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Tag Archives: belief
Ricky Gervais presents an insightful view of atheism
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
Posted in Core thought, People, perception, Phlyarology
Tagged agnosticism, atheism, belief, god, Religion, Richard Dawkins, Richard Feynman, Richard Wiseman, Ricky Gervais, science, truth
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The Koala Conspiracy
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…
Posted in balance, Communication, Core thought, GCD: Global climate disruption, perception, Reblogs, Science, Strategy
Tagged Alternative Facts, belief, cognition, post-truth, truth
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Seeing the real world, revisited
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
What you believe can affect your appetite
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
Posted in ... wait, what?, Education, Health, illusion, Phlyarology, Science
Tagged belief, choice, ghrelin, hunger, perception, weight gain
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Seeing the real world
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