On the uselessness of prayers (Notre Dame burning down)
Since 5 hours now, a huge fire gormandizes its way through the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. And with each …
Tag Archives: Politics
Into the abyss, with all this bigottery called christian ethics
I was just watching the 2014 production of Hugo v. Hoffmannsthals play “Jedermann“, i.e. the Austrian national epos that has …
United Absurdistan
In another helpless attempt PM Theresa May failed again today to get parlamentory approval of her Brexit agreement. It was …
Big Data Analysis shows: Male vs. Female Disballance in Arts
Just for fun, and because the time between the years (i.e. 25th of December till 6th of January) generates silly …
Evin is a prison, not a child care.
The film “Born in Evin” follows Maryam Zaree on her quest to find out the violent circumstances surrounding her birth …
40 Years on a Dead-End Road in Tehran
They were dreaming of freedom and individual fulfilment, but they soon found themself hidden under a Tschador or Hijab, and …
The Pledge
When one thinks about the event that happened 40 years ago today, it might be a good occasion to reconsider …
Wag the Europe
After watching todays debate in the house of commons about 7 ammendements to the Brexit deal, I understoud for the …
Is Trump the only one lacking a conscious will ?
In reponse to N: Hello N., this all amounts to the problem of free will, i.e. how responsible one is …
Affirmative Action: Being torn between heart and reason
My reasoning brain tells me that affirmative action is something against nature. Because if nature would have allowed affirmative action, …
Big Data Analysis shows: Male vs. Female Disballance in Arts
Just for fun, and because the time between the years (i.e. 25th of December till 6th of January) generates silly …
Higher Individual Religiosity Linked to lower Science Literacy
Past research suggests that religion and science may conflict on which is a better tool for explaining the world. This …
SESAME: A Joint Venture for Science and Peace in the Middle East
After attending a conference at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, we made a short trip cross the Jordan river to …
#TheyToo
Yesterday I went back to the notes from my high school classes on classical literature. Found a lengthy assay (evaluated …
