Tag: society
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The greatest dead-end of democracy (is democracy itself)
The situation in the UK is a big mess. The people decided something democratically via referendum. Others are democratically protesting. To implement this decision, the prime minister closes the House by applying a democratic process (yes, democracy there gave him this right) so that others do not democratically pass laws that impede the implementation of…
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Ostracism. Society. Genuine humans.
Ostracism or social exclusion within a group serves to discipline disagreeable, awkward, or free-loading members and thus promote cooperation - at least this was the assumption of previous research in this field. However, ostracism also develops in situations in which there is no need to discipline the behaviors of others, and the victims often seem…
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Hey Deism! Why are you afraid of Theism? [Against society]
Atheism is in fashion today. Denying this would be like denying the Sun revolved around the Earth! Oups! Sorry. I meant the Earth revolving around the Sun. Let't not discuss about changing reference systems. This is something for 3rd grade students anyway... Where was I? Oh, yes! Atheism is in fashion today. And this has…
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Being hyper-social. Watching your mobile phone. Crossing the river. [Interactions in an unmovable world]
A new study of dysfunctional use of smart technology finds that the most addictive smartphone functions all share a common theme: they tap into the human desire to connect with other people. The findings, published in Frontiers in Psychology, suggest that smartphone addiction could be hyper-social, not anti-social. We all know people who, seemingly incapable…
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Gods… Society… Punishment… Freedom…
Today’s most popular religions have one thing in common: gods or supernatural laws (such as karma) that dictate moral behavior and punish transgressions. Act morally and these supernatural forces will reward you; break the rules and you’ll be punished. But moralizing gods seem to be quite rare in human history. Researchers know from ethnographies that…
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