The Psychology of Flat Earthers - et alia

I often wonder why we members can't get through to other members and why in general skepticism falls upon the deaf ears and blind eyes of those that harbor strange beliefs. Here in this article are described some of the reasons.

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Flat Earthers have a tendency to evoke a great deal of condescension in people. Wry grins are accompanied by snorts and scoffs, all wrapped up in a feeling of unquestionable superiority. What kind of idiots could believe such a thing? While it’s undeniably humourous to witness a group of adults disprove their own whacky belief using the scientific method, it’s important to put aside our smugness and try to understand how—in the face of overwhelming contrary evidence—a large group of people could believe such an outrageous idea. The hardened beliefs of a Flat Earther are caused by a mixture of fascinating psychological processes, the enlightening of which can help to protect ourselves against such rampant illogicality. Truth is critical for the survival of our species—a firm grip on reality essential for mastery over our environment. Consider some of the great achievers of history, infected with the absurdity of the Flat Earth belief—Francis Drake might have been too fearful to steer his galleon towards the dusky... https://antidotesforchimps.com/2019/...flat-earthers/

The Psychology of Flat Earthers - et alia

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The Psychology of Flat Earthers - Et. al.

I often wonder why we members can't get through to other members and why in general skepticism falls upon the deaf ears and blind eyes of those that harbor strange beliefs. Here are some of the reasons.

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Flat Earthers have a tendency to evoke a great deal of condescension in people. Wry grins are accompanied by snorts and scoffs, all wrapped up in a feeling of unquestionable superiority. What kind of idiots could believe such a thing? While it’s undeniably humourous to witness a group of adults disprove their own whacky belief using the scientific method, it’s important to put aside our smugness and try to understand how—in the face of overwhelming contrary evidence—a large group of people could believe such an outrageous idea. The hardened beliefs of a Flat Earther are caused by a mixture of fascinating psychological processes, the enlightening of which can help to protect ourselves against such rampant illogicality. Truth is critical for the survival of our species—a firm grip on reality essential for mastery over our environment. Consider some of the great achievers of history, infected with the absurdity of the Flat Earth belief—Francis Drake might have been too fearful to steer his galleon towards the dusky... https://antidotesforchimps.com/2019/...flat-earthers/

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Ugh! US corporate giant steals Australian brand and sues.

Australian ugg boot maker Eddie Oyger has been ordered by a Chicago court to pay Deckers Outdoor Corporation US$450,000 for selling 12 ugg boots in the US. Deckers is the legal copyright holder of the "ugg" brand and has been selling them as "Ugg Australia" up until 2017.

And how did this corporation get to own a brand name that was in common use in Australia for decades?

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Despite its Australian origin as a generic term, the word ugg was registered as a brand in the US in the 1980s by Australian entrepreneur Brian Smith, who later sold the trademark to Deckers. Ever since, Australian bootmakers have been banned from exporting if they use the word ugg, making it difficult to compete against Deckers' global Ugg Australia brand.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-...in-us/11104374

Needless to say, despite frequent appeals to the Australian government, no politician was game enough to oppose this corporate takeover.

Religion should not be in the same topic as Philosophy

Hello to all, long time not being here but I am getting really tired of discussions on FB, this is a much better place.

That said, as the title says, this is the second time as far as I recall that I want to point this out to the ISF admins and moderators.

Science is PART of Philosophy, they go hand in hand. In fact All the ontological assumptions behind scientific models and theories come from philosophy.

Pretending than Philosophy is at the same level than religion is simply wrong.


I would say that religion needs to be on its own branch, and then integrate Philosophy and Science in their own branch. Or if there are anyone here wanting to claim that Science (a collection of methodologies) is (somehow) a "field on its own", then keep it as a single branch instead of putting it with mathematics (that again are related to Philosophy) and then leave medicine and technology as sub branches or something.

How a seemingly respectable couple starved their toddler on a vegan diet

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The foster carer who took charge of a severely malnourished toddler fed an extreme vegan diet was appalled when she first saw the child in hospital. 'When I first met [the child] she was nearly two years old and looked like a three-month-old baby,' the mother-of-five told a court. 'She weighed 4.89kg and had no teeth. My own babies weighed over 4kg when they were born. 'She was lying in her hospital bed with tubes covering her tiny body. She was being fed by a tube through her nose. 'I remember thinking how terrifying this must be for such a small child.' ... Her parents, who fed the girl a meagre vegan diet and did not have her immunised, have admitted failing to provide the child with the necessities of life and face a maximum five years in jail.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/austr...ect/ar-AABcQG3


This is one of those cases where I hope the accused get the maximum number of years in jail.

America transitions into Gilead

With Georgia about set to give women who get abortions the death penalty, Ohio requiring ectopic pregnancies be saved...somehow and Alabama deciding rape isn't a problem it is the sluts that claim rape happened that is the problem...well I'd like to say that all the Bernie Bros who said back in 2016 that it was okay, nay a requirement, to vote Stein because women were safe can collectively all just go jump off a cliff. I said then that conservatives would never be satisfied until women were reduced to slaves for men's whims but I was just talking "nonsense" and yet here we now are.