Post No.: 0464 Furrywisepuppy says: I’ve pondered many times about the inescapable role that luck plays in our lives but sometimes – such as here, or when acknowledging our own inevitable mortality, for instance – dwelling on the … Read More
Post No.: 0463 Furrywisepuppy says: We learn about the world through copying, through direct observation, through tuition or instruction (e.g. via teachers in school), and through stories. A story – or basically a lesson wrapped within a … Read More
Post No.: 0462 Fluffystealthkitten says: A big part of romantic love is letting yourself fall in love for another. Both love and fear make the heart beat faster and so they can be potentially confused with one another. … Read More
Post No.: 0461 Furrywisepuppy says: Many phenomena or attributes that we intuitively think exist cannot be directly measured, but their existence can be inferred via other phenomena that are measurable. Examples include ‘intelligence’, ‘health’, being ‘strong’, ‘beautiful’, ‘deadly’ … Read More
Post No.: 0460 Fluffystealthkitten says: A ‘bill’ is a proposed piece of legislation. In the United Kingdom, after a bill is proposed, it is considered by the legislature, which is the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and if … Read More
Post No.: 0459 Furrywisepuppy says: A fantastic way to discover things or create something new is to experiment. We can conduct an experiment or two to check to see if what we or other people claim is true, … Read More
Post No.: 0458 Furrywisepuppy says: Let’s now look at what John Rawls – a social or egalitarian liberal – thought… John Rawls was against utilitarianism and extended on Immanuel Kant’s thoughts by believing that if the principles … Read More
Post No.: 0457 Furrywisepuppy says: Perhaps strangely when viewed on the face of it – people are far more willing to do something for free than do the exact same thing for a very small amount of money. … Read More
Post No.: 0456 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Structural violence’ refers to the indirect facets of a system, culture or context that can eventually lead to promoting harm, such as inequality, poverty, racism and socio-economic factors. ‘Instrumental violence’ refers to violence … Read More
Post No.: 0455 Furrywisepuppy says: A contract is formed only if and when an offer, exactly as stated, is accepted – this is the ‘mirror image rule’. The person who initiates an exchange (the offeror or ‘master of … Read More
Post No.: 0454 Furrywisepuppy says: Common tactics that people might use if they’re lying or want to conceal the truth include – wasting your time or trying to buy time (e.g. by questioning the question that’s just been … Read More
Post No.: 0453 Furrywisepuppy says: Emotions could be said to be what we experience when we’re not thinking about what we’re experiencing but just experiencing whatever we’re experiencing; whilst feelings could be said to be what we feel … Read More
Post No.: 0452 Fluffystealthkitten says: We’ll continue on from Post No.: 0408, which demonstrated how power starts to transfer to ordinary citizens from the elites because of taxation. Without the need to collect taxes, there’s no need to … Read More
Post No.: 0451 Furrywisepuppy says: We looked at the pros and cons of preschool and home-schooling in Post No.: 0422. We’ll now look at academic acceleration, which could be an option for schoolchildren whose academic performances are substantially … Read More
Post No.: 0450 Fluffystealthkitten says: It is time to explore the body language of my feline species. We will also take a look at some problem behaviours that a cat may exhibit. Furrywisepuppy says: I guess … Read More
Post No.: 0449 Furrywisepuppy says: The most common types of anxiety disorders are generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (see Post No.: 0095 for more specifically about OCD), panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety disorder, … Read More
Post No.: 0448 Fluffystealthkitten says: Humans operate on some basic and reasonably predictable instincts that primarily evolved long before the species created this modern world. We can essentially break human behaviour down into a number of heuristics that … Read More
Post No.: 0447 Furrywisepuppy says: I primarily exist as a tiny furry beast. But which size is better – ickle or large? The bigger they are, the harder they fall, where there’s atmosphere – as size increases … Read More
