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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635057
Petition wording:
Hold an inquiry into lobbying practices in the UK
We want the Government to hold an inquiry into lobbying practices in the UK, including those that involve the giving of a financial or other advantage in order to try to influence the Government or Parliament, and the impact this has on policy.
I care about the integrity of UK democracy and believe lobbying is inconsistent with the principle of one person, one vote, by enabling a 'pay to win' system.
Some lobbying activities appear to involve the exchange of a financial or other advantage for influence, which gives wealthy individuals the opportunity to undermine democracy and the will of the people.
The wording had to be altered slightly to "ensure your petition meets our standards" according to the petitions committee.
They also advised altering it to call an inquiry as a debate happens automatically at 100,000 signatures, which I accepted. There'll still be a debate if we get to 100,000 signatures and if they write to me for more information (they said they might, we'll see), I'll be recommending an independent inquiry with multiple agencies collaborating including the The Electoral Commission and the National Crime Agency.
Original wording:
Call for a debate in Parliament about Lobbying practices in the UK
Parliament should debate issues such as APPGs, the influence of lobbying on policy, and how lobbying can often involve the giving of a financial or other advantage with the intention of causing the improper performance of a relevant function of government or parliament.
I care about the integrity of UK democracy and believe lobbying violates the principle of one person, one vote, by creating a pay to win system. The types of lobbying activities involving the exchange of money for influence allow wealthy individuals to undermine democracy and the will of the people.
mathematics ends in contradiction
gives us your genuine rebuttles
start with
maths says 1+1=2
but 1 number (10) + 1 number (30 = 1 number (40)
thus
1 number + 1 number = 1 number
ie
1+1=1
and
1 heap +1 heap = 1 heap
thus 1+1=1
so we have
1+1=2 (A)
and
1 +1= 1 (not A )(not 2)
thus
1+1= A AND not A
that violates the law of non-contradiction
¬(p ∧ ¬p)
thus
mathematics is irrational inconsistent ends in meaninglessness
in mathematics you can prove ANYTHING
thus
the ends of mathematics-mathematics is at an end
AND try this
when mathematicians say
1=0.999.. and not see the contradiction
but 1 is a whole number and 0.9999.. does not stop thus not a whole number
thus 1 is both a whole number AND not a whole number
that violates the law of non-contradiction
¬(p ∧ ¬p)
thus maths ends in contradiction
you are suffering from doublethink
and
when mathematicians say
in front of them is drawn
A 1 unit by 1 unit √2 triangle
and
on the one hand they say in front of them is an exact √2 drawn hypotenuse-call that A
and
on the other hand they admit √2 cant be drawn exactly because it has no last digit- call that not A
so
they simultaneously accept two mutually contradictory beliefs A and not A as correct
that violates the law of non-contradiction
¬(p ∧ ¬p)
thus
mathematics is irrational inconsistent ends in meaninglessness
in mathematics you can prove ANYTHING
thus
the ends of mathematics-mathematics is at an end
maths ends in contradiction
thus
mathematicians double think
see
The age of the enlightenment is at an end: reason is bankrupt
or
All things are possible
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/All-things-are-possible.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/324037705/All-Things-Are-Possible-philosophy
Mathematics ends in contradiction:6 proofs
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/MATHEMATICS.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/40697621/Mathematics-Ends-in-Meaninglessness-ie-self-contradiction
THE END OF MATHEMATICS
THE END OF HISTORY Magister colin leslie dean
The end of history because-EVERYTHING ends in nonsense rubbish
https://www.scribd.com/document/605875005/THE-END-OF-HISTORY
or
The greatest scholar of our time
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
He is Australia's leading erotic poet: poetry is for free in pdf
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/book-genre/poetry/ or
https://www.scribd.com/document/35520015/List-of-FREE-Erotic-Poetry-Books-by-Gamahucher-Press
Hi everyone!
