common knowledge – The Ten Commandments Project

The Real Reason the Ten Commandments Are Posted

Use the same anime-style image of Moses as a student in an Alabama elementary school. Keep the same character, classroom setting, composition, clothing, and visual style. Add one ordinary pencil in his hand, with natural anatomy and exactly two hands visible. Do not add a staff, extra hands, or any other object.

Alabama schools, beginning in 2027, are posting a sign with the Ten Commandments. While the posting’s legislative reasons include the Decalogue’s roots in American Political Thought and Philosophy, there is arguably another reason. The reason isn’t religious, rather, it is based upon the field of Cognitive Science. In academia, Common Knowledge is a technical term.Continue reading “The Real Reason the Ten Commandments Are Posted”

Next Level Common Knowledge: Sukkoth

Two men conversing beside fruit and pottery in an ancient desert marketplace

Steven Pinker examines Common Knowledge in his work: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life (2025, Scribner.) Dr. Pinker’s Common Knowledge is a term meant to describe human interactions and the knowledge of the individuals interacting. The Sukkoth Holiday- the Festival of Booths- Torah PortionContinue reading “Next Level Common Knowledge: Sukkoth”