Don Rowe
@donrowe.bsky.social
No free rides, just a push to get started and an occasional nudge along the way. More at my website https://winningdecisions.org. I also recycle, including posts, but give credit when I'm reasonably certain of the source.
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Don Rowe
@donrowe.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Why do I post questions? A free fish feeds someone for a day, fishing lessons feed them for life. Offering a solution may satisfy someone for a day or start an argument lasting much longer. Questions offer people lasting opportunities to seek and refine their own answers.
Do we know more than me? Is ignorance, misunderstanding, or misinterpretation proof that something is wrong or can not exist? How can we know what we don't know, or what we need to learn?
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Do we know more than me? Is ignorance, misunderstanding, or misinterpretation proof that something is wrong or can not exist? How can we know what we don't know, or what we need to learn?
It's been said that two wrongs don't make a right. Do two rants by people on opposite sides of an issue make a right or provide all relevant information?
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It's been said that two wrongs don't make a right. Do two rants by people on opposite sides of an issue make a right or provide all relevant information?
When is it appropriate to judge someone solely by their religion? Do all believers agree on every aspect of their religion? Do the differences matter?
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 AM
When is it appropriate to judge someone solely by their religion? Do all believers agree on every aspect of their religion? Do the differences matter?
Does caring require acting in exactly the same way in every instance?
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Does caring require acting in exactly the same way in every instance?
Do others sometimes assume we mean something other than what we actually said? Do the words we choose always reflect our true intentions? Do others hear our intentions, their intentions, or an interpretation of intentions? Who is responsible for misunderstandings?
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Do others sometimes assume we mean something other than what we actually said? Do the words we choose always reflect our true intentions? Do others hear our intentions, their intentions, or an interpretation of intentions? Who is responsible for misunderstandings?
Activities to help kids of all ages explore bias, speculation, analysis, consensus, and more at winningdecisions.org/curriculum.php
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December 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Activities to help kids of all ages explore bias, speculation, analysis, consensus, and more at winningdecisions.org/curriculum.php
If every student in a math class gets the same answer, and the teacher says that answer is wrong, what should happen next?
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
If every student in a math class gets the same answer, and the teacher says that answer is wrong, what should happen next?
If you do what you have always done, you will get what you always got. How much can we depend on elected representatives to fix things? How can we influence elected leaders? What questions should we ask during political campaigns?
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If you do what you have always done, you will get what you always got. How much can we depend on elected representatives to fix things? How can we influence elected leaders? What questions should we ask during political campaigns?
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir. How can we discover the connections? How will we know if we missed something important?
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir. How can we discover the connections? How will we know if we missed something important?
It is OK when "we" do it because "we" are forced by "them" or other factors beyond our control. It is wrong when "they" do it, and especially despicable when "they" do it to "us". What might inspire people to reconsider their groupings of "us" and "them"?
November 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It is OK when "we" do it because "we" are forced by "them" or other factors beyond our control. It is wrong when "they" do it, and especially despicable when "they" do it to "us". What might inspire people to reconsider their groupings of "us" and "them"?
The communist creed: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need". A proposed capitalist creed: "From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed". Any other options?
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The communist creed: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need". A proposed capitalist creed: "From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed". Any other options?
It's been said that hell hath no fury like someone confronted with their own advice. We all know how others need to change and how others ought to behave. How can we be a good example?
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It's been said that hell hath no fury like someone confronted with their own advice. We all know how others need to change and how others ought to behave. How can we be a good example?
"For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong " - Henry L. Mencken. How can we know if we're overlooking something?
November 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong " - Henry L. Mencken. How can we know if we're overlooking something?
Should we vote on it? Should math students vote for their favorite solution to an equation? Should two wolves and a goat choose lunch by voting? Should we vote on what to decide by voting?
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Should we vote on it? Should math students vote for their favorite solution to an equation? Should two wolves and a goat choose lunch by voting? Should we vote on what to decide by voting?
It's been said that those who know the least know it the loudest. How important is being loud?
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It's been said that those who know the least know it the loudest. How important is being loud?
"Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance." - Robert Quillen. What should we look for in candidates for public office or expect from elected representatives? What evidence of priorities or abilities could candidates offer?
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance." - Robert Quillen. What should we look for in candidates for public office or expect from elected representatives? What evidence of priorities or abilities could candidates offer?
Is two political parties alternately taking control and being controlled a desirable form of government? What should be the role of political parties? Do parties have any obligations to those not in the party?
November 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Is two political parties alternately taking control and being controlled a desirable form of government? What should be the role of political parties? Do parties have any obligations to those not in the party?
What should guide people dealing with grief, anger, or hate?
October 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
What should guide people dealing with grief, anger, or hate?
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. - Proverbs 18:2. Are all opinions equal?
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. - Proverbs 18:2. Are all opinions equal?
What is peace? Does the same concept of peace apply to nations, communities, neighbors, political parties, or management and workers? How does peace begin and end?
October 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
What is peace? Does the same concept of peace apply to nations, communities, neighbors, political parties, or management and workers? How does peace begin and end?
Any two humans likely have much more in common than DNA. How could people explore what they share?
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Any two humans likely have much more in common than DNA. How could people explore what they share?
How should people decide who or what to believe? Are there any fundamental principles people should consider before acting?
October 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
How should people decide who or what to believe? Are there any fundamental principles people should consider before acting?
Compromise means (select one or more):
a) Making accusations until your opponents give in.
b) Dismissing anyone who disagrees as "not a team player".
c) Holding out for the right price.
d) Something else.
a) Making accusations until your opponents give in.
b) Dismissing anyone who disagrees as "not a team player".
c) Holding out for the right price.
d) Something else.
October 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Compromise means (select one or more):
a) Making accusations until your opponents give in.
b) Dismissing anyone who disagrees as "not a team player".
c) Holding out for the right price.
d) Something else.
a) Making accusations until your opponents give in.
b) Dismissing anyone who disagrees as "not a team player".
c) Holding out for the right price.
d) Something else.
In sports, it's said that there is no "I" in "team". In politics, should there be an "I" in "Congress"?
October 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In sports, it's said that there is no "I" in "team". In politics, should there be an "I" in "Congress"?
The military says no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. What might be beyond government control during a shutdown? Can unintended consequences be prevented or mitigated? What is the long-term plan to retain any benefits gained by a shutdown?
September 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The military says no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. What might be beyond government control during a shutdown? Can unintended consequences be prevented or mitigated? What is the long-term plan to retain any benefits gained by a shutdown?