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Strong mind, strong soul, strong body
editorial posted by 208 days ago in braincrave
John Lennon composed and sang "Imagine... no need for greed or hunger." Billions of people starve. Death and suffering from starvation are clearly global problems for which there aren't any clear sol...
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Low sex drives due to guilt
editorial posted by 210 days ago in braincrave
Ladies, another new study is claiming that you may have lower sex drives than men because you experience feelings of guilt for being sexually aroused. Women 'may have lower sex drives due to guilt...
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The next big alternative fuel - salt water?
editorial posted by 207 days ago in braincrave
In 2007, John Kanzius accidentally found a way to release and burn hydrogen from salt water with 13.56 MHz radio waves. Many people initially thought it was a hoax. Penn State professor Rustum Roy ve...
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Net neutrality regulation and liberty
editorial posted by 208 days ago in braincrave
Governments love to pander equality and anti-discrimination laws (well, granted - they were for discrimination before they were against it). Their latest villain? The Internet Service Providers (ISP)...
The spirit of revolution
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
"Philosopher of revolution" Pyotr Kropotkin (aka Peter Kropotkin) once wrote: "America is just the country that shows how all the written guarantees in the world for freedom are no protection against...
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Movies are magic
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
I bet you didn't think it was possible to fit the 100 greatest movie lines of all time into 200 hundred seconds did you? What are your favorites? FTV: "Yo' Adrian! I did it!" 100 Best Movie Lin...
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TIL you CAN prove a negative
editorial posted by 200 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned the adage "you can't prove a negative" is false because you can prove a negative. It's very easy. We need to stop saying that. A better statement to use is "he who asserts a positive...
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TIL Hong Kong gets 1 Gbps internet for $26/month
editorial posted by 205 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned that Hong Kong gets 1 Gbps broadband service for $26 a month while the FCC tries to LEGISLATE an "ambitious" goal of 100Mbs. Perhaps it's time to get rid of the wankers at the FCC? (I...
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Zeitgeist - robots will fix everything
editorial posted by 206 days ago in braincrave
The folks at the Venus Project and the larger Zeitgeist movement think society has many problems, and they are concerned. Hard to disagree. When a doctor is trying to cure what ails you, he'll typica...
Image of TIL the 40-hour work week did not originate from unions
TIL the 40-hour work week did not originate from unions
editorial posted by 204 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned that, contrary to popular belief, a private business owner who made every pair of military business boots for US soldiers in World War I established the 40-hour work week which becam...
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Let's raise the debt ceiling to $1 quadrillion
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
Remember the guy who talked about change? Where'd he go? In 2006, Obama said this: The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a...
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Is the rocky marriage over?
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
Is it time for those who don't want to physically force their will upon others to part with those who prefer otherwise? If people attempt to secede and are physically prevented from doing so, would t...
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The last line of defense when the law is wrong
editorial posted by 200 days ago in braincrave
There's a button that some wear on election day. It says "I voted." It's as if voting makes them feel powerful. But the vote they cast typically isn't for a specific law - it's usually for a polit...
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A soldier's shame
editorial posted by 210 days ago in braincrave
US soldier holds flag protest sign: "There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people." Well put. Controversial? US Soldier Holds American Flag Protest Sign DISCUSS!...
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The age of nanotechnology
editorial posted by 200 days ago in braincrave
Throughout history, machines, tools, devices, etc. have become smaller. But not until recently have we been able to see down to the lowest level - to that of the nano. With electron microscopes, nano...
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The Beauty of Kindness
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
My last article dealt with the various aspects of romantic love. However, value comes in many forms and so does the emotional payment, love. Acts of kindness are pleasant in many aspects and many of...
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Abortion and rights
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
An embryo has no rights. Rights do not pertain to a potential, only to an actual being. A child cannot acquire any rights until it is born. The living take precedence over the not-yet-living (or the...
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Perception vs. reality
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
Will someone please remind me again why the Europeans and Americans are at war with Iraq and Afghanistan, killing anywhere from hundreds of thousands of people to, by some estimates, over 1 million?...
Bringing dead people to life
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
How to reboot your corpse FTA: THE GIST: * The idea is to freeze legally dead people in liquid nitrogen in the hope of regenerating them at some future date. * Nanorobots that can repair the...
