Perspective in real life
2023-10-10 10:41 Something flat-earters have substantially misunderstood is the concept of perspective.  It is not a natural law for light.  Instead, it is a method for depicting things on a flat surface.
Mathematics works!
2023-10-05 12:31 Many people certainly hate math.  I think this is due to misdirected attempts to increase the number of mathematicians.  They tried to teach advanced concepts to everyone from an early age.
“That is what They want you to believe”
2023-10-03 13:25 This is a common excuse from people believing in all-encompassing conspiracies.  That the most common explanation for something would come from the conspirators.
The myth of the universal lie
2023-10-02 13:07 I intend to use flat-earthers to explain my view of science.  People in general of cause know the Earth is round like a ball.  But how the round Earth works is often the subject of misconceptions.
On scientists and pseudoscientists
2023-09-29 10:14 There are people which wrongfully believe themselves to be scientists.  They neither have formal qualifications nor are seen as equals by people with such.  One does not need to have formal qualifications to contribute to science.
The myth of inborn genius
2023-09-28 11:09 I perceive genius as exceptional ability in one’s profession.  Francis Galton claimed this to be hereditary.  In addition to the time period’s primitive knowledge of heritability there is a great weakness in his claim.
Why the race concept is not meaningful
2023-09-27 11:01 I perceive talk about “human races” as if they are believed to have sharp borders.  Within the “races” people are supposed to be genetically homogenous.
Capitalism does not have to be that bad
2023-09-26 12:50 It is worth noting that no other Western country had chattel slavery as late as the US.  The European ones either never had large scale chattel slavery or had it replaced by serfdom centuries earlier.
Heritage of slavery
2023-09-24 19:35 Chattel slavery was abolished in the US in 1865.  This might sound long ago but has significant influence on current American society.  When early socialists presented the idea of conflicting goals chattel slavery was still widespread.
What chattel slavery meant in practice
2023-09-22 12:13 There seem to be some confusion between indentured servitude and chattel slavery.  Slaves are called “indentured servants” and indentured servants are called “slaves”.