Tag: prejudice
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Velikovsky vs. Scientific establishment 5-0 [A story with comets, collisions, prejudice and some… water]
Regarding myths, an incredible example is that of the Bible reference of the Sun stopping in the middle of the sky… Velikovsky studied the reports in the Bible of the Sun coming to a halt in the sky. Many people dismiss this story as completely absurd. But yet again a scientist should investigate every possible…
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Pluto. The lonely planet…
New Horizons. A historic fly-by. Near Pluto. (1) Pluto, the planet (yes, I still call him a “planet”, I am an astronomy-anarchist) furthest from the Sun. A small lonely planet. Cold and away from the Sun. But wait a minute. Why “lonely”? Why do we keep projecting our own point of view to the others?…
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Leopold II. Like “Hitler”. Who? [OR: Seek losing. To win.]
Take a look at this picture. Do you know who it is? His name is King Leopold II of Belgium. He “owned” the Congo during his reign as the constitutional monarch of Belgium. After several failed colonial attempts in Asia and Africa, he settled on the Congo. He “bought” it and enslaved its people, turning…
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Astrology: The astronomy we really need...
We laugh at astrology. We think it is "unscientific". We need a Shestov to remind us how wrong we are. Because astrology is not talking about whether you will win the jackpot tommorow or whether you will be king. Astrology is about studying the stars (most greatest astronomers were actually astrologists - e.g. Kepler) with…
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Technology does NOT work! No really. Ask your loan mower...
Many people argue in favor of our way of life. And the greatest and easiest way of arguing is throwing away lines like "Technology works". Well, I was recently watching a video were a man with a scythe competed against a loan mower. And guess what: the man with the scythe won! Not only did it complete…
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