Tag Archives: belief

Ricky Gervais presents an insightful view of atheism

Posted on June 21, 2022 by peNdantry

I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned. Richard Feynman (1918–1988) With thanks to Paul Handover of Learning from Dogs for pointing me to the thought-provoking piece below. (There’s also a ‘Best of … Continue reading →

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The Koala Conspiracy

Posted on July 3, 2021 by peNdantry

Originally posted on Adaptive Diversity:
Do marsupials even exist? The word of the year for 2016 is officially “post-truth.” It seems a lot of folks just don’t care very much for facts. Instead, they form beliefs based on subjective feelings…

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Seeing the real world, revisited

Posted on April 4, 2020 by peNdantry

With a hat tip to Fandango’s Friday Flashback, here we are, albeit a day late, with a post of mine from eight years ago today. There’s nothing special about ‘eight years’; it’s simply that, of all the fourth of April … Continue reading →

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What you believe can affect your appetite

Posted on March 23, 2020 by peNdantry

I learnt a new word today: ‘ghrelin‘. It’s a hormone produced by the stomach that regulates hunger. If you have more ghrelin in your system, you’ll tend to feel hungry; if you have less of it, then you’ll tend to … Continue reading →

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Seeing the real world

Posted on April 4, 2012 by peNdantry

I seem to have hit a period of recurring themes, coming back to haunt me like a Sierpinski triangle. A boss of mine some years ago (nice chap) was adamant that he had reached a stage in his life in … Continue reading →

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