Tag: prejudice
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Exact sciences?!? Says who?
The winner usually writes the history, people say. And this is exactly what happened with the ideological winners of the battle between atheism and religion: science became the “proof” that we can know things “objectively” (see previous posts in Harmonia Philosophica @ Blogger of whether such an “objective” reality can even exist) and that we…
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The contribution of the Holy Inquisition to civilization (no it is not a joke)
This is a re-post of an article of Theodotus blog (translation posted here) To defend and justify the Holy Inquisition is the exact opposite of Political Correctness (PC). But as I have nothing to do with PC, I am happy to present the real history of this medieval institution. Even the biggest critic of the…
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Decline in religion, decline in morality.
Religious decline does not equal moral decline, says researcher. [1] How original. Stupid prejudiced science reaches to stupid prejudiced conclusions. We must be careful to compare things with the same standards. Morality has not declined based on our standards now, because our standards have demised into a pulp of liberalism. But morality and ethics is…
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My life. MY life?
“My life” A quote we keep repeating over and over again. Doubt the obvious. And you will discover the truth… Your life?
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Crime with no punishment. A modern axiom waiting for a theory…
Juries in criminal cases typically decide if someone is guilty, then a judge determines a suitable level of punishment. New research confirms that these two separate assessments of guilt and punishment – though related – are calculated in different parts of the brain. In fact, researchers have found that they can disrupt and change one…
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