Tag: science
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Why are wars? Let’s simplify it
The world peace is often deemed as unrealistic. But if the world’s citizens weren’t the sheep, stood up and show the politicians that they can and will control them, there would be peace. Let’s stop this with the famous claim “The biggest problem in politics is the stupidity of people” made by Helmut Schmidt. But…
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The fourth wave of feminism: Enemy of science?
Fourth-wave feminism emerged around 2012. It focuses on issues like sexual harassment, body image, and intersectionality. Activists use social media as a key tool. Platforms like X (Twitter) and Instagram amplify voices. Online campaigns such as #MeToo raised awareness globally. The movement fights against systemic problems. These include workplace harassment, rape culture, and gender inequality.…
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Wikipedia through evolutionary psychology perspective
“Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians. It operates as a collaborative platform where users can write, edit, and update articles on a wide range of topics. It follows an open-content model, allowing almost anyone to contribute, with content overseen by editors and administrators to…
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Worldwide mental health crisis, stigma, religion and culture
As of 2024, the global population is estimated to be approximately 8.1 billion people. Developing countries, as defined by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), encompass 152 nations with a combined population of around 6.87 billion individuals. This means that about 85.5% of the world’s population resides in developing countries. Since I – a severely mentally…
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Destroyed by extraterrestrials: the reasons for it
If we set aside conspiracy theories suggesting that extraterrestrials are already here, controlling everything, we should ask ourselves: what would truly different beings do with us? I must agree with the late Stephen Hawking – our immaturity would likely lead to our destruction by extraterrestrials. Why their alleged presence are just mere conspiracy theories We…
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Deeply spiritual and atheist
Some people are spiritual to the degree that they cannot leave the faith. They mold their arguments with possession of cognitive biases, fallacies, formal fallacies and are not well-read. But rather it is because their spirituality is so strong that it won’t allow them to escape it. But some people are deeply spiritual and atheist.…
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Can we recognize nationalities better by faces than DNA?
Nationalism brought nothing but gas chambers and we should get rid of it. Maybe I do look like a Czech, have Czech DNA, but I couldn’t care less. I don’t care whether you are white, black, South Asian, East Asian. I assess a person by his intelligence, talents, creativity, personality and moral values. However, despite…
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Cancer cure? Rather an atomic bomb!
Since I am pro-democracy, I am completely aware that the time’s need (in the 1940s) was really more useful to create an atomic bomb to deter totalitarian enemies than to find a cure for cancer. But what about allocating the costly resources and the best brains now to cure cancer? No! Cancer cure? Rather an…
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Only secular countries are rich
Countries that are rich but not secular include Saudi Arabia (oil), Qatar (oil and gas), Kuwait (oil), United Arab Emirates (oil and trade), Brunei (oil and gas), Oman (oil), Bahrain (oil and finance), and Malaysia (natural resources and manufacturing). And that’s it. Therefore, only secular countries are rich. This article explains why religion is a…
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How religion thwarts scientific, economic and societal progress
Iran has been involved in nuclear development for nearly 70 years. Its suspected efforts toward a weapon have been ongoing for about 30 to 40 years. Do you think religion thwarts scientific progress? It would take the Czech Republic approximately 1 to 5 years to develop a nuclear weapon, depending on access to materials and…