To be honest, I going to make this clear, I’m writing this for a thesis paper on and in-depth study of the extreme effects of culture shock. Primarily, having to do with what would be an extreme case of culture shock within our own country.
I came up with the idea a few nights ago, when I was watching television and I can across the new X-men 3 commercial (Yeah, I know… but, it was the only one that no one else had. However, it does fit within an extreme form of a case of culture shock within our own country.) Oh well, so that’s why I’m asking these hypothetical questions.
So, hypothetical let’s say that the US population right now, in 2006, is 295,734,134. Now, let’s say that out of that number, that there are (using a small population number) about 21,000,000 individuals in the US, that actually have some form of extraordinary (or psi) ability. These abilities consist of telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, healing abilities, and psychokinetic abilities (a.k.a. mind over matter).
Ok, so the reasoning for these individuals coming together, was not to segregate themselves, but come forward as a whole to help all of society and teach them all that they to have the ability to achieve these kinds of abilities. The other reason is do to the fact that the country is going through difficult times (beginning of economic depression, the incredible inflation of oil prices, the fight of a useless war, and the pending uncertainty of terrorism) which could lead to a problem and or possible civil war; these individuals with their abilities, believe that they could help prevent this problem from happening by giving them hope.
Let’s also say that because they wish to reach out further to help other individuals across the country, they have come up with an extremely organized, some might say that the administration that they have come up with could be viewed as more of a self-government structured organization.
The main purpose of this group or organization would be to help any and all whom need assistants and also to help bring a stop to the ignorance of inhuman persecution to those whom study and or wish to learn about how to use and control there abilities. These goals would be achieved by non-violent means; mainly through the use of educating the general public.
(You can choose to answer only one question if you like or you could answer however many question’s you want. Please just put the number of the question(s) that you are answering. Thank you.)
Questions:
1.) My first question; how do you think that these individuals should reveal ourselves to your country and or world? Should we reveal ourselves as a philosophical organization or as a religious organization or something entirely different? Anyways, it would preferable need to be a way in which was non-violent (such as: without the use of mass panic, and without the use of force)?
2.) Second question; how might these people be a benefit to your country/world in a medical, scientific, and social way by revealing ourselves (I know that I kind of explained these question on a social level, but that was my way not yours)?
3.) Third question; do you think that such a organization could even come together to exist?
4.) Forth question; do you believe that some individuals (including yourself) might be interested in joining such a organization?
5.) Fifth question; what other goals and or purposes might you believe would and or should be apart of this organization?
6.) Sixth and last question; what type of challenge and or hostility would you assume that they might face towards the general public and or individual groups/organizations (such as: religious, scientific, social, and medical groups/organizations). Also, how might you believe that we should go about countering it (preferable through non-violent means)?
Thanks for answering my questions,
Mahotsukai
P.S.
I apologize for any of the pervious misspellings and or confusion about the topic. I recently purchased this software called Dragon Naturally Speaking 8 (it’s a speech recognition program). I’m currently testing it out, however with all new software when you first buy it, there are usually going to be a few kinks in it. So, I’ve had to correct some of the spelling ever now and again. So, again I apologize.
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Questions:
1.) My first question; how do you think that these individuals should reveal ourselves to your country and or world? Should we reveal ourselves as a philosophical organization or as a religious organization or something entirely different? Anyways, it would preferable need to be a way in which was non-violent (such as: without the use of mass panic, and without the use of force)?
Keep it to yourselves, why reveal it at all?
2.) Second question; how might these people be a benefit to your country/world in a medical, scientific, and social way by revealing ourselves (I know that I kind of explained these question on a social level, but that was my way not yours)?
You would have to be specific about the benefits in a practical way, not just applied within your closed society.
3.) Third question; do you think that such a organization could even come together to exist?*looking behind me* You never know...............
4.) Forth question; do you believe that some individuals (including yourself) might be interested in joining such a organization?No, FG keeps me busy enough.
