Tag: arrogance
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Narcissism. Knowledge. A whispering voice…
A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast suggests that the growing rate of narcissism in society could be linked with school achievement. (1) Modern civilization. Increasing knowledge. Growing narcissism. Growing arrogance. It takes a really brave man to admit he knows nothing. It takes a really arrogant man to claim he knows something. We have left…
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Moon landing. Jesus resurrection. Stories told. Stories forgotten.
We recently celebrated the 50 years anniversary of the moon landing. And yet, we saw many headlines of people speaking in favor of a conspiracy theory which wants the moon landing to be a hoax. I will not stand in the details of this funny conspiracy theory. What I will try to do is show…
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Few bodies problem…
In physics, the conundrum known as the “few-body problem,” how three or more interacting particles behave, has bedeviled scientists for centuries. Equations that describe the physics of few-body systems are usually unsolvable and the methods used to find solutions are unstable. There aren’t many equations that can probe the wide spectrum of possible few-particle dynamics.…
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Short answers to important questions
Hawking said that there is no God. (1) Should we care? The answer: No. Hawking was a good (not even the best) scientist in his specific field (and there are MANY fields in science). But he is not a philosopher. He actually believed that philosophy is dead. And surely he is not a good theologian.…
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Sanitation. As in “Medicine saves lives”. (but not as you expect)
The value of sanitation at reducing child mortality in many low income countries has been substantially underestimated according to recent research. A study by Prof Paul Hunter from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Dr Annette Prüss-Ustün from The World Health Organization concludes that vital health benefits of access to sanitation facilities such as…
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