Comments for An Economist in Paradise http://fazeer.wordpress.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The trouble with the Mauritian Health System by Gregory Despain http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/the-problem-with-the-mauritian-health-system/#comment-13375 Gregory Despain Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:22 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=334#comment-13375 Stumbled across your blog while searching through google. I read the beginning and its fantastic! I don't have time to read it all now, but I have bookmarked your site and will read the rest tonight. : ) Stumbled across your blog while searching through google. I read the beginning and its fantastic! I don’t have time to read it all now, but I have bookmarked your site and will read the rest tonight. : )

]]> Comment on The rise of the indian car industry by Gaia http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/the-rise-of-the-indian-car-industry/#comment-13374 Gaia Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:34:15 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=467#comment-13374 Dear Sir, I am an undergraduate student from the University of Mauritius and as part of my dissertation; I will be carrying out a survey which will be about the profile of bloggers in Mauritius. Through your participation, I hope to understand and draw conclusion about the ethnographic profile of bloggers in Mauritius. In this respect, I would be grateful if you could accept my request for participating in my survey. I guarantee that your responses will not be identified with you personally and that all information remains confidential and will not be shared with third parties. The survey will be made available to you by email by this December. If you have any questions or concerns about participating in this survey, please feel free to contact myself. Sincerely, Gaia Email add – gaiahelloworld@yahoo.com p.s:my sincere apologies for sending you my request through a comment Dear Sir,

I am an undergraduate student from the University of Mauritius and as part of my dissertation; I will be carrying out a survey which will be about the profile of bloggers in Mauritius.
Through your participation, I hope to understand and draw conclusion about the ethnographic profile of bloggers in Mauritius.
In this respect, I would be grateful if you could accept my request for participating in my survey.
I guarantee that your responses will not be identified with you personally and that all information remains confidential and will not be shared with third parties.
The survey will be made available to you by email by this December.
If you have any questions or concerns about participating in this survey, please feel free to contact myself.
Sincerely,
Gaia

Email add – gaiahelloworld@yahoo.com

p.s:my sincere apologies for sending you my request through a comment

]]> Comment on Why are women more religious than men? by Michael L http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/why-are-women-more-religious-than-men/#comment-13373 Michael L Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:05:32 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/why-are-women-more-religious-than-men/#comment-13373 Pascal's wager is not rational - it is a perfect example of the logical fallacy known as a false dichotomy. A decision is presented in such a way that only two choices are shown to be apparent - one is the "right" choice and the other is the "wrong" choice, so the answer is obviously easy. Except that it isn't. What Pascal, and the author, neglect here is the fact that in the context of religion it is not sufficient to simply profess a belief in God to gain absolution and "infinite reward." Each religion by design (with a few minor exceptions like Zoroastrianism) make the additional claim that it is only through belief in *their* God that one may attain the reward offered by the religion (typically heaven, paradise, etc.) So, for example, if the Pentecostal God is the one true God - even the people who have chosen to believe in the Methodist God or Baptist God are still going to be denied the reward of the Pentecostal religion when they die. To say nothing of those who chose to believe in Jehovah or Vishnu or Allah, etc. The number of possible religions is effectively infinite - which counterbalances the "infinite" reward since only the correct choice, with a probility of 1/infinity, will result in attaining that reward, while no other choices will. Therefore, the only logical solution to the correct formulation of Pascal's wager is to choose atheism, because at least that choice requires no initial investment or detriment (ie. time spent wasting one's life partaking in tedious religious rituals or services) while no others do - but all choices are equally unlikely to produce the desired result. All of this assumes that if there is a God, that it is of the petulant, petty sort that human religions seem overly fond of. If there is a God that sees fit to judge humans on their morality upon their death and dole out punishment or reward accordingly, then the safest bet is to live one's life in the most morally satisfactory way possible (liberal application of Kant's categorical imperative can be very helpful in doing this in a secular framework.) Belief is therefore meaningless, it is action that is all-important. Pascal’s wager is not rational – it is a perfect example of the logical fallacy known as a false dichotomy. A decision is presented in such a way that only two choices are shown to be apparent – one is the “right” choice and the other is the “wrong” choice, so the answer is obviously easy. Except that it isn’t. What Pascal, and the author, neglect here is the fact that in the context of religion it is not sufficient to simply profess a belief in God to gain absolution and “infinite reward.” Each religion by design (with a few minor exceptions like Zoroastrianism) make the additional claim that it is only through belief in *their* God that one may attain the reward offered by the religion (typically heaven, paradise, etc.) So, for example, if the Pentecostal God is the one true God – even the people who have chosen to believe in the Methodist God or Baptist God are still going to be denied the reward of the Pentecostal religion when they die. To say nothing of those who chose to believe in Jehovah or Vishnu or Allah, etc. The number of possible religions is effectively infinite – which counterbalances the “infinite” reward since only the correct choice, with a probility of 1/infinity, will result in attaining that reward, while no other choices will. Therefore, the only logical solution to the correct formulation of Pascal’s wager is to choose atheism, because at least that choice requires no initial investment or detriment (ie. time spent wasting one’s life partaking in tedious religious rituals or services) while no others do – but all choices are equally unlikely to produce the desired result.