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America's lights are going out
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
Atlas Shrugged was not intended to be an instruction manual. Ayn Rand talked through Francisco d'Anconia about what it took to kill the motor of the world: "He stepped to the window and pointed to th...
Violent mother gets full custody
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
FTA: "A MOTHER found by the Family Court to be violent, untruthful, lacking moral values and responsible for the psychological and emotional abuse of her children has been given custody of them. The...
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We're all torturers now
editorial posted by 207 days ago in braincrave
Milton Friedman, the originator of the withholding tax, once said "we're all Keynesians now" (referring to the disastrous economic policies promoted by John Maynard Keynes). More recently, Newsweek (...
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The repeal of peace and goodwill
editorial posted by 206 days ago in braincrave
During the holiday season, we typically hear cries for "peace on earth and goodwill toward all." It remains to be seen how this is possible when the US (purportedly) spends $660 billion on military...
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Happy Secession Day
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
On this July 4, when so many Americans are celebrating the so-called "Independence Day" by having picnics and shooting fireworks, there are others who think it's time to do it again. What do you thin...
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Who has more economic savvy? Alan Greenspan, Paul Krugman, or Ron Paul?
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
Alan Greenspan. Economic wonderboy. Market maestro. Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman. Past disciple of Ayn Rand. Someone who once thought gold was the only proper standard for money and a protec...
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Gaming theory - why it matters and a definition
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
As this is an article about the theory of games, I thought that, as I intend to do this systematically, I should start with a brief post defining what a game actually is. You might think that I could...
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Taxation is a fight between individualism and collectivism - which side are you on?
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
When it comes to politics, it's difficult to say "liberals believe this" or "conservatives believe that." After all, within each political ideology, there are many views; sometimes even views that se...
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Obama protects Cheney from war crimes
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
The so-called rule of law in the US is a big joke. You really need more proof? Dick Cheney, former vice president to George Bush, went on TV on Feb 14 to assert he is "a big supporter of waterboardin...
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Effects of automation on the future
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
People continue to be laid-off from their jobs. Automation is increasing. Things made by hand are decreasing. The costs to produce (copy) some items is very close to zero (e.g., music and books)....
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Putting kids to work
editorial posted by 205 days ago in braincrave
The economy is in dire straits. Many adults can't find jobs. The government is lying about employment figures. So why would some politician try to repeal an existing law that would bring more people...
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US parallels to Nazi Germany
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
They say that history repeats itself. Maybe that's the reason I'm never able to watch Schindler's List without bawling my eyes out. You don't have to be prescient to see the similarities already and...
Test to See if You Are Ready to Have Children
editorial posted by 211 days ago in braincrave
MESS TEST Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer. TOY TEST Obtain a 55-gallon box of LEGOs (or you may substitute roo...
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In the name of the best within you
editorial posted by 210 days ago in braincrave
In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly, the...
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Madly in love - is there a rational basis to love?
editorial posted by 200 days ago in braincrave
We need a new demotivational poster: "Science. A quick way to mess-up all those great love poems." The definition of rational isn't very controversial: "having reason or understanding." The defini...
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Space and "empty space": Much ado about nothing, or is it?
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
Space is a concept which is very rarely correctly understand by anybody, including modern physicists. However, the purpose of this essay is not to discuss the confusions of others in relation to this...
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The war against boys
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
Christina Hoff Sommers wrote in her book The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men that "it's a bad time to be a boy." Certainly, government curriculums in schools is misg...
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The enemy to slay in a constant state of emergency
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
Ron Paul famously said of neocons: The neoconservative ethos, steeped in the teachings of Leo Strauss, cannot abide an America where individuals simply pursue their happy, peaceful, prosperous l...
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Crime makes a comeback
editorial posted by 206 days ago in braincrave
From the "you can't make this shit up" files... Through one of her villains, Ayn Rand wrote in Atlas Shrugged: "Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed? ...We want them broken......
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Teach a man to fish
editorial posted by 208 days ago in braincrave
In group chat, we recently went on a tangent to discuss the effectiveness of charity. (To quote one of our Braincravers, "teach a man to fish and he'll stay drunk on a boat.") Benjamin Franklin obser...
