Pre and post Mortem – an Epicurean alternative

No one knows, by definition really, what happens after death. If someone did indeed know this, she/he would not be alive. But personally, I don’t believe anything happens, other than the molecules collecting me, (dis-)integrates in the larger circuit from which my body (and my Self – the emergent consciousness writing this post right now with a memory of almost 48 years of life so far) have borrowed a bunch of atoms.

The Story of Us

Wait But Why’s Tim Urban parses and transmits complex ideas for us all.

So, just read this. And take your time.

https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/story-of-us.html

 

 

Politik og videnskab

[This one is in Danish, sorry]

Hvordan får vi opdraget politikerne og resten af befolkningen til at lytte mere til videnskaben?

Et af mine specialer er videnskabsstudier, og de kredse diskuterer livligt det svære spørgsmål.

Respecting your peers

Respecting others is sometimes almost impossible. Right-wing extremism, left-wing extremism, religious or political fundamentalism, anti-science, flat-eathers, etc. But in my view, they should all be respected from the outset.