Post No.: 0472 Fluffystealthkitten says: All words have a semantic meaning (a literal meaning) and a pragmatic meaning (why something was expressed, which will take into account the context it was expressed). Non-word utterances, like grunts, can have … Read More
Post No.: 0466 Furrywisepuppy says: The interaction of both genetics and environmental factors – such as the amount of nutrition received when young or even when still in the womb, humans preferring to hunt larger prey to extinction, … 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
Post No.: 0433 Furrywisepuppy says: Just some musings today as a shape-shifting frisky furmiliar who often takes on the form of a human being. As you might guess, taking on these multiple perspectives is going to have some … Read More
Post No.: 0405 Furrywisepuppy says: Some people worry that trying to critically analyse the things we enjoy that involve feelings and emotions, such as art and music, will ruin their enjoyment for those things. For others, it’ll potentially … Read More
Post No.: 0397 Furrywisepuppy says: In the context of resonant leadership – emotional intelligence is the ability to recognise, understand and use emotional information about oneself so that it leads to or causes effective performance in everybody; social … Read More
Post No.: 0362 Furrywisepuppy says: In the field of behavioural genetics (the study of how genes influence our behaviours), and regarding quantitative or polygenic traits (traits that are influenced by more than one gene, which is most of … Read More
Post No.: 0324 Furrywisepuppy says: It could be said that jokes fall into or involve a few basic categories or elements. There are exaggerations that create wild mental images, understatements or sarcasm. There are puns such as words … Read More
Post No.: 0297 Furrywisepuppy says: For those who run a business – lead from the front rather than huddled in the middle or hiding at the back. The front is where your customers/clients are and where the action … Read More
Post No.: 0262 Fluffystealthkitten says: Leaders take the ultimate responsibility – they do take the plaudits and they do take the blames (well few people care about or know who literally presses the buttons or pulls the levers … Read More
Post No.: 0240 Furrywisepuppy says: The reason why humour and laughter evolved is still debated. But we are definitely far more likely to laugh when in the company of others, suggesting that it’s primarily a social activity and … Read More
Post No.: 0233 Furrywisepuppy says: Most of us avoid it but we need to talk about death, and do so while we’re still in full control of our mental faculties, because it’s the one thing that’s inevitable for … Read More
Post No.: 0193 Furrywisepuppy says: When people investigate into their own ancestry or genealogy, chances are they will find at least someone in their lineage who was historically great or interesting. Now this is actually nothing to … Read More
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.: 0119 Furrywisepuppy says: Those who save the lives of the already sick or in danger are indeed heroes – but surely so are those who work to prevent people from becoming sick or in danger in … Read More
Post No.: 0110 Fluffystealthkitten says: Evolution is just heritable variation plus selection pressure, and that’s it, with no intentional direction or goal. ‘Success’ in this context also just means something ‘passed on (some of) its genes onto its … Read More
Post No.: 0097 Furrywisepuppy says: One day, I decided to pay homage to Charlie Chaplin by cutting and styling my moustache to look like his. I got some weird looks and comments though when I was outside of … Read More
Post No.: 0072 Furrywisepuppy says: The main point of language is to communicate, so if someone fully and properly understands what’s been said, regardless of the vocabulary used, then one has achieved one’s aim. Accordingly, if one uses … Read More
Post No.: 0063 Fluffystealthkitten says: I absolutely agree with being polite but I don’t personally care for ‘manners’ that only function as an attempt to denote ‘class’ e.g. which fork and knife to use for which meal course … Read More
Post No.: 0021 Furrywisepuppy says: A set of quick and random pieces today because I feel like it. Three things all young people (or really everyone) should be taught to understand in my furry opinion… Kinetic energy … Read More
