constructive. Through a 2012 booklet called The Praxis, noted technology enthusiast and Order participant Dirk Conrad Bruere presents a valuable thesis for what he terms as “the most important spiritual movement in history”: the advocacy of technological solutions to remedy all suffering in the world. This is known as…
