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This should be no surprise. Plus there is a condition known as MCI, mild cognitive impairment, which usually occurs prior to full blown dementia. MCI has symptoms that may involved finances, bills, forgetting simple things, etc. Not everyone with MCI goes on to develop dementia but a large...

This might have some new info in it. According to at least the study in the link, which is an except from a book, there are some benefits to meditation or prayer. Read more. I don't feel like I need to meditate to clear my mind and help my memory, but I can accept it may work for some people...

That’s crazy. It sounds like a conspiracy theory to me. Krugman is one of the most liberal economists around and he’s been writing opinion pieces for the NYT for decades. Sure, they do permit some conservative opinion writers, but I’ve been reading the NYTImes since I was in high school. It’s...

But, but but, Swiz said he won't "necessarily" vote for Trump. If he does, I guess he doesn't mind being part of a Christian theocracy, even if it's not as bad as a Muslim theocracy. The problem, imo, isn't voter suppression. It's voter stupidity. People have claimed that the vote was suppressed...

Here ya go! https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/opinion/biden-trump-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wE0.Gmb-.F1ZuF_xJ18LB&smid=url-share If you're not a NYT subscriber, you can read the entire article as I'm "gifting" it.

Maybe. Oddly enough, almost every commenter on the NYTImes site this morning thought that Paul Krugman was going overboard when he mentioned, Trump would ruin our democracy, and if he wins, that might be our last election. I'll try and find the article and gift it here. I don't think we will end...

Yeah. I mentioned that earlier, as one of the political pundits showed a clip of him saying that. I mentioned it to a friend earlier today and we were both disgusted but sadly, not all that surprised. The cult will do anything to try and undermine what's left of our democracy.

At least for now. There's no telling what the future holds if Trump and his Congressional cultists win in November, especially considering the corrupt partisanship of SCOTUS.

OMG! Little Mikey is already suggesting that SCOTUS get involved in appealing this case before the November election. o_O The prosecution did an excellent job of proving that Trump was guilty, but little Mikey and company want to pretend that Biden was behind it and it was all about interfering...

So, other then the links I posted, does anyone have some more ideas as to why our brains seemed to have evolved to believe in bullshit. I'll see what else I can find. Who here has heard of neurotheology? Anyone?

I respectfully disagree. The thing I'm trying to figure out is why have humans always believed in mythology, gods, goddesses, animal gods, people gods, like Jesus etc. It doesn't matter what type of religion we're thinking of. It's all about the gods and why people believe in supernatural stuff...

Maybe the legal terms were too difficult for him to understand. I'm glad the jury was smart enough to convict him.

I was trying to come here sooner to celebrate but I had calls from Dem friends and even my depressed neighbor was joyful when she heard the verdict! Happy days are here again.....at least for now..... I also heard some of the bullshit that Trump and his cultists are saying. It's the most...

Thanks Jarhyn. I hesitated to post the entire article but perhaps it will be okay, since that seems to be the only way to access it for everyone, and it does mention both hard determinists, and compatibilists. I just thought it was an interesting take and reminded me of this discussion.

AFAIK, Scientifc American does not allow for gifting articles. I was under the impression that a non subscriber could read one free article per month. Iv’e never found a way to gift any articles, but when I have time, I’ll look again. Sorry about that.

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Trump isn't just talking about immigrants. He wants to deport citizens as well. He's wants to bring back the old "love it or leaveI crap from the 60s, and make it into policy. Yesterday, Mr. Sohy and I were wondering where he try to deport us if we didn't commit to him. :p We were joking, but...

I don't want to get involved in the argument at this point, but I do want to mention two things that some of you might enjoy. NOVA had two episodes about the brain that you can stream. One is about free will. The other one is very interesting as it explains how vision works and a few other...

We've never felt that way until Trump, so I'm not sure where you got that idea. The problem is that a lot of voters only consider the presidential elections to be very important and they sit out the midterm elections. I've tried to reason with some of them, but they just don't understand the...

Yes, they do. They are ignorant, but when they become friends with an atheist, it often changes their opinion. That is one reason why I'm usually an open atheist, assuming the Christian is frequently bringing up religion, or worse yet, preaching it to me. They have this awful stereotype about...