Tag: curious

What if the earth is really flat

Posted on by philipdodson

We are bombarded with facts, science, things that are indisputable, they are sacrosanct, we can’t dare to argue.

It is amazing how as supposedly the most intelligent species on the planet that we so readily accept everything that we are told.

For me so much more is opinion than fact, actually, is there anything that we can claim to know to be 100% correct?

What have I learnt over 51 years? Well, most of what I have been told was a fact is actually not as black and white as it was presented to me.

I am learning to be curious, doesn’t mean I will change my view of what I am told, but, to not question things doesn’t make sense anymore.

So is the earth flat or round? I don’t know, I never been to space. If you’ve seen the Truman Show, they all thought their world was real until one person questioned it.

Faster

Posted on by philipdodson

My coworking space is just next to Euston Station in London and the HS2 project is about to start. The project is to cut journey times to Birmingham and Manchester by train.

Has anyone stopped to question, like say bigger, is faster any better?

Why is faster better? Says who?

But before committing £Billions, perhaps it’s a question often overlooked by the stakeholders who stand to financially gain.

Is a faster journey enough of a benefit, even if it’s agreed that faster is better.

Funny what we are told to convince us that this better than say better healthcare.