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THE END OF HISTORY Magister colin leslie dean
The end of history because-EVERYTHING ends in nonsense rubbish
All products of human thought end in meaninglessness-even Zen nihilism absurdism existentialism all philosophy post-modernism Post-Postmodernism critical theory etc mathematics science etc
a theory of everything
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/A-Theory-of-Everything.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/455372682/A-Theory-of-Everything
All products of human thought end in meaninglessness-even Zen nihilism absurdism existentialism all philosophy post-modernism Post-Postmodernism critical theory etc mathematics science etc
All things are possible
With maths being inconsistent you can prove anything in maths ie you can prove Fermat’s last theorem and you can disprove Fermat’s last theorem
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/All-things-are-possible.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/324037705/All-Things-Are-Possible-philosophy
Mathematics ends in contradiction:6 proofs
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/MATHEMATICS.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/40697621/Mathematics-Ends-in-Meaninglessness-ie-self-contradiction
Scientific reality is textual
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/Scientific-reality-is-textual.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/572639157/Scientific-Reality-is-Textual
The-Anthropology-of-science
(science is a mythology)
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Anthropology-of-science.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/512683685/Prolegomenon-to-The-Anthropology-of-Science
Prolegomenon to undermining the foundations/fundamentals of science
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/undermining-the-foundations-of-science.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/591616840/Prolegomenon-to-Undermining-the-Foundations-of-Science
The age of the enlightenment is at an end: reason is bankrupt
or
Godels theorems 1 & 2 to be invalid:end in meaninglessness
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/A-Theory-of-Everything.pdf
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/GODEL5.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/32970323/Godels-incompleteness-theorem-invalid-illegitimate
from
http://pricegems.com/articles/Dean-Godel.html
"Mr. Dean complains that Gödel "cannot tell us what makes a mathematical statement true", but Gödel's Incompleteness theorems make no attempt to do this"
Godels 1st theorem
“....., there is an arithmetical statement that is true,[1] but not provable in the theory (Kleene 1967, p. 250
Godel cant tell us what makes a mathematical statement true,
thus his theorem is meaningless
in the statement
"there is an arithmetical statement that is true,[1] but not provable in the theory"
godel cant tell us what the word "true" means
thus
the word "true" is meaningless
thus
the statement
"there is an arithmetical statement that is true,[1] but not provable in the theory"
is meaningless
thus
thus godels 1st theorem is meaningless
checkmate game over
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth#Mathematics
Gödel thought that the ability to perceive the truth of a mathematical or logical proposition is a matter of intuition, an ability he admitted could be ultimately beyond the scope of a formal theory of logic or mathematics[63][64] and perhaps best considered in the realm of human comprehension and communication, but commented: Ravitch, Harold (1998). "On Gödel's Philosophy of Mathematics".,Solomon, Martin (1998). "On Kurt Gödel's Philosophy of Mathematics"
thus by not telling us what makes a maths statement true Godels 1st theorem is meaningless
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
He is Australia's leading erotic poet: poetry is for free in pdf
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/book-genre/poetry/ or
https://www.scribd.com/document/35520015/List-of-FREE-Erotic-Poetry-Books-by-Gamahucher-Press
The age of the enlightenment is at an end: reason is bankrupt
or
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
He is Australia's leading erotic poet: poetry is for free in pdf
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/book-genre/poetry/
Godels theorems 1 & 2 to be invalid:end in meaninglessness
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/A-Theory-of-Everything.pdf
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/GODEL5.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/32970323/Godels-incompleteness-theorem-invalid-illegitimate
Penrose could not even see Godels theorems end in meaninglessness
Dean shows Godels 1st and 2nd theorems shown to end in meaninglessness
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/GODEL5.pdf
Godels 1st theorem
“Any effectively generated theory capable of expressing elementary arithmetic cannot be both consistent and complete. In particular, for any consistent, effectively generated formal theory that proves certain basic arithmetic truths, there is an arithmetical statement that is true,[1] but not provable in the theory (Kleene 1967, p. 250)
but
Godel cant tell us what makes a mathematical statement true,
thus his theorem is meaningless
even Cambridge expert on Godel Peter Smith admits "Gödel didn't rely on the notion of truth"
checkmate game over
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth#Mathematics
Gödel thought that the ability to perceive the truth of a mathematical or logical proposition is a matter of intuition, an ability he admitted could be ultimately beyond the scope of a formal theory of logic or mathematics[63][64] and perhaps best considered in the realm of human comprehension and communication, but commented: Ravitch, Harold (1998). "On Gödel's Philosophy of Mathematics".,Solomon, Martin (1998). "On Kurt Gödel's Philosophy of Mathematics"
thus by not telling us what makes a maths statement true Godels 1st theorem is meaningless
so much for separating truth from proof
and for some relish
Godel uses his G statement to prove his theorem but Godels sentence G is outlawed by the very axiom of the system he uses to prove his theorem ie the axiom of reducibility -thus his proof is invalid,
Godels 2nd theorem
Godels second theorem ends in paradox– impredicative The theorem in a rephrasing reads
"The following rephrasing of the second theorem is even more unsettling to the foundations of mathematics: If an axiomatic system can be proven to be consistent and complete from within itself, then it is inconsistent.”
