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This Article Won’t Change Your Mind. I’ll let you make your own mind up.
A first for Scientific American: endorsing a political candidate.
Originally posted on Bobbing Around:
“We’ve never backed a presidential candidate in our 175-year history — until now” This editorial from one of the world’s most respected journals is worth reading. Regardless of other matters that may influence your vote,…
Escaping the ‘sewer of realities’
[edit 10Sep2020 — following a comment by Russellings of the Spirit (below), I feel that I ought to point out that in order to make sense of my post here, you really do need to first watch this video clip. … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Computers and Internet, consciousness, Core thought, Phlyarology
Tagged consciousness, reality, simulation
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Naked Truth
Originally posted on lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown:
His truths are vile graffiti scrawled in charcoal on a wall, your belief in them, immobile—not budgeable at all. You spout online rhetoric not based on any fact, using a…
The First 100 Days …
Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
If a president serves his entire four-year term, he will have been president for 1,459 days. The first 100 days are some sort of a marker, though they are less than 15% of his…
Posted in balance, Core thought, News and politics, People, Reblogs
Tagged Democracy, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
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An open letter to all billionaires, everywhere
Dear Sir or Madam, In August 2020, Jeff Bezos became the richest man on the planet. Not only that, but he became the first person ever to exceed a personal wealth of US$200 billion (and that during a pandemic, too, … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Core thought, GCD: Global climate disruption, People, Phlyarology
Tagged Annuit Coeptis, billionaires, egocentric bias, Jeff Bezos, luck, success
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The illusion of free will
First, watch this: Having watched it, you may now have an idea what the ‘many worlds’ hypothesis is about. Focusing on the Schrödinger’s Cat example: when the box is opened, the universe splits into two; one in which the cat … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, consciousness, Core thought, illusion, Phlyarology, Science
Tagged consciousness, fate, free will, illusion, quantum physics
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Our way of life is killing us
It’s all about externalities. The price we pay for things rarely, if ever, reflects its true cost. Forests are vital for our survival – but that’s not stopping greedy supermarkets and fast food companies burning them down for profit. We … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Biodiversity, Climate, Core thought, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Phlyarology
Tagged Amazon Watch, Greenpeace
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The BIG Big Bang Theory Trivia Quiz
Q1: What is the flag of Sheldon and Leonard’s apartment? Q2: What is Leonard’s middle name? Q3: Why is Sheldon Cooper like a black hole? Q4: What is Penny’s star sign? Q5: What is vexillology? Q6: For what theory did … Continue reading
Planet of The Idiots: a lecture by Carl Sagan
Disclaimer: this lecture is actually entitled ‘The Age of Exploration’, but I think my title is more appropriate. Let’s make a planet in which nobody is starving. Let’s make a planet in which men and women have equal access to … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Core thought, Education, History, Phlyarology, Science, Tributes
Tagged Anthropocentrism, Carl Sagan, chauvinism, conceit, homo fatuus brutus
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