A Cashless Society: a Future of our Own Making
Martin Mcallister asked: The notion of a cashless society has been around for quite some time. The first mechanical cash dispenser was built by Luther George Simjian in 1939 and was installed in New...
Category: Society
A Civil Society Bill of Rights
Ian Wendt asked: I reserve the right to be opinionated, to speak, to strongly hold ideas, ideals or ideologies, and to advocate them. I reserve the right to make truth claims, to hold positions...
Skepticism in Today’s Society
CD Mohatta asked: The topic might have been more true in olden days when ignorance was bliss. It is not as relevant with todays society. Skepticism is a part of human nature and will...
Failure of Muslim Societies
Nawaz asked: It is necessary that we Muslims face up to the reality that the Islam that we profess, practise and preach today is not working. And has not worked for a long time....
Opposing Views of a Post-racial Society
Roland Laird asked: After Barack Obama won the presidential election I found myself in conversations with White people who were beside themselves. In their minds the election of a Black president meant that we...
2012, 1484 and Other Apocalypses: the Dynamics of Society
Jo Hedesan asked: Since the Apocalypse failed to occur in 2000, there is a new end of the world being prophesied: December 21, 2012. Apparently, the ancient Mayan calendar “reset” itself on this date,...
Islamic Society
Nawaz asked: The social part of the Divine Revelation provides us with laws intended to guide the course of social evolution. Islam has developed a political Organization based on eternal principles of the Quran....
The Tryanny of Experts (part Ii) – Experts and Civil Society
Ian Wendt asked: Experts are valuable, necessary contributors to our diverse and specialized society. But they cannot and should not be used to constitute or replace civil society. Indeed, the idea that anyone can...
Relationship Hypotheses: Language and Society
Fatina Sarwar asked: Posing the argument “our definitions of language and society are not independent: the definition of language includes in it a reference to society”(1), Ronald Wardhaugh (1986)in his book “An Introduction to...
Economic Justice and Democratization of Economy to Create Ideal Society
Prof Viswanathan asked: Economic Justice and Democratization of Economy to create Ideal Society By Prof Viswanathan, Director, International Socio-Economic Research Bureau (E Mail Id : economist@dataone.in) DECLARATION OF JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS We, the...