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People form opinions and make choices with their feelings and emotions, often without knowing that they are doing so.
The world in our heads is not a precise replica of reality; our expectations about the frequency of events are distorted by the prevalence and emotional intensity of the messages to which we are exposed.
Rational thinking needs a deep pause.

Must read! Both systems of thinking is important for making a solid decision.

Terence finished 1000hours of book reading by the age of 18. The way his brain kept those books in his head is just amazing. There is a reason why his lectures are potent and cracks your consciousness wide open!

If you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. Answer isnt a story.

Its okay to have no meaning in life. Meaning is what you create from the thoughts that go through your head like a stream of waterfall. Take the good thoughts and put it into action and leave the negative ones behind.

Finding meaning is a big thing in human lives.
As new truth emerges about who we are and what is around us, how will this meaning to life change?

Know thyself. Upgrade the operating system you run on.

Post truth era. What is true and what is false?

In the name of god, there has been more violence than good happened. Especially spreading monotheism. We should be learning more from secular countries like france and denmark. They are doing a better job than pakistan and iran.

Immigration: people must be able to do a better job of accepting people and making them understand that they need to change traditions accordingly.
Terrorism: they are like a fly bothering a giant, causes confusion and makes the giant goes berserker. Dont give the terrorist too much attention.
War: human stupidity has no limits. Cyber warfare is the new war.

Clashing of the cultures. Culture is just a game we play to get along with each other and move forward in a civilization. We have to create better cultures!

Religions play in the upcoming issues humans going to face is funnier than i thought. American evangelical pastors are already preaching against EPA regulations. While pope is pushing jesus preached we must protect the environment.

Human kind has 3 enemies: nuclear war, climate change, and technological disruption. We humans dont come together against this. We are doomed. Globalizing politics is one way, but not a global government, but local governments from each cities should give more attention to these threats we face as citizens of earth.

Global problems need global answers.
Nationalism is good to a limit. But how can we save ourselves from climate change and nuclear war?

Civilization- works when everyone follows the rule.
Olympic games work when everyone follows the rule. We go by the nations and flags that we built while we are there. Not by which religion they believe in.

Will the tech giants like Facebook, google and apple pull us out of the ditch or into the ditch? We spend a lot of time online, but we forget to take care of our bodies. Will the tech giants help us realize this or will they go after the profits?

“Richest 100 people together owns more wealth than the poorest four billion.”
It is important to regulate the ownership in data. Or the rich will keep getting richer in the 21st century where the rich will live longer using biotechnology and they will even look different than the poor sapiens.

If huge amount of data gets into the hands of dictators, then its gonna be a big danger awaiting us. Instead of putting consciousness into computers, humans should expand our consciousness.

Big data is watching our every move, they will know us better than we know ourselves. The day might come where you can tell siri/alexa what to wear or what movie go watch. Or even you can ask “how am i feeling today around this time every day”. Now thats crazy.

If AI and machines take over jobs. There will be a mass of non-worker class. To protect them government welfare systems can be put in place.

Science cannot solve the morality issue.
Female chimps help solve the fights with males. Alpha males also be the middle man in conflicts within chimp society. They dont believe in any gods but they are working as a group.

Politics among chimps are more upfront than humans.