Sunday Sermon:
Online debates about social, religious, political, historical, medical etc always end up the same, the only refutation to sound source backed arguments is ad hominem immature & displaced spiteful retorts; replies like
that's too long to read (too many sources) "you are crazy"...
An interesting premise...
How to fight the Dunning-Kruger effect, explained by psychologist David Dunning.
By Brian Resnick@[email protected] Jan 31, 2019, 12:50pm EST
David Dunning, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan, has devoted much of his career to studying the...
So there is science that supports the assholeness of some people?
Christian Jarrett is a cognitive neuroscientist turned science writer, whose work has appeared in New Scientist, The Guardian and Psychology Today, among others. He is editor of the Research Digest blog published by the British...
Human nature is often cited as justification for political views. All along the political spectrum, the belief that human nature is characterized by a tendency toward selfishness and immorality is prevalent. In fact, it’s often presented as the primary reason why government is necessary at all...
What is emotion? Have you ever heard a definitive answer to this question? Chemical reactions... well, yes, but what purpose does it serve? Fight or flight, human bonding for procreation... ok, but obviously it's more nuanced and influential than that.
I'd like to submit an idea for your...
The shrinks and mental health professionals are catering to some strange desires, namely polyamory, bigamy, and the like.
PolyProfessionals: Finding Polyamorous Assistance
Time to Update Our Definition of a Sinner
I am curious if there is a Muslim connection to this in that a Muslim man is...
From May 2009, updated Feb 2017, reflecting changes in wikipedia's science page since that time.
They include this, since 2014: appropriately (considering this article's title) renumbering section #2 to #1.
Most important SCIENCE (TODAY BY FAR): what is it? Answer here.
Don't be mislead by the...
Wouldn't psychological and neurological testing of the candidates give voters a better picture of who they actually are, rather than witnessing them trading barbs and insults in their interviews, speeches, and Twitter posts? Some tests evaluate one's problem-solving ability and one's ability to...
There is such a thing as assault, and that results in prison sentences usually, if the assault is conducted outside school property. But how is rape different from assault? After all, both assault victims and rape victims have their bodies fully recovered in a few days, discounting permanent...
Affiliation pride can be liken to how gangs justify their behavior in accepting bad from within that gang as long as they are affiliated, while denying good from outside if it's outside that affiliation and especially if it's a rival or competing gang. Then gang mentalty validates the poor...