Topic started by Sathish on Fri Dec 10 17:03:26 .
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Hi all

I would like to use this thread to know about different things about a problem. Maybe we can do the following:

1. List down some problems.

2. Given a problem, how to classify it? What are the classifications possible? It is almost obvious that real-life problems are not easily put into one class or the other. But is there a general way to approximately do this.

3. How to analyze the interaction between different aspects of a particular problem?

Any pointers, views, ideas on these will be appreciated.

Examples of problems are poverty, unemployment, homelessness, health, malnutrition, discriminatioin, ..

Thank you very much.

Regards
Sathish

Responses:

• From: Mani M. Manivannan (@ sji-ca-cache2.icg.net) on: Sat Dec 11 20:48:18
  
  Sathish,
  
  Funny, isn't it? When you want to discuss constructive ideas, nobody bothers to respond. But toss an explosive insult, everybody jumps in!
  
  You have started with a good list of problems:
  "poverty, unemployment, homelessness, health, malnutrition, discrimination." The amazing thing all this problems affect one particular group in India more than anybody else - the Dalits - but that fact hardly bothers the rest of the society.
  
  Indians will take a giant step towards building a fair and equitable society if they first start with the assumption that all people are born equal, are entitled to equal opportunity, that there is but one life to live and everybody should be allowed to make the maximum out of this one life. If there is a next life, a good life in this incarnation will take care of the next one. If there isn't one, well, at least we had a good life. (If this still doesn't pick up, let us throw a few more stink bombs, that will attract a crowd. ;-)))
  
  
• From: Sathish (@ enuxsa.eas.asu.edu) on: Sat Dec 11 21:44:52
  
  Thanks for responding. I was waiting to see if anyone responds. Thanks again.
  
  "Indians will take a giant step towards building a fair and equitable society if they first start with the assumption that all people are born equal"
  
  Let us now assume we have a group where some people believe all are equal and some dont. Now the problem is if you are one of the believers, how will you make others understand? Or should we just wait in expectation?
  
  
• From: Sathish (@ enuxsa.eas.asu.edu) on: Sat Dec 11 21:52:06
  
  Manivannan
  
  I wanted to make an observation about your life thing but forgot. I felt seeing some people that they have resigned in this life and are waiting for their next one. I also sometimes feel that religion(or kadavul nambikkai) is used as an escape route for inability. 'En thalaiezhuthu, ...', etc. Is religion(samayam) there for bettering one's life or otherwise?
  
  Regards
  Sathish
  
  
• From: Mani M. Manivannan (@ crackle.thetech.org) on: Sun Dec 12 01:14:09
  
  Worse. Recently there was a terrible accident in Berkeley, California. A teenage India girl died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a rental apartment. The landlord, an Indian, mournfully said it must be her karma, since one other girl just happened not to sleep in that house that night. That is the most rotten abuse of the Karma theory that I have ever heard.
  
  
• From: MOVERS AND SHAKERS (@ ) on: Sat Mar 20 14:13:44
  
  MOVERS AND SHAKERS
  
  

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