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Why Haven't We Made Contact With or Been Visited Yet by Extraterrestrials / Aliens

Ever wonder why there is no hard evidence of aliens having visited us? Read on to find out why aliens haven't made contact with us yet!!

18 comments    where is et where are the aliens
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Concerning drugs, Wonderland, religion, and Don Quixote

On Facebook, Hubpages, and so many other sites, the prompt given to inspire us to write, is “What’s on your mind?” A more appropriate question, it seems to me, would be, “What’s your mind on?” Neurobiology, and in particular brain...

4 comments    religion literature truth
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Ellsberg Paradox

The Ellsberg paradox is a way of explaining human nature's aversion to uncertainty. It is also often referred to as ambiguity aversion. It was named after Daniel Ellsberg who popularized the concept. There are many variations on the ways of...

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Abilene Paradox - Why Do We Say Yes When We Mean No

Why do we often say Yes when we really want to say No? It is a paradox that Jerry Harvey explored in his book, "The Abilene Paradox." This is an easy-to-understand synopsis of that paradox and why I believe it exists.

111 comments    teamwork decision making
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Boss Guide: how to beat Paradox Alpha

The key to succeeding against Paradox Alpha is to 'beat' the cinematic sequences - you won't take much damage and you'll stagger the boss easy.

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Understanding And Solving Zeno's Paradox

Zenos Paradox has been around since before Christ and has baffled many people. An explanation and debunking of the paradox; why it is no paradox at all but a simple mathematical description of what we see happening all around us.

41 comments    calculus zeno zenos paradox
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Fractal Geometry :: Fractals in Nature

A fractal is defined as a "rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole," according to their "discoverer" Benoit Mendelbrot (Nov. 20, 1924 – Oct. 14,...

4 comments    education water nature
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Diet and Eating Habits-The French Paradox

The French Paradox is simply the phenomenon that the French eat high-fat food, drink wine, smoke, rarely participate in structured exercise, but remain thinner and have less heart disease than other countries.  I have already discussed the effects...

35 comments    how to lose weight healthy diet
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The Simple Explanation That Resolves Christian Paradoxes

From the time a weary scribe made the first changes that altered a key meaning in the text while hand-copying a gospel manuscript to later eras when philosophers pondered the apparent contradictions between...

195 comments    god jesus belief
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Scissors Is A Very Strange Word: A Paradox Among Words

"Scissors" is one of the odd words in the English Language that appear as a plural even when only one is meant. This article takes a humorous look at this oddity.

14 comments    funny language english
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