A General Scientific Literacy (GSL) is an informed perception that anyone can develop. A GSL increases general intelligence. GSL is a requirement to understand the self (the what & the who am "l") A GSL is the requirement to have a general understanding of technology, humans, & the environment (e.g., climate)
l'm a general science enthusiast with a PgD in the #science of #psychology & a BSc in the conservation of biology
#science #music #democracy #sustainability #vegan pragmatic #pacifist
I can honestly say to someone with friendly intentions, that their belief in a religion is mistaken. If they perceive me saying that as "a form of violence", it's them that has an insecure belief (problem)
I mean, if your religion makes you " violently" sensitive to criticism, another good reason to start questioning the value of such a belief.
However, if your belief brings you peace of mind, l wouldn't be critical of that aspect..
OK. And thanks for that clarification.
Personally, & assuming that Iran was, though they say they weren't (but they would say that), trying to develop nukes, Trumps "peace or we bomb you more" rhetoric, is obviously how you start a long and protracted war
To put simply, you don't make friends by dropping bombs on them. However, the politics as usual rhetoric is that the Iranian regime is out to 'get" America, etc
Unfortunate, that these anti-social \ cultural norms are so ingrained
I assume, because without speaking with the Iranian leaders, assuming is all "we" can do (l don't trust most Western politicians to know, & or be honest \ unbiased, about this), that they want to use nuclear for generally the same reasons as the USA, for example, does.
What are your reasons for wanting nuclear power & weapons? (& voting for leaders that promote more, not less, nuclear)
To be more specific, or rather to ask you a direct question, how do you feel when for example, the USA president states that the USA has bombed another country (basically an act of War), & in the same breadth, says "God bless America".
Religious or not, isn't that blasphemy or immoral? (E.g., considering Jesus teachings or simply knowing that as an atheist)
But yeah, some humans have reasons to fight. Some humans have power \ political \ monetary reasons to lie & promote wars
FWIW, l can't say whether, or not, Trump or Putin, etc, are truthfully religious or not, but, they both speak religious rhetoric. For example, rhetoric that infers that God is on their side (an extremely simple minded way to think \ believe, assuming, they actually believe that. Rather than referencing "God" as a way to give the misleading impression that God 'likes" folk using weapons, etc)
It's simply, so simply, only some humans & their immoral behaviours (& God delusions)
What people believe often drives their decision making. Humans are social animals (fact based analysis). To simplify for you, & in general, humans cooperate with other humans when they believe there is a personal reason to cooperate. E.g., trade \ business. Especially when they believe \ trust that "the other" is a good agent (of sorts)
However, at some level you're correct. For example, the UK is generally multicultural
What's the difference? (Generally, the UK is secular!)
Does the UK, USA, etc, have access to
"a large scale enrichment facility" (l assume they do)
How do they "easily justify" the need for this facility (what's it for?)
The crazy social networks "#politics as usual phenomena" (a meta analysis)
1. You write a post & or a reply
2. You read a reply in which your own words have been twisted into meaning what the responder wanted them to mean (the responder could be genuinely mistaken, but presumptuous, or be a dishonest agent)
But, you feel a strong need to reply, to defend yourself, precisely because the 'twisted' narrative is an accusation.
Internet "trolls" are highly disagreeable types (the drama of it)
Let me be as clear as any rationale person can be (considering this text only format) When l *explicitly*
write that l support non-violence, that's exactly what l mean.
I disdain violence. I promote defence against the aggressor \ violent
Your, so called, "reading between the lines" regarding what l write here, is either confused or dishonest
Or, don't you believe that people ("cultures") can peacefully change their minds? (AKA beliefs, knowledge, learning, etc)
That's a question
I do support the ethical improvement (progress towards common good qualities) of "cultures". Calling that cultural "genocide" would be extremely misleading (& perhaps dishonest in intention)
The #UK for only one example, is constructing more nuclear power stations. "#Nuclear power plants can be used to create the fissile fuel for nuclear #weapons" (AI response)
Some UK politicians, etc, are promoting more nuclear power in the UK. BUT, UK politicians such as Keith #Starmer are supporting the #US \ #Israel bombing of nuclear facilities in #Iran
Clearly, the US, UK, etc, is dictating that whilst they "must" have nuclear power, Iran must not!
Some Humans can be very cruel & or have ingrained prejudices. I'm not part of that ingroup ('ingroup Vs outgroup' groups \ mindsets). It is much easier to find peace of mind when you distance yourself from sociopaths
I'm not saying how to achieve a non violent outcome, but, it can't be based on using violence. I'm simply stating the explicit facts such as, & for example, certain leaders often speak rhetoric that indicates a religious undertone such as, & to quote Trump "god bless America", during a speech in which, & for example, he was detailing how the US has bombed another country. Russia (#putin), & l assume #Iran & #Israel , have similar leaders (" business as usual")
You are completely wrong about that. In fact l promote \ support non-violence. l'm fortunate in that regards. In that non-violence is part of being mentally healthy (long term health)
1. There are immoral people that mislead others for their own political & or monetary agendas
2. In #politics, & even in a #science, #climatology for example, that has been politicised, adults generally feel that they should have an opinion on the subject. All too often having an opinion even though they don't know, beyond a reasonable doubt that is, the general facts on which to develop an informed theory
3.Politics is often tribal (AKA being on a side)
North Korea? Does the "supreme" leader preach religiosity?
Obvious point being, if cultures didn't have beliefs, & \ or leaders with beliefs, that were ideologically opposed to cooperation with other cultures, war would be understood to be as psychopathological, as it truly is (in belief, & outcome)
The general "western" premise (e.g., in the media) is that Iran's leaders would use Nukes if they had them. But, Trump, etc, never speaks about "deals" to reduce USA nukes?
To paraphrase, scientific enquiry isn't trying to explain your personal subjective experience of being conscious, science is, partially, explaining the biological properties, the neurological functioning, that is consciousness (that's nothing to do with what someone believes, or not)
New #Books in #Neuroscience: Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, "NeuroScience Fiction" (Benbella Books, 2020)
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To improve the variables on mitigating cultures environmental neglect, the cultural echo chambers of social groups in which their environmentally harmful behaviours aren't challenged needs to be addressed. Whilst it's difficult speaking out when you're a minority voice, e.g.,, if you don't eat meat & you try your best to avoid fossil fueled transport, etc, we can use media; TV, film, music, art, blogs, protest, etc, to challenge their unsustainable lifestyle norms.
I'm generally an evidence based thinker, &, generally, your premise that #Tehran has the capability to develop #nuclear weapons, or energy production, doesn't appear to be based on facts (just hearsay)
I believe the general underlying social problem on why these countries don't cooperate is because of differing culture belief systems (AKA religions)
Pretty obvious really__both sides preach their differing God power delusions.
Personally, l have a belief that if #Israel \ #America & #Iran, generally had populations that held the same, or no religious belief, they'd be trade, etc, allies, not competitors. A different God belief, generally, causes far more social ills, than a no God belief would (in general)
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