You are probably thinking of stuff like... developing the several technologies invented or ramped up to manufacture two kinds of atomic weapons, compu...
"Did not exist" means "ceased to exist" or "never existed in the first place"? If "never existed in the first place", then The history of the British ...
No, they are not. The last time there was a major level of pent-up demand was the period following the Great Depression and World War II (70+ years ag...
The bulk of those $60 trillion in debt is government spending debt. "Any amount" of public debt isn't good. Public debt, like private debt, should be ...
There are two methods: internal funding and external funding. In order to manage internal funding, they require a sufficient level of economic activit...
Oh, come on. You surely don't want a bunch of stuffy 8 year old conservatives. Youth are liberal (even radical) because they have nothing to lose, if ...
Another way developing countries will get a bigger payback from infrastructure is in agriculture, industry, and consumption. Developed countries will ...
When I think of East Africa, for example, and its several more or less undeveloped economies, there are numerous basic infrastructure needs: water, sa...
Temples, prayers, rituals, behaviors, etc. are proof that belief exists, not that God exists. That roughly 6+ billion people participate in various be...
"Hard-Pressed Skeptic" would make an excellent handle for someone. Keith Haring figure in a vice grip for the avatar. OR https://68.media.tumblr.com/7...
"personhood" is a philosophical concept, but it is also a legal concept. Legal personhood begins whenever we say it does. Some jurisdictions would lik...
Obviously they do. Not only is there demand for new infrastructure (like fiber-optic cable) but there is a demand for old infrastructure to be rebuilt...
Actually... we do have plague. On average, 7 cases a year appear in the US, of the bubonic form. Some result in death. Here is a map of where the plag...
"Congrats" or maybe, "Which bath houses were those?" would be an appropriate response. I'd tell you but they are closed. Sorry you missed out. The tin...
Otherwise known as our very good friend, THE PLAGUE. Y. pestis is spread by Oriental rat fleas. Europeans discovered the connection between plague and...
Living under a rock may have been a contributing factor, but as a socially incompetent loner, there was no great benefit in being up to date with my w...
It's an old story. Didn't Plato say something about the wrong kind of music being able to corrupt a society? "Do I hear a Waltz?" The waltz originated...
Evolution developed the ability to think logically--at least sometimes, in instances where there was time to think. "Logic" isn't a product of evoluti...
GHANDI was playing on the phrase, "an eye for an eye". He was, of course, a pacifist, and "an eye for an eye" justice would tend to be violent. But "a...
Could be. Something to think about. It appears to be an unpleasant experience. http://68.media.tumblr.com/fc734d46bfaa2f6184bd906b73b2a2c0/tumblr_o56r...
One thing about idolatry: you have to believe in God in order to commit this sin. If you think there is no God, then there is no "idolatry". God procl...
You're probably done with this topic, but it seems to me that "representative democracy" in the United States means only this: In each congressional d...
There are differences of opinion about when a fetus is "ensouled". Some think from the moment of conception, some think later--perhaps at birth. Some ...
Combining the genes of a male and female always results in at least somewhat unpredictable results. None of the techniques you list are possible now, ...
"Clang, clang, clang" went the trolley as it's commin' around the bend. A stupid child is playing with her Hitler doll between the tracks and will be ...
Be that as it may, idle beliefs are worth less than actively lived beliefs. Actively lived beliefs are more effective than idle beliefs, because one i...
Inactive beliefs are less important than active practice. It's one thing to live in a progressive or conservative community; it's another thing to be ...
Being conservative, per se, isn't the critical factor in reduced rates of divorce. It's active involvement in religion that is correlated strongly wit...
Not ill founded. Of course there is no gene "for" PTSD and child abuse or gunshot wounds. These are caused by experiences of extreme violence, often r...
OKAY, don't trust them. Fine by me. Yes, many 'psychological' or psychiatric problems are presumably caused by physical causes. Unfortunately, the mea...
What statement -- the one about Freud being wrong about a lot? Not complicated. For Example: Freud's error was not in identifying infantile sexuality;...
I can't seem to keep my right hand on the proper keys today. I keep typing "m" when I mean "n". Who can better explain this? Freud? Jung? Dr. Neurolog...
In siding so heavily with neurology, you are overlooking psychodynamics. Neurology will probably never explain why mothers and fathers, sons and daugh...
I didn't find the videos at all interesting or helpful. Both men are irrelevant from the perspective of current psychological practice. Freud's ideas ...
Agreed. This is part of the "sovereignty" deal. Sovereign nations not only can, but have a responsibility to control their borders. If they don't want...
Many people do pair bond without any intention of continuing the species, you know. I have thought, think, and will probably continue to think that an...
In one way this is true, and in another way it is not true. In the grand, multi-galactic scheme of things, one squirrel getting run over, one human at...
If you want teleology and purpose, why don't you just take up with the God of Abraham, who will give you both? You don't have to give up genes to do i...
The Lutheran insight that work is a central human act remains: Martin Luther It doesn't matter whether the work is domestic duties, civic duties, or w...
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