5.) Fifth question; what other goals and or purposes might you believe would and or should be apart of this organization?How do you reduce taxes, end poverty and world hunger, and do my dishes at the same time?
6.) Sixth and last question; what type of challenge and or hostility would you assume that they might face towards the general public and or individual groups/organizations (such as: religious, scientific, social, and medical groups/organizations). Also, how might you believe that we should go about countering it (preferable through non-violent means)?Assuming hostility beforehand makes me assume a hostile prejudice exists on both sides.
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Hi Maho, welcome to FG!:)
Questions:
1.) My first question; how do you think that these individuals should reveal ourselves to your country and or world? Should we reveal ourselves as a philosophical organization or as a religious organization or something entirely different? Anyways, it would preferable need to be a way in which was non-violent (such as: without the use of mass panic, and without the use of force)?
Keep it to yourselves, why reveal it at all?
2.) Second question; how might these people be a benefit to your country/world in a medical, scientific, and social way by revealing ourselves (I know that I kind of explained these question on a social level, but that was my way not yours)?
You would have to be specific about the benefits in a practical way, not just applied within your closed society.
3.) Third question; do you think that such a organization could even come together to exist?*looking behind me* You never know...............
4.) Forth question; do you believe that some individuals (including yourself) might be interested in joining such a organization?No, FG keeps me busy enough.
5.) Fifth question; what other goals and or purposes might you believe would and or should be apart of this organization?How do you reduce taxes, end poverty and world hunger, and do my dishes at the same time?
6.) Sixth and last question; what type of challenge and or hostility would you assume that they might face towards the general public and or individual groups/organizations (such as: religious, scientific, social, and medical groups/organizations). Also, how might you believe that we should go about countering it (preferable through non-violent means)?Assuming hostility beforehand makes me assume a hostile prejudice exists on both sides.
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Hi Maho, welcome to FG!:)
An Extreme Case of Culture Shock for Your Country!!!
It's a little too deep for me Mahotsukai, but welcome to FG. :-6
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Six, wanna join me for quantum physics, that is the last half of my lecture tomorrow........................I think my students will fall asleep.............
*now why didn't he take my answers seriously*
:wah:
*now why didn't he take my answers seriously*
:wah:
An Extreme Case of Culture Shock for Your Country!!!
I hate trying to respond to "schoolwork" style questions without knowing the grade it relates to, and the only clue here is the word "thesis". How far down the system has that word been stretched by now? This is a Ph.D. paper? a third year B.Sc. dissertation? K12 work-on-your-own investigation? K8 teamwork term paper? I've no idea what "thesis" implies since words like that and "research" became trendy and hence volatile.
Mahotsukai wrote: 1.) My first question; how do you think that these individuals should reveal ourselves to your country and or world? Should we reveal ourselves as a philosophical organization or as a religious organization or something entirely different? Anyways, it would preferable need to be a way in which was non-violent (such as: without the use of mass panic, and without the use of force)?That depends on how close to reality your estimate of the number of adepts is - how many really exist in "the country" - you give 7% currently "different". That's scarcely a segment of the population that you can attempt to either hide or hide the "difference" of. It puts your organization into the same league as a Gay Rights lobby / self-help - education / outreach program. For one thing, only a proportion of your 7% is going to like you / support your aims / care enough to join the struggle. There'll be other outreach programs in competition. The 7% is going to be visible once it's identified as a category, it's going to be marketed at, it'll become a tickbox in opinion surveys. If you were talking about 21 hundred instead of 21 million then you have an entirely different question, and one I'd consider far more realistic. The 7% question only suggests that you're trying to be the first person to identify a market category that hasn't been defined yet. "how do you think that these individuals should reveal ourselves"? Do you mean the "organization" or the "adepts"? The adepts, once the market category is defined, are identified as a group. Even if, like Gays, they're not immediately apparent and they can hide in the community if they choose, the category itself is outed. If it scares society (as Gays did for decades) you'll have legislation outlawing whatever acts are involved. Nobody's going to take 7% of the population off the streets though. I still think the 21 hundred question would be more interesting. If by "individuals" you mean the organization, then you still have Gay Rights analogies. You'll be filed, monitored and probably tax-exempted by the government like any lobby is.
