Post No.: 0048 Furrywisepuppy says: What a searingly hot but splendidly sunny summer’s day here today. Truly the dog days. What have you been up to kitten? Fluffystealthkitten says: I tranquillised five mice, one hedgehog, three … Read More
Post No.: 0047 Furrywisepuppy says: Mental health conditions affect the way we think, feel and behave. ‘Neurotic’ symptoms are severe or extreme forms of normal emotional responses (a little of something – or rather neither too little nor … Read More
Post No.: 0046 Furrywisepuppy says: Age doesn’t automatically lead to experience, and experience doesn’t automatically lead to education or knowledge – the passage of time, and often even exposure, isn’t alone enough for us to learn things. Education … Read More
Post No.: 0045 Fluffystealthkitten says: Here’s a classic thought experiment in philosophy for you… Regarding us getting closer and closer to being able to create more and more believable virtual worlds – chances are that, arguably, we … Read More
Post No.: 0044 Furrywisepuppy says: Scientific experiments involving new products should really compare to the best existing alternative treatments if one exists (represented fairly e.g. with appropriate dosages) as a control group – rather than to nothing, a … Read More
Post No.: 0043 Fluffystealthkitten says: Regarding obesity, if you are poor and live in a ‘developing’ country then you won’t generally get to eat convenience or junk foods – you’ll cook from raw ingredients and eat what humble … Read More
Post No.: 0042 Furrywisepuppy says: Gratitude helps us to notice the good in the world and our positive connections with others, and to not take these for granted. We’re goal-focused, problem-solving-oriented organisms hence why we tend to focus … Read More
Post No.: 0041 Furrywisepuppy says: One cannot ever look good, moral, big or clever mocking someone as mentally ill or because they are mentally ill – by using simple logic, either they aren’t mentally ill and so you’re … Read More
Post No.: 0040 Furrywisepuppy says: It’s far more difficult to change a habit than to start one – so it’s best to build good habits in from the very start. We are creatures of habit (like all creatures … Read More
Post No.: 0039 Furrywisepuppy says: Religious or spiritual beliefs in immaterial souls (that can exist without a physical vessel and have strictly free wills), in god(s) and in the afterlife – can be adaptive for individuals and groups … Read More
Post No.: 0038 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Personality’ is that pattern of characteristic thoughts, feelings and behaviours that distinguishes one person from another, and that persists over time and situations. For a long time now, many psychologists have used … Read More
Post No.: 0037 Furrywisepuppy says: If one describes a person who exercises regularly then you can probably guess that he/she will be generally physically fit, and vice-versa if a person does not exercise regularly. And so if one … Read More
Post No.: 0036 Fluffystealthkitten says: If you don’t have the faintest idea how something is made or what really goes into making and marketing it then you can end up paying way over the odds when you come … Read More
Post No.: 0035 Furrywisepuppy says: In the field of game theory and iterated (repeated) games (which more closely resemble real life than one-off played games because in real life you often have to deal with those you’ve righted … Read More
Post No.: 0034 Furrywisepuppy says: Please understand the differences between a hypothesis, fact, theory and law when talking in scientific contexts and when reading science news… A hypothesis is the starting point of any original scientific experiment … Read More
Post No.: 0033 Furrywisepuppy says: Our physical health is about how our bodies can maintain equilibrium and how we can cope with all the things that life can and will throw at us. So our health is really … Read More
