Yes, this is a genuine question, no it isn't a veiled insult to anyone.. just a genuine observation.. I was looking up the Northern Ireland debate (no I am not addressing that here... moreYes, this is a genuine question, no it isn't a veiled insult to anyone.. just a genuine observation.. I was looking up the Northern Ireland debate (no I am not addressing that here!) and i came across some sites that posted downright lies and misinformation heavily slanted and it got me thinking.. it IS like the Trump debate too in that I Have observed otherwise normal people posting things that cannot be true as fact and posting rumours as though they are fact... and the thing is people seem to choose to believe what they want to believe based on their own opinions.. But truth is important isn't it? Why do people read things that an intelligent questioning mind would easily see were false and simply believe them.... I guess this is one tack in trying to get people to think one way or other.. and perhaps, for all I know both sides do it.. .but my question is. WHY don't people sit back and try to be objective... find out.. open minds... learn.. rather than just believing utterly insane lies? less
Makes a joke about death, when you were talking in a serious /philosophical tone? My email buddy and I enjoy jokes, but recently I was sharing that someone I knew back in college, ... moreMakes a joke about death, when you were talking in a serious /philosophical tone? My email buddy and I enjoy jokes, but recently I was sharing that someone I knew back in college, recently died, at a young age, and I was so sad about it. Then I talked a little about death and how I ponder it, but his reply was nothing about the girl who passed, and just a joke about death in general. I don't know how really to respond to someone who may not show empathy for someone you knew, do you say something, let it go, or kind of distance yourself? Sometimes I admit I distance myself from people if they seem not to care what I'm saying (which I'm unsure if that's the case or not)... or if they are rude etc .... I'm not sure how to reply.. less
Someone here, (naming no names!) said that Muslims and muslim countries were stronger than us, (by this I mean UK/US) because your/our birthrate is dropping.. They tried to link th... moreSomeone here, (naming no names!) said that Muslims and muslim countries were stronger than us, (by this I mean UK/US) because your/our birthrate is dropping.. They tried to link that to feminism.. this question isn't about feminism, that's a whole new debate.. But this got me thinking... I'd always assumed that yes, other cultures DO have more children than us and I assumed the idea that women were little more than breeding factories churning out kid after kid in countries like India...Apparently it isn't quite like that....and although for sure the world's population is increasing, (again another whole debate on it's own) the countries we traditionally thought of as having very high birthrates have actually seen a massive decrease in the number of children born.. according to a book I am reading called unnatural selection...I couldn't believe this.. it was against everything i had thought.. but a looksee on the web seems to confirm that countries where we traditionally thought people had loads of kids now do no... less
A follow-up question, I suppose. My sociologically curious mind wonders how many of us actually prefer online interaction to face-to-face human contact with people who ex... moreA follow-up question, I suppose. My sociologically curious mind wonders how many of us actually prefer online interaction to face-to-face human contact with people who exist in your physical life.