Mahotsukai wrote: 2.) Second question; how might these people be a benefit to your country/world in a medical, scientific, and social way by revealing ourselves (I know that I kind of explained these question on a social level, but that was my way not yours)?"telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, healing abilities, and psychokinetic abilities"? Make it happen and you can call it the next exolutionary step up since speech. Given the importance of any of those categories, don't you think one person once over the years would have taken James Randi's "one-million-dollar prize to anyone who can show, under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event"? There's no tricks, it's real money, you can use it as funding for the organization if you've got what you claim... http://www.randi.org/research/index.html - just one single on-demand exponent of telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition or psychokinetic ability. It's not much to ask for out of 7% of the population, you'd think.
Mahotsukai wrote: 3.) Third question; do you think that such a organization could even come together to exist?Lots of them, like wasps to a honeypot. Think how many Gay Rights offices there are now.
Mahotsukai wrote: 4.) Forth question; do you believe that some individuals (including yourself) might be interested in joining such a organization?Sign me up, I'm a better-than-average organizer. I want paying.
Mahotsukai wrote: 5.) Fifth question; what other goals and or purposes might you believe would and or should be apart of this organization?What does any lobby want? World domination, the ownership of the means of production, and a finger on the button. Probably a first-strike option too. Launch on warning. When did you ever see a lobby with limited goals?
Mahotsukai wrote: 6.) Sixth and last question; what type of challenge and or hostility would you assume that they might face towards the general public and or individual groups/organizations (such as: religious, scientific, social, and medical groups/organizations). Also, how might you believe that we should go about countering it (preferable through non-violent means)?
That may be the riskiest "preferable" of the week, my son. You mean violence is actually an option? See "You'll be filed, monitored and probably tax-exempted by the government like any lobby is" and cross-index to "terror blacklist".
The sole source of hostility on the planet is religion, we all know that. At 7% of the population you'd be high on their target list whatever your difference - black, gay, female, extrovert, satanist, any-other-religionist or even cookery classes.
Mahotsukai wrote: 1.) My first question; how do you think that these individuals should reveal ourselves to your country and or world? Should we reveal ourselves as a philosophical organization or as a religious organization or something entirely different? Anyways, it would preferable need to be a way in which was non-violent (such as: without the use of mass panic, and without the use of force)?That depends on how close to reality your estimate of the number of adepts is - how many really exist in "the country" - you give 7% currently "different". That's scarcely a segment of the population that you can attempt to either hide or hide the "difference" of. It puts your organization into the same league as a Gay Rights lobby / self-help - education / outreach program. For one thing, only a proportion of your 7% is going to like you / support your aims / care enough to join the struggle. There'll be other outreach programs in competition. The 7% is going to be visible once it's identified as a category, it's going to be marketed at, it'll become a tickbox in opinion surveys. If you were talking about 21 hundred instead of 21 million then you have an entirely different question, and one I'd consider far more realistic. The 7% question only suggests that you're trying to be the first person to identify a market category that hasn't been defined yet. "how do you think that these individuals should reveal ourselves"? Do you mean the "organization" or the "adepts"? The adepts, once the market category is defined, are identified as a group. Even if, like Gays, they're not immediately apparent and they can hide in the community if they choose, the category itself is outed. If it scares society (as Gays did for decades) you'll have legislation outlawing whatever acts are involved. Nobody's going to take 7% of the population off the streets though. I still think the 21 hundred question would be more interesting. If by "individuals" you mean the organization, then you still have Gay Rights analogies. You'll be filed, monitored and probably tax-exempted by the government like any lobby is.
