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  1. Comment on What is something you've changed your mind about recently? in ~talk

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    My point of view on the Middle East. Most of us westerners have heard this (too many times), "war is part of their lives and has been for millennia". This is a tremendous lie, and one that makes...

    My point of view on the Middle East. Most of us westerners have heard this (too many times), "war is part of their lives and has been for millennia". This is a tremendous lie, and one that makes us look at the people from the region in an unhuman way. To start, the Islam does not condemn other religions: it embraces them, and accepts the message of the different prophets as being from the same god. During the 7th century, the Caliphate spread from Portugal to India, encompassing Muslims, Christians and Hindus. The key for any empire that was stable for more than a few decades was their diversity and coexistence.

    What we see nowadays, is the result of western meddling (firstly with the British empire in Afghanistan, the meddling of the Brits and Americans with Iran in the 50s, and the invasion of Iraq by the Americans in 2003). Sectarianism has become more and more predominant, leading to more and more conflict.

    This is a very brief summary of these two articles that I recommend you to read. It really enlightened me on a history I knew very little about.

    https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/01/22/the-war-for-islam-sunni-shiite-iraq-syria/

    https://time.com/5764119/middle-east-war-history/

    9 votes

  2. Comment on The best album ever in ~music

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    It's hard to pick one. But I do love these threads, since I can always listen to stuff I didn't know about, and also I find the album evaluation to be richer than of a single song (similar to...

    It's hard to pick one. But I do love these threads, since I can always listen to stuff I didn't know about, and also I find the album evaluation to be richer than of a single song (similar to picking a great photo or a great photo project / essay, the message is stronger and more nuanced). For me it's OK Computer, by Radiohead. So much on that one topic, with so many different and rich approaches, just make me love the damn thing.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on What mobile games are worth playing? in ~games

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    Oh my, what have you done to me. I was just getting ready to set free from this.

    Oh my, what have you done to me. I was just getting ready to set free from this.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on What mobile games are worth playing? in ~games

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    I've finished Alto's Adventure and am now finishing Alto's Odyssey. Simply, one button to jump, and another to activate flight. There's not much to it, but this simplicity and the goals to attain...

    I've finished Alto's Adventure and am now finishing Alto's Odyssey. Simply, one button to jump, and another to activate flight. There's not much to it, but this simplicity and the goals to attain in each level make it entertaining for a few minutes and stressful to make you really want to progress to the next level. Plus, you can get coins during the game to improve some features (e.g. flight time, extend magnet time, etc), and if you're offline you won't have ads popping up!

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Are negative ions good for you? in ~science

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    So I found this to be quite interesting, since it's such a strong point for groups that support alternative medicines and take for granted so much of this sort of "knowledge" (in the sense that...

    So I found this to be quite interesting, since it's such a strong point for groups that support alternative medicines and take for granted so much of this sort of "knowledge" (in the sense that there's little scientific evidence for their claims). Do anions positively impact our health in opposition to cations? Derek (the author and owner of YT channel Veritasium) took a shot at this subject, which has been investigated over the past hundred years, and brings forth some interesting results.

    2 votes