User:Juan Ponderas

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Contributions to Wikipedia

I wrote most of communitarianism and worked on other political articles like political spectrum, same-sex marriage, and the Nolan chart. All this was years ago, and many things I said were foolish or reflective of viewpoints that have changed. Overall though I think my influence was positive. Now my work is mostly limited to correcting factual mistake when I come across them during my extensive use of Wikipedia for research.

Theoretical biases

If I believe something that I shouldn't, contact me; I love a good debate. As seen by historical versions here, I can change my beliefs.

Politics

I am an...

in favor of...

Democratic meritocracy
Communitarianism and decentralization
Environmental protection and Apollo Project
Operation Iraqi Freedom and vigorous War on Terror
Condorcet method and direct representation
Overlap Thesis

and against...

Religion

"Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process" - Samuel Coleridge

I am a...

who believes in...

and opposes...

Ethics

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good for those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you. -Jesus Christ

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and against...

Metaphysics

I believe in...

Culture

I believe in...

and oppose...

Identity or marriage based on gender, race, or sexuality
Legalized harmful drug usage or suicide

Beyond Wikipedia

I am a student at the University of California, Berkeley.

Political spectrums

I've proposed a new model of the political spectrum. Essentially, it has three axes; ideal social order, ideal economic order, and level of government power advocated. While I see no obvious flaws with it, for example false predictions, I don't think it is a final solution, if such a thing could be said to exist. I'm actually working on a new one, which should be interesting.

Proposal: Wikibate

I've made a proposal for a future Wikimedia project; Wikibate, or Wiki Debate. Adam contacted me about a similar project he had started, and I got involved in starting that up. I'd like to see it endorse by Wikimedia, but if the project is never endorsed by Wikimedia we'll have a project ready to go. I encourage anyone interested to take a look; you can check out 'Recent Changes' to see current issues, particularly regarding organization.

Mozilla

Not very involved anymore, but I did some work with theming and coded the solution to Bug 222799.

More

Weltanschauung Not sure if I agree, but here is an assessment of my world view:

You scored as Cultural Creative. Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside of the rational.

Cultural Creative

63%

Idealist

56%

Existentialist

50%

Romanticist

31%

Fundamentalist

25%

Postmodernist

25%