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Illegal immigration puts the biggest strain on legally settled migrants above all. They compete for public housing, social security and menial jobs that are currently held by (mostly) hard-working migrants who have strived to make a living for themselves in a new land. European governments owe...

My my! Do we have a social justice warrior in our midst? I repeat my question, what is an alternative to IQ testing as a general measure of intelligence, given that all other alternatives (psychometric, Raven's Progressive Matrices, elementary cognitive tasks) are special aptitude tests? (You...

Wow....what a condescending, passive-aggressive response. The sum total of your ", research" consisted of pasting an article that (tangentially) challenged my views. To which I gave what any objective reader would consider to be a thought -out response. It seems you have little to contribute to...

Kindly tell me the relevant general cognitive ability test on which people who are assessed as developmentally challenged will do significantly better, as the alternatives that I am aware of (psychometric, Raven's Progressive Matrices, elementary cognitive tasks) are all specialized for...

Do you have some tangible data as to how a bunch of uneducated people were supposed to revitalize the Italian economy? Sure, they could have driven taxis, waited on tables, done some cleaning and gardening work. But is that what a developed economy needs for growth? On second thoughts, don't...

This thread is the most idiotic I have seen on PDF as of now, and I have seen quite a few idiotic threads.... The three morons who have vented their frustration at women's equality need to wake up to the fact that empowering women is the greatest achievement of the twentieth century. If women...

About evolutionary psychology - I often joke around with my friends about its significance. They of course roll their eyes because they think I see evolution at play in everything; but to me it seems entirely plausible that our cognitive artifacts of fear, aggression, sense of responsibility...

@Jonah Arthur Why don't you answer her question? What happened to the Pundits?

Hello... Allow me the indulgence of having this discussion at many levels. Since this is just a conversation between friends, that is understandable, I guess. To begin with, I would like to flesh out my idea about existentialism/nihilism, Soviet literature and genocide in the 20th century. I...

If this policy is replicated in its entirety, then it would actually be very good. That would entail making Hindus head of Wakf Board and Churches, and so on. Unfortunately that is not how this will work, there are legal as well as political challenges. So as it stands, this is a bad move by...

It is this delusion that India's diversity is its weakness that has directed Pakistani foreign policy since 1947. Isn't it time to objectively analyze what this outlook has achieved?

Well...and we thought Obama had a tough time with the Arab Spring and Syria. The fault-lines that are growing in Middle East involve its most stable nations. I think EU/NATO should see where this is headed and mediate a peaceful settlement right now. If they don't, they will have no one to blame...

Welcome to the brave new world. Where you cannot expect a 40 year-old to adhere to simple rules if they happen to be in the Western world. Now contrast that with what would happen to this person if they were anywhere in less developed nations. Is it a wonder that so many people consider it the...

Refer to the work of Jordan Peterson in this area. Very relevant, although he is Canadian. Standing up for free speech. What is happening today in American universities is essentially postmodernism run amok. Safe spaces, trigger warnings and micro-aggression are distopian concepts - they will...

This is indeed a nightmare. Existentialism taken to its logical conclusion. Alexandr Solzhenitsyn is needed to describe this situation.

Condescending attitude towards opponents is a different issue. Not pledging lifelong allegiance applies to the average voter who must evaluate each party/candidate as per their own priorities. So if the economy is my priority, I should be able to assess what each party brings to the table on the...

That's right. India should learn how to focus on socio-economic development instead of war-fighting from our peaceful neighbour.... Pakistani logic : PSLV/GSLV are WMDs while Ghauri and Shaheen will bring peace to the sub-continent. Jahaalfat ki bhi hadd hoti hai yaaron.

Funny thing is, a bunch of crypto-barbarians are also explaining to everyone as to how killing thousands of people every year in the name of justice is essential to serving justice. As if savages know what justice is.

Despicable. How can the ending of human life be handled in such a casual manner? As if retributive justice was not bad enough, extending it so far out reverses any so-called development that a society claims to have achieved. I have no time for your retributive bloodlust masquerading as...

I do neither. But at your age I would be careful about getting too agitated by what happens in another country. It could be bad for your heart.