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Osama bin Laden is dead - long live Emmanuel Goldstein
editorial posted by 202 days ago in braincrave
In light of the claim that Osama bin Laden has now been killed, we thought it might be a good idea to remind everyone of George Orwell's famous character in the novel 1984: Emmanuel Goldstein....
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Administering justice through self-injury
editorial posted by 204 days ago in braincrave
Pain is a part of life, and we all have different ways to deal with it. In what might appear to be a strange contradiction, some even go so far as to self-inflict pain in order to avoid pain. It's al...
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Other people are not your property
editorial posted by 202 days ago in braincrave
Ron Paul has entered the US presidential race for the third time as a Republican. But he's not really a Republican - he's a Libertarian. Ron Paul, like all Libertarians, is always talking about limit...
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Japanese inspiration
editorial posted by 204 days ago in braincrave
If we don't stand for something, then we stand for nothing. In her famous novel Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand asks through Dr. Robert Stadler: "Have you ever felt the longing for someone you could admire?...
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Freedom - the opposite of government
editorial posted by 208 days ago in braincrave
Granted, not everyone values freedom and wants to be free. But why do so many people think that prosperity is greater the larger/more powerful government is? Given how terrible the economy is, and gi...
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Big change - short time
editorial posted by 210 days ago in braincrave
Assuming this is all true (which I haven't confirmed), what are the implications? Did You Know? (5-minute video) That is certainly mammoth amount of change in a short period of time. D...
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Vacationing a human right
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
Is it really so hard to believe? After all, when you support the government stealing your money (though taxes) and giving it to someone else, who are you to object what they decide to spend it on? No...
File sharing legal in Spain
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
Wow - this is a great win (though I expect it will never make it through the appeal process). File-Sharing and Link Sites Declared Legal in Spain FTA: "After early calls to shut down a Spanish...
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Socialism vs. Corporatism
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
From the only honest person in American politics - Ron Paul... FTA: "Lately many have characterized this administration as socialist, or having strong socialist leanings. I differ with this character...
Ron Paul was right, and the Fed audit proves it
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
The printing press: what a great invention... It fostered a rapid development in and dissemination of art and science through the production of books. But one wonders if Johannes Gutenberg would be a...
TIL bottled water often comes from tap water and isn't typically cleaner or healthier
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned that, despite the hype, bottled water typically isn't any cleaner or healthier than tap water, and often comes from the same public water supply that your tap water does. Having said...
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Is Jesus Christ a myth?
editorial posted by 206 days ago in braincrave
The central figure in all of Christianity is one man: Jesus of Nazareth. Putting aside whether or not you believe that God exists, a key component to Christianity is that Jesus did exist. But what if...
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TIL: the etymology of the word fuck
editorial posted by 207 days ago in braincrave
Today I Learned the etymology of the word "fuck." And I can't stop laughing. the word fuck (2.5-minute video) What did you learn today? DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Secon...
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Giving away something you don't have
editorial posted by 206 days ago in braincrave
Through John Galt in Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand said: "The source of man's rights is not divine law or congressional law, but the law of identity. A is A - and Man is Man. Rights are conditions of exis...
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The ethics of competition and our obligations to each other
editorial posted by 200 days ago in braincrave
Competition increases change and motivates people to excel. For example, gamers recently competed to solve a scientific problem that has "vexed researchers for a decade." Companies compete for your b...
Thieves free - victim jailed
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
A week ago, we discussed a court ignoring the proven innocence of a convicted man because he missed a filing deadline. Here we have a case where a victim attempts to protect himself and his property....
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TIL: The sky is black and the sun is white
editorial posted by 207 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned that the sky isn't blue and the sun isn't yellow. The sky is actually black and the sun is white. It's only because we have an atmosphere (which is made of gas molecules and dust) tha...
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JFK, the press, and WikiLeaks
editorial posted by 208 days ago in braincrave
As we consider the ramifications of WikiLeak's courageous action to provide us truth about the Iraq war, it is useful to also consider how poorly the mainstream media has served us and the pursuit of...
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TIL about Pale Moon - a faster version of Firefox for Windows
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned about Pale Moon - an optimized version of Firefox that is much faster than Firefox and optimized specifically for Windows. Not only is it much faster than Firefox (perhaps even by...
