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We don't. We have to adapt to seeing/reading all information and, either individually or globally, working out a way to remove the...

But the Church was the law in those days. They controlled people's lives, with their own beliefs, for their own ends. That, fortunately...

I agree with that. Those beliefs, indoctrinated into the population from an early age made the belief fixed in young minds. Fortunately...

I see no conflation. I did, however, cite something that was undeniable in the Middle Ages, but is now, more and more, being seen as...

And therein lies the problem. The government does, and should, listen to the popular views of the public. But, they should dig into the...

And therein lies the problem. The government does, and should, listen to the popular views of the public. But, they should dig into the...

That's a little simplistic. Galileo was deemed to be a liar by the RC church, and yet...

We don't. The uninformed or misinformed views tend to fizzle out. Except the Flat Earthers. How do they keep going...? But, at least...

It's also incredibly hypocritical that those individuals who wail loudest about their right to free speech are often the ones actively...

The rise of populism has coincided with the rise of the ability to spread lies faster than the truth can catch up. When somebody can...

The problem as far as I see it in recent years, is that those who go on about having "freedom of speech" actually mean "I (and possibly...

We have responsibility to truth in the sense that we have to do the utmost to justify the claim to truth. It need not be absolute, but...

In the UK, 8ft and 2.438m stock is 2.4m when you buy them, and 4ft and 1.219m stock is 1.2m although the sizes can vary slightly...

Well... I was brought up in the imperial days and was around when trades switched to SI units, back in the late 60s, although SI kicked...

Well done, mate. And a happy New Year to you... Let's hope the New Year brings you more happiness than you seem to have at the moment,