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The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you – Neil deGrasse Tyson

by Clever Dick Oct 29, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#cosmos, #god, #knowledge, #religion, #science, #universe, #wisdom,

Important idea physicists seem to forget.Read More

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Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please – Mark Twain

by Mickey Oct 23, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#facts, #fakenews, #marktwain, #politics, #science, #wisdom, #wise,

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It’s not THE environment – it’s OUR environment

by sunnyjim Oct 20, 2020 2 Comments 2 Links

#communication, #education, #environment, #language, #nature, #wisdom,

We need better linguistic awareness to face the truth.Read More

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If an argument lasts more than five minutes then both sides are wrong

by HADRIAN ION Oct 19, 2020 4 Comments 3 Links

#arguement, #knowledge, #science, #space, #truth, #wisdom,

Great idea, attributed to Neil deGrasse Tyson.Read More

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De-schooling programs for teenagers

by soleo Oct 14, 2020 4 Comments 4 Links

#brains, #education, #health, #justice, #kids, #school, #schooling, #society, #teenagers, #wisdom,

Help their brains escape the bounds of being institutionalised, socially engineered and... Read More

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Eat dead stars for breakfast

by Iain Matitzov Oct 11, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#atom, #breakfast, #energy, #food, #fun, #matter, #physics, #quantum, #science, #space, #stars, #sun, #wisdom,

Other than hydrogen, helium and lithium everything you ate today was made... Read More

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Zodiac racism – nationalism for your own star sign

by PandB Oct 8, 2020 3 Comments 5 Links

#equality, #funny, #justice, #meaning, #racism, #silly, #society, #space, #stars, #wisdom,

To show how absurd it is to think some group is the... Read More

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Bible rewrite – only include accepted facts and no social engineering

by Why Are You Reading My Name Sep 27, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#bible, #christ, #education, #god, #jesus, #science, #truth, #wisdom,

You know, allowing safe sex with condoms, discouraging genital mutilation and advice... Read More

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Retire for a decade after leaving school – live life while you can enjoy it

by Munch Sep 27, 2020 4 Comments 3 Links

#freedom, #kids, #life, #money, #pension, #retirement, #seniors, #wisdom, #youth,

I highly recommend this – just promise yourself you will work for... Read More

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Kat Kippahs (Jewish hats) for pets

by 8-BIT BOBBY Sep 14, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#animals, #cat, #dog, #god, #hat, #pets, #religion, #wisdom,

Force your superstitions on your pets as well as your kids innit.Read More

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Digital ‘tree of life’ map for ideas and inventions

by Munch Sep 8, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#education, #evolution, #ideas, #inventions, #knowldege, #life, #map, #wisdom,

Could also work to trace scientific theories and the roots of great... Read More

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Design doesn’t need a designer

by Aunty Entropy Sep 3, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#creation, #creationism, #darwin, #design, #designer, #dna, #evolution, #ideas, #life, #science, #wisdom,

Idea taken from “Darwin’s dangerous idea” bookRead More

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Fresh water and education are a human right

by astronut Aug 26, 2020 2 Comments 2 Links

#children, #education, #environment, #health, #mankind, #meaningoflife, #wisdom,

2 simple things that should be mankind’s main goals – so we... Read More

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Make a sustainable orbit out of many suns

by Mickey Aug 25, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#destiny, #exploration, #future, #futureism, #gravity, #humanity, #life, #mankind, #sol, #space, #spaceexploration, #stars, #sun, #survival, #wisdom,

Not as crazy as you think, given time. If we survive, it’s... Read More

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Your goal is to have grandchildren, not children

by Munch Aug 25, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#children, #dna, #genes, #kids, #life, #wisdom,

Sterile children won’t propagate the genes that use you as their current... Read More

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So many normal people live under the sway of bad ideas

by HADRIAN ION Jul 31, 2020 1 Comment 2 Links

#badideas, #idea, #ideas, #intelligence, #life, #mindfulness, #psychology, #samharris, #society, #wisdom,

This idea is so illuminating and is about ideas themselves. Its a... Read More

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Questioning the existence of God is meaningless – Igtheism

by HADRIAN ION Jul 29, 2020 3 Comments 2 Links

#allah, #existence, #god, #logic, #philosophy, #religion, #wisdom,

Ignosticism or igtheism is the idea that the question of the existence... Read More

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The Tao – becoming one with the rhythms of the universe

by Stella Jul 20, 2020 4 Comments 4 Links

#china, #daoism, #life, #order, #philosophy, #tao, #universe, #wisdom,

Taoism, or Daoism, is a philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasises... Read More

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Total Cosmopolitanism

by MeterMan Jul 15, 2020 2 Comments 2 Links

#community, #cosmopolitanism, #globalism, #philosophy, #wisdom,

Not quite globalism, cosmopolitanism is the idea that all human beings are,... Read More

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Chaos theory

by astronut Jul 11, 2020 2 Comments 2 Links

#chaos, #math, #mathematics, #philosophy, #physics, #science, #wisdom,

The idea that small differences in initial conditions can have overwhelming effects... Read More