Mahotsukai wrote: 2.) Second question; how might these people be a benefit to your country/world in a medical, scientific, and social way by revealing ourselves (I know that I kind of explained these question on a social level, but that was my way not yours)?"telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, healing abilities, and psychokinetic abilities"? Make it happen and you can call it the next exolutionary step up since speech. Given the importance of any of those categories, don't you think one person once over the years would have taken James Randi's "one-million-dollar prize to anyone who can show, under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event"? There's no tricks, it's real money, you can use it as funding for the organization if you've got what you claim... http://www.randi.org/research/index.html - just one single on-demand exponent of telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition or psychokinetic ability. It's not much to ask for out of 7% of the population, you'd think.
Mahotsukai wrote: 3.) Third question; do you think that such a organization could even come together to exist?Lots of them, like wasps to a honeypot. Think how many Gay Rights offices there are now.
Mahotsukai wrote: 4.) Forth question; do you believe that some individuals (including yourself) might be interested in joining such a organization?Sign me up, I'm a better-than-average organizer. I want paying.
Mahotsukai wrote: 5.) Fifth question; what other goals and or purposes might you believe would and or should be apart of this organization?What does any lobby want? World domination, the ownership of the means of production, and a finger on the button. Probably a first-strike option too. Launch on warning. When did you ever see a lobby with limited goals?
Mahotsukai wrote: 6.) Sixth and last question; what type of challenge and or hostility would you assume that they might face towards the general public and or individual groups/organizations (such as: religious, scientific, social, and medical groups/organizations). Also, how might you believe that we should go about countering it (preferable through non-violent means)?
That may be the riskiest "preferable" of the week, my son. You mean violence is actually an option? See "You'll be filed, monitored and probably tax-exempted by the government like any lobby is" and cross-index to "terror blacklist".
The sole source of hostility on the planet is religion, we all know that. At 7% of the population you'd be high on their target list whatever your difference - black, gay, female, extrovert, satanist, any-other-religionist or even cookery classes.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
An Extreme Case of Culture Shock for Your Country!!!
Spot, you'll be surprised to hear it, but in this instance, I like the way you think.
I wonder what our paper-writer will think of your reply???
I wonder what our paper-writer will think of your reply???
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Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN?????
We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.
~Darrel Worley~
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Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN?????
We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.
An Extreme Case of Culture Shock for Your Country!!!
BabyRider wrote: Spot, you'll be surprised to hear it, but in this instance, I like the way you think.
I wonder what our paper-writer will think of your reply???If he really is part of a K8 term team, he might get a pat on the head. Actually, if he *really* wants to impress his K8 team, he could take out the school library copies of the Howard Family books of Robert Heinlein - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Families - and get them finding appropriate quotes, that's three or four novels that focus on the question he's investigating.
Right, time to shower, I've got a date with Minks'n Bez'n Chris'n Voodoo'n Raven at the British Museum. Gosh, it sends a shiver down the spine just typing the words. This weekend has been amazing.
I wonder what our paper-writer will think of your reply???If he really is part of a K8 term team, he might get a pat on the head. Actually, if he *really* wants to impress his K8 team, he could take out the school library copies of the Howard Family books of Robert Heinlein - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Families - and get them finding appropriate quotes, that's three or four novels that focus on the question he's investigating.
Right, time to shower, I've got a date with Minks'n Bez'n Chris'n Voodoo'n Raven at the British Museum. Gosh, it sends a shiver down the spine just typing the words. This weekend has been amazing.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
An Extreme Case of Culture Shock for Your Country!!!
spot wrote: Gosh, it sends a shiver down the spine just typing the words. This weekend has been amazing.
And we are SO looking forward to hearing more about it!! Go have a ball, and pass around some more hugs from me, would you please? :yh_bigsmi
And we are SO looking forward to hearing more about it!! Go have a ball, and pass around some more hugs from me, would you please? :yh_bigsmi
[FONT=Arial Black]I hope you cherish this sweet way of life, and I hope you know that it comes with a price.
~Darrel Worley~
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Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN?????
We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.
~Darrel Worley~
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Bullet's trial was a farce. Can I get an AMEN?????
We won't be punished for our sins, but BY them.