or again
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GC3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_theorems
"The second incompleteness theorem, an extension of the first, shows that the system cannot demonstrate its own consistency."
But here is a contradiction Godel must prove that a system c a n n o t b e proven to be consistent based upon the premise that the logic he uses must be consistent . If the logic he uses is not consistent then he cannot make a proof that is consistent. So he must assume thathis logic is consistent so he can make a proof of the impossibility of proving a system to be consistent. But if his proof is true then he has proved that the logic he uses to make the proof must be consistent, but his proof proves that this cannot be done
note if Godels system is inconsistent then it can demonstrate its consistency and inconsistency
but Godels theorem does not say that
it says "...the system cannot demonstrate its own consistency"
thus as said above
"But here is a contradiction Godel must prove that a system c a n n o t b e proven to be consistent based upon the premise that the logic he uses must be consistent"
But if his proof is true then he has proved that the logic he uses to make the proof must be consistent, but his proof proves that this cannot be done
1st theorem
“.... there is an arithmetical statement that is true,[1] but not provable in the theory (Kleene 1967, p. 250)
Godel cant tell us what makes a maths statement true thus this statement ".... there is an arithmetical statement that is true" is meaningless
thus his 1st theorem is meaningless
Prolegomenon to undermining the foundations/fundamentals of science
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/undermining-the-foundations-of-science.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/591616840/Prolegomenon-to-Undermining-the-Foundations-of-Science
The greatest scholar of our time Magister colin leslie dean
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
"[Deans] philosophy is the sickest, most paralyzing and most destructive thing that has ever originated from the brain of man."
"[Dean] lay waste to everything in its path... [It is ] a systematic work of destruction and demoralization... In the end it became nothing but an act of sacrilege.
The age of the enlightenment is at an end: reason is bankrupt
or
The greatest scholar of our time Magister colin leslie dean
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
"[Deans] philosophy is the sickest, most paralyzing and most destructive thing that has ever originated from the brain of man."
"[Dean] lay waste to everything in its path... [It is ] a systematic work of destruction and demoralization... In the end it became nothing but an act of sacrilege."
All products of human thought end in meaninglessness-even Zen nihilism absurdism existentialism all philosophy post-modernism Post-Postmodernism critical theory etc mathematics science etc
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
He is Australia's leading erotic poet: poetry is for free in pdf
Science is a mythology
it is said
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science
The scientific method soon played a greater role in knowledge creation and it was not until the 19th century that many of the institutional and professional features of science began to take shape
and
those disciplines that dont use the scientific method are pseudoscience
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method
but shock horror
the scientific method is a myth
The greatest scholar of our time Magister colin leslie dean
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
He is Australia's leading erotic poet: poetry is for free in pdf
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/book-genre/poetry/
fact is
the scientific method is a myth
just follow the links from google
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=scientific+method+a+myth
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11191-014-9704-z
"The Scientific Method” as it has been portrayed in popular and introductory contexts has been declared a myth. The variation that one finds in introductory presentations of “The Scientific Method” is explained by the fact that there is no canonical account among historians and philosophers of science"
The-Anthropology-of-science
(science is a mythology)
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Anthropology-of-science.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/512683685/Prolegomenon-to-The-Anthropology-of-Science
Scientific reality is textual
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/Scientific-reality-is-textual.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/572639157/Scientific-Reality-is-Textual
the summation of 9 degrees including 4 masters
The greatest scholar of our time Magister colin leslie dean
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
He is Australia's leading erotic poet: poetry is for free in pdf
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/book-genre/poetry/
a theory of everything
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/A-Theory-of-Everything.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/455372682/A-Theory-of-Everything
All products of human thought end in meaninglessness-even Zen nihilism absurdism existentialism all philosophy post-modernism Post-Postmodernism critical theory etc mathematics science etc
And perhaps
Prolegomenon to Beyond the Boundary of Reality
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/585140550/Prolegomenon-to-Beyond-the-Boundary-of-Reality
Magister colin leslie dean points out
Mathematicians Double Think
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublethink
Doublethink is a process of indoctrination whereby the subject is expected to simultaneously accept two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in contravention to one's own memories or sense of reality.