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Hedonistic self-gratification
editorial posted by 206 days ago in braincrave
Morality is about determining which choices and actions are good or bad, which always leads to the question - what is the good? There are some who consider the good as those choices and actions which...
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Open carry laws
editorial posted by 210 days ago in braincrave
Unloaded open carry is legal in California. http://www.californiaopencarry.org/faq.html DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Feb 14, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com...
Image of TIL 18 US veterans commit suicide every day and 1 million are in jail
TIL 18 US veterans commit suicide every day and 1 million are in jail
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned that 18 US veterans commit suicide every day and 1 million veterans are sitting in jail. When Staff Sgt. Brad Eifert, 36, finally made his way to the woods behind his house with...
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Selling organs for education
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
Nowadays, you have to take on massive amounts of debt to go to college, only to graduate and find that there aren't any jobs available. So you leave college, go back to living with your parents, and...
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The legitimacy of higher education - do we need more scientists and engineers?
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
Robert Heinlein once wrote: "Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor." The number of students going to UK universities is falling. Additionally,...
TIL ostriches do NOT bury their head in the sand
editorial posted by 202 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned that ostriches do NOT bury their heads in the sand. (People are said to bury their heads in the sand when they refuse to confront or acknowledge a problem.) OSTRICHES BURY TH...
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I Stumbled... Upon Fun
editorial posted by 211 days ago in braincrave
Sigmund Freud famously said that "...we men... find reality generally quite unsatisfactory." Over the years, we have become less polite and more sloppy. Now-a-days, we say reality's a bitch. Regardle...
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TIL about StumbleUpon toolbar options
editorial posted by 203 days ago in braincrave
For those of you who aren't familiar with it, StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that shows you random web pages based upon categories that you like. It learns very quickly what you like and don't lik...
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Art and 0 < 1
editorial posted by 208 days ago in braincrave
Some claim that the reason music piracy is so prevalent is because the cost of music is so high (especially when the actual CD production costs are so low - a cursory look suggests it's less than $0....
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The O Team: Mental Babies With Razors
editorial posted by 211 days ago in braincrave
The brilliant opinionator and blogger Michelle Malkin yesterday started a collection point for cases of the O team saying to be sorry for having misspoken: read all about it in The Team Obama misspok...
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The morality of helping the poor family - where does it end?
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who "passionately" believes in the welfare system, is lashing out at parents who are raising their children through social welfare programs. He thinks the issue is a...
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Sex, politics, religion, and IQ
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
Liberalism, atheism, male sexual exclusivity linked to IQ Ha! Let the flame wars begin. DISCUSS! Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Feb 27, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com...
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Drug prohibition doesn't work
editorial posted by 205 days ago in braincrave
We know marijuana is "the most widely used illicit substance in the world" (which may be why "arrests are at a near-record high"). We know drug decriminalization works. Yet we still allow the governm...
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Why soldiers get a kick out of killing
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
FTA: "Do some soldiers enjoy killing? If so, why? ...The reluctance of ordinary men to kill can be overcome by intensified training, direct commands from officers, long-range weapons and propaganda t...
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Sci-Fi Fantasies
editorial posted by 210 days ago in braincrave
Come explore the geek in me. I've been a lifelong artist and these days, most of my work is inspired by roleplay characters, sci-fi or fantasy novels and films, and my love of Star Wars. M...
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TIL van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime
editorial posted by 204 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned that Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime, The Red Vineyard, for 400 Francs (about US$1,600). It is now considered to be one of the most valuable paintings in the w...
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TIL: How to increase wireless router signal
editorial posted by 207 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned how to increase the wireless signal of my router. Say goodbye to your wireless signal dropping! FTA: 8. Make a Reflector with Tinfoil. Note that a tinfoil router may boost you...
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Society and the meaning of individual actions
editorial posted by 204 days ago in braincrave
Libertarians are often talking about freedom and liberty. Thomas Jefferson claimed in his magnum opus the Declaration of Independence that we all have a right to liberty. But freedom and liberty aren...
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Truth as a Christmas present
editorial posted by 206 days ago in braincrave
There's a funny t-shirt for babies that says "Santa doesn't exist but I can't read, so it's okay." Do you lie to children about Santa Claus (or leave it ambiguous)? What are the benefits and limitati...
