The Seneca Effect
Showing posts with label society. Show all posts
Showing posts with label society. Show all posts
Sunday, March 6, 2022

The World as a Chess Game. Is it Being Played by Masters or by Idiots?

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  An old movie showed the story of someone trying to impersonate a chess Grand Master. He succeeded to the point that he was invited to play...
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Monday, December 27, 2021

The Rise and Fall of Scientism. Do we Need a new Religion?

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  What is religion, exactly? Hieratic monks singing their hymns? Fanatics performing human sacrifices? Old ladies praying the rosary? Pentec...
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Thursday, September 2, 2021

Ritual Mutilation as Proof of Group Membership in Stressed Societies

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    The hands of an elderly member of the Japanese mafia (the "Yakuza"). In addition to the tattoos, note the amputation of the ...
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