you know 0.9999... is a infinite decimal thus non-integer by notation
you know 1 is an integer
yet you also believe
you say
1=0.9999...
without contradiction
because now you say
0.999... is now an integer
here is the double think
1 integer = 0.9999... non-integer infinite decimal
ie
an integer is /=a non-integer
which is a contradiction in terms -which your double thinks does not see
thus
maths ends in contradiction
MATHEMATICS ENDS IN MEANINGLESSNESS
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/MATHEMATICS.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/40697621/Mathematics-Ends-in-Meaninglessness-ie-self-contradiction
"It becomes a mystery-that needs to be solved- as to why maths works in the practical world when it ends in meaninglessness ie self-contradiction"
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
He is Australia's leading erotic poet: poetry is for free in pdf
A Prolegomenon to a Grand Unified Theory
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
He is Australia's leading erotic poet: poetry is for free in pdf
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/book-genre/poetry/
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/Prolegomenon.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/508721702/Prolegomenon-to-a-Grand-Unified-Theory
Prolegomenon to The Anthropology of Science
Magister colin leslie dean the only modern Renaissance man with 9 degrees including 4 masters: B,Sc, BA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, B.Litt(Hons), MA, MA (Psychoanalytic studies), Master of Psychoanalytic studies, Grad Cert (Literary studies)
He is Australia's leading erotic poet: poetry is for free in pdf
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/book-genre/poetry/
http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Anthropology-of-science.pdf
or
https://www.scribd.com/document/512683685/Prolegomenon-to-The-Anthropology-of-Science
Whether one looks at archaic monkey-man or modern monkey-man the anthologist sees the same phenomena/archetype
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is hosting the global meeting in Glasgow, said "more leaders than ever before" - a total of 110 - had made the "landmark" commitment. "We have to stop the devastating loss of our forests," he said - and "end the role of humanity as nature's conqueror, and instead become nature's custodian". The two-week summit in Glasgow is seen as crucial if climate change is to be brought under control.
Hi everyone! I'm a 17 year old girl interested in biology and also consider myself a skeptic.
A couple of weeks ago, while browsing a biology thread on another website, I saw someone claiming to be brothers, posting to several social media websites. They said that they've seen 'Sea serpents' swimming in San Francisco Bay several times. They were adamant the animal they saw was a reptile and not an oarfish, and they stated they believe that dragons exist.
By ''dragons'', these people (often creationists) are referring to sea serpents. No, not sea-snakes, they're referring to the mythological, vertically-undulating dragons that live in the sea. Usually said to be anywhere from 100 feet long to 500 feet in length, and always described as reptiles.
When I ask why there's no photos, DNA, etc. these are some of their counterpoints;
''Sea serpents are very rare, that's why there's no evidence.''
''Sea serpents live on the ocean floor, which is unexplored.''
''The giant squid and gorilla used to be considered mythical as well'' (not sure how true this is.)
''There's been thousands of historical sightings of sea serpents, including one in 1962 where 4 boys were attacked and killed by one in twenty feet deep water, with land in sight!'' (I Googled this and yes, turns out there was a news story where 5 people went spearfishing, then a boy, Brian McCleary, 16, came back alone. He said that a sea serpent ate the other 4 and drew some Loch Ness Monster looking thingy.)
I am wondering what you think of these points, as sea serpents are a common subject in creationism, cryptozoology and other pseudoscience's. If dragons exist, and come close to the coasts where water is very shallow, such as Pensacola coast and SF bay, like these people are claiming, would we have evidence of them by now?