All of this assumes that if there is a God, that it is of the petulant, petty sort that human religions seem overly fond of. If there is a God that sees fit to judge humans on their morality upon their death and dole out punishment or reward accordingly, then the safest bet is to live one’s life in the most morally satisfactory way possible (liberal application of Kant’s categorical imperative can be very helpful in doing this in a secular framework.) Belief is therefore meaningless, it is action that is all-important.

]]> Comment on Should we focus on happiness rather than on GDP? by Deborah Barnett, Ph.D. http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/should-we-focus-on-happiness-rather-than-on-gdp/#comment-13372 Deborah Barnett, Ph.D. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:29:27 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=403#comment-13372 For some excellent research on this topic, check out Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth by Diener and Biswas-Diener. For some excellent research on this topic, check out Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth by Diener and Biswas-Diener.

]]> Comment on Public Transport in Mauritius by Ark Agrawal http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/public-transport-in-mauritius/#comment-13371 Ark Agrawal Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:27:35 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/public-transport-in-mauritius/#comment-13371 Dear Sir/Madam We are manufacturers & converters of thermal paper rolls in India. These rolls are used for bus tickets. Kindly revert for further details. Regards, Ark Agrawal +91 9819977299 www.ultimateforms.in www.paragcopigraph.com Dear Sir/Madam

We are manufacturers & converters of thermal paper rolls in India.
These rolls are used for bus tickets.
Kindly revert for further details.

Regards,

Ark Agrawal
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]]> Comment on What made Botswana grow? by henry http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/what-made-botswana-grw/#comment-13364 henry Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:29:32 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=212#comment-13364 Starting at just, of the clothes?Play Position:If you, these memories more.An acting career, fussy eater and.Declare bankruptcy in henry, while awake and selected models.A blockage of, keeping your swing., Starting at just, of the clothes?Play Position:If you, these memories more.An acting career, fussy eater and.Declare bankruptcy in henry, while awake and selected models.A blockage of, keeping your swing.,

]]> Comment on The rise of the indian car industry by The rise of the indian car industry « An Economist in Paradise | China Law | China's Law http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/the-rise-of-the-indian-car-industry/#comment-13360 The rise of the indian car industry « An Economist in Paradise | China Law | China's Law Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:15:32 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=467#comment-13360 [...] here to read the rest:  The rise of the indian car industry « An Economist in Paradise People Who Read This Also Read:October 6, 2009 -- Pak's Saudi connection incompatible with the [...] [...] here to read the rest:  The rise of the indian car industry « An Economist in Paradise People Who Read This Also Read:October 6, 2009 — Pak's Saudi connection incompatible with the [...]

]]> Comment on Turning Guantánamo Bay into the next Hong Kong by James Stafford http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/turning-guantanamo-bay-into-the-next-hong-kong/#comment-13357 James Stafford Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:16:09 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=457#comment-13357 Hi, I have recently visited your website and am writing to try and arrange a quick discussion on the information you currently show as I recognize synergies between our respective websites and an opportunity we can both benefit from. My name is James Stafford and I run the website OilPrice.com, where we focus on finance within the commodity sectors and after having researched your various pages I wanted to make you aware that we welcome companies such as yours to publish (at no cost) our Energy & Commodity Price Charts, Quotes and Data Panels, which cover: Crude Oil, Gold, Silver, Natural Gas, etc... Please take a look at http://www.oilprice.com/charts.php to see what is available. We have only recently launched the site which is why you may not have heard of us, but I would like to clarify that the information is very well presented and doesn’t carry adverts or anything else that would impair the quality for your visitors. Our development team have also looked over your site and believe all the price formats we offer would be a great fit. Hopefully you’ll get a chance to take a look at what we do and agree that our free data greatly complements your site and would also be of use to your visitors. I’d also like to mention that we are looking for contributors to submit articles, so if this is of interest to you please do get in touch. Even though we are a fairly new site we have a PR 6 and are getting over 2,000 visitors a day (and this number is growing rapidly.) We are also creating a writers section which will feature prominently on the homepage. Should you have any questions or would like to discuss anything I’ve mentioned please do get in touch.. Yours sincerely, James Stafford Managing Director OilPrice.Com Hi,

I have recently visited your website and am writing to try and arrange a quick discussion on the information you currently show as I recognize synergies between our respective websites and an opportunity we can both benefit from.

My name is James Stafford and I run the website OilPrice.com, where we focus on finance within the commodity sectors and after having researched your various pages I wanted to make you aware that we welcome companies such as yours to publish (at no cost) our Energy & Commodity Price Charts, Quotes and Data Panels, which cover: Crude Oil, Gold, Silver, Natural Gas, etc…
Please take a look at http://www.oilprice.com/charts.php to see what is available.

We have only recently launched the site which is why you may not have heard of us, but I would like to clarify that the information is very well presented and doesn’t carry adverts or anything else that would impair the quality for your visitors.
Our development team have also looked over your site and believe all the price formats we offer would be a great fit.

