choutos @choutos@qoto.org

@ravenclaw Why not? Religions proved to be a good business.

@namark

@metapsyche it reverses some key indicators of aging. But does it really reverses or slow down aging?

Really interesting anyway, but the headline is a bit exaggerated.

@ravenclaw No. I would say that's more in the realm of metaphysics as it's something we cannot prove or disprove.

How to decrease likelihood of experiencing illusions of correlation or causality:

- Knowing when and how to use skepticism and critical thinking skills.
- Relying on scientific methods that can assess causality.
- Learning how to think scientifically.
- Be vigilant and detect your own interpretations of causality.
- Understanding the importance of controlling for extraneous variables.
- Staying informed about potential alternative explanations for an event.
- Understanding that causality cannot be assessed by quick intuition.
- Actively or passively observing the effects of removing or reducing the perceived cause of an outcome.
- Attempt to complete information of instances when perceived causes and outcomes co-occur and do not co-occur.
- Running an experiment to test the effects of one variable on the outcomes of the other variable.
- Distancing ourselves from situations in which we are personally involved.
- Allow objective or neutral observers to help judge for causal relationships.

#skepticism #science #criticalthinking

**Illusions of causality: how they bias our everyday thinking and how they could be reduced**

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00888/full

*Illusions of causality occur when people develop the belief that there is a causal connection between two events that are actually unrelated.*

*We cannot think of a better safeguard against the illusions of causality than scientific thinking, which involves skepticism, doubt, and rigorously applying scientific methods, particularly the experimental approach.*

- How to Assess the Illusion
- The Probability of the Outcome
- The Probability of the Cause
- Cause-Outcome Coincidences
- Maximizing the Outcome vs. - Testing the Causal Relationship
- The Cost of Action—Secondary Effects
- Depression
- Personal Involvement
- When There are Several Potential Causes
- Aversive Conditions: Just the Other Way Around?
- Developing an Educational Strategy

#bias #science

@olamundo Debian, desde o ano 2000.

@olamundo

*Both the hardware and software design is focused on respecting the end user’s freedom and giving them control over their privacy and security.*

https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-mass-production-phone-has-begun-shipping/

@lupyuen
Do you find the series interesting?

I watched 1st and 2nd episodes and found them really boring. I probably need to give it another try.

@blinkwarp Sorry, I made a mistake. The correct component is polyethylene glycol. Which is apparently safe and widely used in other vaccines.

The article you linked clearly states *that have NEVER been used in vaccines before*, which is not true at all.

I know you've just shared the link, but I think we should check if an article has some credibility before sharing and spreading fake science and lies.

@blinkwarp

Clear clickbait title and the whole article is full of fallacies... but anyway.

Ethylene glycol is an anti-freeze, clinically approved and widely used in other vaccines and multiple products.
I'm not saying is not true but I cannot find that controversy about its use anywhere. Could you please point me to some sources stating this?

Thanks :)

This #NATURAL TRICK can #CURE YOUR #CANCER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_a181Xkla4

@Kurarita Bom dia

@olamundo Que sistema operativo está a utilizar?

**df -h** para ver utilização do disco
**du -sh *item*** para ver tamanho de uma pasta ou arquivo.

@digital_carver lots of good ideas and brilliant replies lost because of this idea of not being "good enough".

@HermeowneBlue what about reinforcing the shelf?

Happy Monday @LucyWalton