Tag: irrational
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Calculating probabilities.
Our whole life we must make decisions and weigh up probabilities of different events. By learning to estimate which event is more likely to happen, we become better at analyzing risks and benefits to guide our actions. But when do we start to gain a sense of stochasticity? Are babies even able to determine likelihood?…
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Credo!
Tertullian is widely regarded as having originated the expression “Credo quia absurdum” (est) (I believe because it is absurd) and the phrase often appears in contemporary polemics about the rationality of religious belief. Patristic scholars have long pointed out that Tertullian never said this or meant anything like it. (although as I have explained many…
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Why live? The irrationality of life and the futility of logic.
A liberal feminist exploded live on TV some time ago and this much hatred in one person is so rare to see. Katie Hopkins, well know British feminist crossed the line and said some awful things, including demanding euthanasia for the old people… "We just have far too many old people. It’s ridiculous to be…
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Cancelling your eyes. Making everything still. Flying…
Scientists analyzed how the brain of a fly compensates for its own movement when seeing and found out that indeed specific neurons are suppressed in order to keep the fly… flying. When a gust of wind unexpectedly blows a fly off course, for example, a powerful reflex known as the optomotor response causes the insect's…
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Arranged marriages or marriages out of love? A not so easy to answer question...
- Have your married out of love? - Of course! What a silly question! Is it silly? While in our society and in any other "progressive" society the marriage out of love is the norm, there are still some societies (like India, S. Arabia etc.) where many marriages are arranged. The question is whether these…
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