Post No.: 0160 Fluffystealthkitten says: This post may be controversial but taking into account all of my personal views expressed in Post No.: 0063 about giving and taking offence, intent and inconsideration – I overall don’t personally agree … Read More
Post No.: 0159 Furrywisepuppy says: Although first impressions are typically based on highly superficial cues that can be temporarily faked, or can be highly unrepresentative of how a person is most of the time – first impressions matter … Read More
Post No.: 0158 Furrywisepuppy says: Money is important to us for our survival and (for some more than others) our self-esteem. Money and a job can bring about a sense of security too, and hence life satisfaction. It … Read More
Post No.: 0157 Furrywisepuppy says: The ‘availability heuristic’ is the process of judging the size of a category or frequency of an event by the ease or fluency in which specific instances of it come to mind (e.g. … Read More
Post No.: 0156 Fluffystealthkitten says: Inheritance matters when it comes to mental health i.e. both genetic and environmental inheritances, although (apart from in a limited number of cases i.e. Huntingdon’s disease, which is just about completely genetically penetrant … Read More
Post No.: 0155 Furrywisepuppy says: A lot of people who live in the long-industrialised nations of the world tend to automatically blame people and manufacturers in the ‘still-developing’ nations of the world for their growing carbon dioxide and … Read More
Post No.: 0154 Furrywisepuppy says: When presented with a problem, too many people naturally try to push a premature solution that they had thought of, then end up defending it from all attackers and hanging onto ‘their baby’ … Read More
Post No.: 0153 Furrywisepuppy says: Anti-atheist prejudice or antipathy can sometimes result because a lot of people will only trust in a state leader (or any other person in a role where trust is particularly important) who holds … Read More
Post No.: 0152 Fluffystealthkitten says: A problem in health education right now is that many people currently seem to take their influence and education from social media influencers, brand ambassadors and advocates who are not sufficiently educated or … Read More
Post No.: 0151 Furrywisepuppy says: A media broadcaster’s goal could be to, for instance, increase readership, increase revenues and/or support a particular political party or leaning. It’ll need to constantly make subjective decisions based on its own partisan … Read More
Post No.: 0150 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Deindividuation’ is when individuals, within group situations, do not feel that they stand out as individuals and do not see or pay attention to themselves as individuals. This loss of self-awareness can lead … Read More
Post No.: 0149 Fluffystealthkitten says: Seeking positive experiences is generally better for our happiness and life satisfaction than seeking material possessions. It’s our experiences that ultimately become our life narrative, whereas material possessions generally don’t. It’s our experiences … Read More
Post No.: 0148 Furrywisepuppy says: A personal self-monitoring and self-control of our biases shouldn’t be relied upon (well there’s the bias of believing that one has gotten one’s own biases under control or that biases mainly affect other … Read More
Post No.: 0147 Furrywisepuppy says: A direct democracy (or pure democracy) is a form of democracy where citizens directly vote to decide on political matters, as opposed to electing representatives who in turn decide on political matters on … Read More
Post No.: 0146 Furrywisepuppy says: Although recurrence rates and durations are similar, far more women than men become depressed in the first place, possibly because women face many more potential stressors in life. Globally, the peak incidence for … Read More
Post No.: 0145 Furrywisepuppy says: I personally believe that philosophy or philosophical thinking contributes to the natural sciences (physical and life sciences) by guiding what questions we want to ask and ultimately want answered. For instance, where did … Read More