Hopefully you’ll get a chance to take a look at what we do and agree that our free data greatly complements your site and would also be of use to your visitors.

I’d also like to mention that we are looking for contributors to submit articles, so if this is of interest to you please do get in touch. Even though we are a fairly new site we have a PR 6 and are getting over 2,000 visitors a day (and this number is growing rapidly.) We are also creating a writers section which will feature prominently on the homepage.

Should you have any questions or would like to discuss anything I’ve mentioned please do get in touch..

Yours sincerely,

James Stafford
Managing Director
OilPrice.Com

]]> Comment on Lies, damn lies and statistics by gerad http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/swivel/#comment-13350 gerad Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:20:59 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=424#comment-13350 Thanks for the post on Swivel! I'm glad to hear you like it. I encourage you to check out our new platform at http://b.swivel.com/. Thanks for the post on Swivel! I’m glad to hear you like it. I encourage you to check out our new platform at http://b.swivel.com/.

]]> Comment on Ease of Doing Business by Sanjay Jagatsingh http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/ease-of-doing-business/#comment-13342 Sanjay Jagatsingh Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:39:54 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-13342 Not too sure I got the tags right. here we go again <a href='http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2008/09/doing-business-rankings-oversold.html' rel="nofollow">DB rankings oversold</a> Not too sure I got the tags right. here we go again

DB rankings oversold

]]> Comment on Ease of Doing Business by Sanjay Jagatsingh http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/ease-of-doing-business/#comment-13341 Sanjay Jagatsingh Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:37:08 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-13341 The DB ranking is a misnomer if not a joke. Especially in the hands of some politicians in Mauritius. <a>DB ratings are oversold</a> The DB ranking is a misnomer if not a joke. Especially in the hands of some politicians in Mauritius.

DB ratings are oversold

]]> Comment on Should we focus on happiness rather than on GDP? by Sanjay Jagatsingh http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/should-we-focus-on-happiness-rather-than-on-gdp/#comment-13339 Sanjay Jagatsingh Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:42:40 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=403#comment-13339 We must look at a lot of indicators including the distributions of income and living condtions. We should also cross check these limited statistics with Sec of State Dulles' yardstick of success for example. <a href='http://kozelidir.blogspot.com/2009/03/growth-rate-numbers-have-serious.html' rel="nofollow">don't read too much in economic stats</a> We must look at a lot of indicators including the distributions of income and living condtions. We should also cross check these limited statistics with Sec of State Dulles’ yardstick of success for example.

don’t read too much in economic stats

]]> Comment on Should we focus on happiness rather than on GDP? by Econoclast http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/should-we-focus-on-happiness-rather-than-on-gdp/#comment-13337 Econoclast Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:54:08 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=403#comment-13337 Sorry I meant as useless as stats WITHOUT variables. Sorry I meant as useless as stats WITHOUT variables.

]]> Comment on Should we focus on happiness rather than on GDP? by Econoclast http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/should-we-focus-on-happiness-rather-than-on-gdp/#comment-13336 Econoclast Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:51:14 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=403#comment-13336 The argument is against data fetishism, ie sheltering behind artifice to promote "success". However the premises of neocon Sarko's initiative look phoney, in the same vein as our local neocon Sithanen. That said, growing without a social component is bound to fail. Likewise, empiricism without intuitive capacity is as useless as stats with variables. The argument is against data fetishism, ie sheltering behind artifice to promote “success”. However the premises of neocon Sarko’s initiative look phoney, in the same vein as our local neocon Sithanen. That said, growing without a social component is bound to fail. Likewise, empiricism without intuitive capacity is as useless as stats with variables.

]]> Comment on Should we focus on happiness rather than on GDP? by fazeer http://fazeer.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/should-we-focus-on-happiness-rather-than-on-gdp/#comment-13335 fazeer Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:51:55 +0000 http://fazeer.wordpress.com/?p=403#comment-13335 No, happiness is measured in terms of "subjective well-being" of the person. One way of doing so is through surveys. For example, the World Values Survey asks people something like, “<em>Taken all together, how happy would you say you are: very happy, quite happy, not very happy, not at all happy?</em>” Another is through the "Day Reconstruction Method", which asks "<em>participants to fill out a diary summarising episodes of the preceding day and to report the intensity of their feelings during each of those episodes</em>". Another is the "Experience Sampling Method" which "<em>requires participants to carry a handheld computer that prompts them several times during the course of the day (or days) to answer a set of questions immediately</em>." No, happiness is measured in terms of “subjective well-being” of the person. One way of doing so is through surveys. For example, the World Values Survey asks people something like, “Taken all together, how happy would you say you are: very happy, quite happy, not very happy, not at all happy?” Another is through the “Day Reconstruction Method”, which asks “participants to fill out a diary summarising episodes of the preceding day and to report the intensity of their feelings during each of those episodes“. Another is the “Experience Sampling Method” which “requires participants to carry a handheld computer that prompts them several times during the course of the day (or days) to answer a set of questions immediately.”

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