Tag Archives: gurwinder bhogal

The most important concepts

Posted on Jul 5, 2022 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I have tried to find the most important concept to understand and have had to accept that there are no one single concept that deserves that spot. Others have compiled mega-threads, “X number of things I wish I knew when … Continue reading →

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The Potato Paradox

Posted on Jan 19, 2022 by Henning Michael Møller Just

This one is true but my instincts failed me: Fred has 100kg of potatoes, which are 99% water. He leaves them to dry till they are 98% water. What is their new weight? 50kg. (via)           … Continue reading →

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A cure for Fake News?

Posted on Mar 6, 2021 by Henning Michael Møller Just

After combating disinformation/”fake news” online for years, are we actually winning? It feels like we are losing. I personally know a couple of people who deny the existence of COVID-19. I know some who believe many of the more outlandish … Continue reading →

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Election campaigns

Posted on Nov 8, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Election campaigns harm society because they spread the belief that social problems have easy answers. — Gurwinder Bhogal                  

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Compassion

Posted on Oct 8, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

If your compassion extends only to people you like or agree with politically, your compassion is selfish, and therefore not compassion. — Gurwinder Bhogal

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A new political dichotomy

Posted on Mar 7, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Left-right makes no sense, and haven’t for a long time. I think there’s at least two dimensions at play but there’s also this: The culture war is unsolvable because the left-right spectrum is obsolete; it was made for another age … Continue reading →

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The safe truth

Posted on Dec 23, 2019 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I think this is a troll question: If it were true that there are racial differences in behaviour & intelligence, would you rather that scientists continued to teach that there are no differences (to minimise bigotry), or that they began … Continue reading →

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