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Sticking out your tongue ruled illegal
editorial posted by 210 days ago in braincrave
From the "all governments are stupid" files, Italy brings us this: Sticking out your tongue ruled illegal ROME, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Italy's highest court of appeal affirmed the illegality of insu...
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The poor don't want charity - they want justice
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
The latest weapon of mass destruction: starvation. The situation is dire. It's the worst drought in Africa in 60 years. The UN is airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. It's estimated th...
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TIL tea parties were actually established after the Boston Tea Party
editorial posted by 206 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned that tea parties were established in the 1830s. But if the Boston Tea Party was in 1773, why did they call it the Boston Tea Party? Answer - they didn't: the actually called it "The d...
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About us
editorial posted by 214 days ago in braincrave
We did. It's not every day that you meet people who encourage you to think deeply. You work so hard. You're running so fast. There is so much to do. And yet, you have more to offer. But wh...
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How to get decent people to do terrible things - put them in positions of power
editorial posted by 201 days ago in braincrave
Einstein once wrote that "our conscious acts spring from our desires and our fears." Many agree. For example, David Hume suggested in A Treatise of Human Nature that humans are prone to letting emoti...
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Love is good for you
editorial posted by 208 days ago in braincrave
Everyone's familiar with the expression "love at first sight." But is that really the way love works? According to a recent scientific study, the answer is yes. But what about romance? What about val...
Tasing pregnant women OK
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
A federal appeals court says three Seattle police officers were justified when they used a stun gun on a pregnant mother who refused to sign a traffic ticket. The dissenting judge called the ruling "...
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The BP oil spill - it's sickening
editorial posted by 206 days ago in braincrave
A fellow Braincraver wants to alert us, and we should take heed of his warning. He lives in Florida on the coast. Over this past month, his health has been deteriorating significantly. He's getting h...
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The pursuit of happiness
editorial posted by 208 days ago in braincrave
Ayn Rand said in Atlas Shrugged: "Happiness is the successful state of life, pain is an agent of death. Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values....
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Forcing those with disabilities
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
Should lawyers, doctors, and politicians have the right to physically force a patient to receive medical treatment? Is it morally proper for someone else to force a decision upon you that they think...
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Socialism 101- Fs for everyone
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that...
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Easy on the women
editorial posted by 208 days ago in braincrave
And they say that justice is blind... HA! The courts don't even try to hide their unequal treatment of genders in court anymore. They are now cocky enough that they can actually publicly state their...
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Climate change from a historical perspective
editorial posted by 210 days ago in braincrave
Politics destroys all things, it's latest casualty being scientific truth. When the global warming science fraud didn't work out, the propoganda artists changed the name to climate change. Here's a s...
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Limiting kids' opportunities
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
The owner of a Connecticut pizzeria, accused of violating state child labor laws by having his kids work in the restaurant, is suing the state on grounds the laws violate his constitutional rights. I...
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The Fountainhead Book Club
editorial posted by 210 days ago in braincrave
Who's Ayn Rand? Only one of the most well-known and life-changing philosophers out there. Her philosophy is unlike any most have ever read. It's philosophy mixed in with drama and lots of great sex....
Wishing you were someone else
editorial posted by 210 days ago in braincrave
So I'm at this place listening to 80s music and I read a profile that has this quote: "to wish you were someone else is to waste the beautiful person that you are." A contradiction in SL? DISCUSS!...
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Women equal to men?
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
FTA: "The High Court's award of a £215,000 divorce payout to the former wife of a leading barrister - 25 years after the couple split - is a terrible blow to those who rightly believe that women are...
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Atlas Shrugged changes lives
editorial posted by 209 days ago in braincrave
Noam Chomsky said Ayn Rand was "... one of the most evil figures of modern intellectual history." Yet I find Atlas Shrugged an amazing book (and so do many others, like the man who recently drove aro...
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Critical thinking
editorial posted by 206 days ago in braincrave
Ayn Rand wrote that the process of thinking "is the process of defining identity and discovering causal connections." She claimed that thinking is a choice - not an automatic function - and she admon...
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TIL all numbers do not equal all other numbers
editorial posted by 205 days ago in braincrave
Today I learned through math that Aristotle was correct on the law of identify (i.e., A = A), and that everything that exists does have a specific nature. Specifically, all numbers do not equal all o...