The Jackson Young In Progress Guide to Cognitive Biases
This piece of writing attempts to break cognitive biases down into simple and concrete concepts that one can use in everyday decision making. There are two parts, the first covers the general big picture concepts and trends of human think. The second breaks down all specific cognitive biases I am currently aware of. Think of […]
Why ‘what is the meaning of life’ is a bad question
It’s a question that has haunted humanity since the beginning of our existence. I myself have spent countless hours laying awake at night pondering it: What is the meaning of life? Yet the way I see it, that simply isn’t a good question. Plenty of humans have come to a similar conclusion. One of the […]
An nonbelievers arguement for religon
“The predisposition to religious belief is the most complex and powerful force in the human mind and in all probability an ineradicable part of human nature” – Edward O. Wilson For one, we humans are cursed with the intelligence to question our own existence. Yet, we aren’t blessed with enough of this gift to grapple […]
Are future generations fucked?
There appears to be a trend among humans in our history. Older generations seem to think that the younger generation does things completely wrong. It likely has stemmed from the rapid change in our culture and technologies. When things are so different from our own experiences, we tend to see them as bad and inferior. […]