Seneca

Yeah interesting. I mean know one who knows anything about the topic would include Cantonese in the topic since for a long time the PRC have deliberately marginalised that and a number of other dialects/languages so the idea that Cantonese would take over is as relevant as saying any other dying language could take over. Mandarin on the other hand, as a speaker of it, is one of the easiest languages to learn. People assume that it is hard because of its steep learning curve, however Japanese or Thai (which I also speak) are far harder. Further more Mandarin is fast developing into a Kanji free language, something Thai and Japanese won't do due to the presence of sanskrit based language or katakana, hirigana and kanji.

I'm actually OK with internally consistent but I don't want to get into praxeology to much because it isn't relevant.

I have read it and reading doesn't mean agreement and I do not. And there is no getting away from empiricism as part of the scientific method. Praxeology isn't there. It doesn't mean it isn't a tool and can't be used but it is not a science and no scientist will ever say it is, ever no matter how many lol's you throw at it. UPB can be correct without being scientific. Just like all bachelors are single isn't a science, reason isn't science and UPB isn't unless it strays into the realms of the scientific method, and I'll smoke whatever but if someone comes along and says hey look at all of this testing and science research I'll be like hey look at that science and ain't it cool but if someone comes along and says hey look at all this untestable thinking I'm doing ain't it science I'll say no. And put that in your religious hat and smoke it. Christians might love your bullshit not I, I'll be smoking green until you give me something more reasonable!

It isn't a science. Do you understand how the scientific method works. A priori knowledge isn't scientific.

Since we can't know the ultimate cause and effects of anything shouldn't we look to science and research for the answers? Latest neurology isn't exactly helpful to the research but a lot more helpful than abstract thoughts and vaue praxeological reminitions. Surely the latest thoughts should be referenced and not vague allusions of is/ought principles. They can only be so useful with limited knowledge or application of knowledge.

I'm not really sure about determinism but I'm deeply troubled when I hear neurological scientists discussing the subconcious impulses we see when we see a M sign, that certain genetic make ups lead you to be more predisposed to want fatty foods or have addictive impulses and that food addiction is a real thing. Then I think well yeah that is will power, but then I read that will power is a product of upbringing and genetics as well. Ultimately when you start considering all the things that contribute to what we assume to be free will you realise that a lot of what you have is predetermined BUT the only logical conclusion to me seems to be you can assume some free choice in at least your influences if nothing in the immediate time frame that you can choose to influence positively around you and if life is long enough yourself. Its not determinism but damn man I can't believe we're in behavioural determinsm but we're damn close to it. If you don't believe in behavioural determinsm then tell me you made a rational choice to not be attracted to children, come on all of you willing paedophiles, come forward and tell us the day you just thought it would be a good idea to like kids. Because damn sure the rest of us decided we liked women because it was behaviourially determined. But I can't speak to the universal and physics side of things because it seems to grand and out of my depth, I like the psychological and genetic parts though.

Ugh nonono. Which type of monopoly because a natural monopoly is entirely possible in a free market. That doesn't make it good.

Luddites were wrong about the industrial revolution but with the advent of diminishing resources and baby booming demographic pressures I suspect that it isn't wrong when it comes to this next generational loss come 3D printing revolution.