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Egotheist

@egotheist

Always fight for a better life. Science, reason, logic and a laugh are your best friends in doing so.

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Egotheist
@egotheist Oct 24, 2019, 12:58 PM UTC

Climate Predictions Are Useless – So What?

The very deliberately chosen title of this article may sound a little confusing at first. After all, as a veteran climate activist, one knows that the majority of scientists agree on the existence of…

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@egotheist Oct 19, 2019, 6:10 PM UTC

Klimaprognosen sind nutzlos – so what?

Der sehr bewusst gewählte Titel dieses Beitrag klingt beim ersten Lesen womöglich etwas verwirrend. Als gestandener Klimaaktivist weiß man schließlich, dass sich das Gros der Wissenschaft über die Ex…

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@egotheist Sep 29, 2019, 8:22 PM UTC

The Black Swan and the Turkey

Everything is black. Complete darkness. Tack. Tack. Tack. A faint crack. Tack. Tack. Tack. Through a tiny gap, soft sunbeams are penetrating. Tack. Tack. Tack. The gap becomes bigger, increasingly la…

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@egotheist Sep 29, 2019, 8:08 PM UTC

Der Schwarze Schwan und der Truthahn

Alles ist schwarz. Vollkommene Finsternis. Tack. Tack. Tack. Ein leises Knacken. Tack. Tack. Tack. Durch einen winzigen Spalt dringen sanfte Sonnenstrahlen. Tack. Tack. Tack. Der Spalt vergrößert sic…

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@egotheist Aug 23, 2019, 2:57 PM UTC

Changing the narrative – how to talk about climate change

Considering the renewed debate surrounding the relevance of climate change, it seems almost tragicomical that few actors are willing to allow some degree of dispassionate distance to develop strategi…

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@egotheist Mar 11, 2019, 6:34 PM UTC

Einführung in die Motivationspsychologie

Ursprünglich hatte ich nicht geplant, hier nochmal etwas Umfangreicheres zu veröffentlichen, aber irgendwie hatte ich gerade Lust dazu. Aus diesem Grund kommt ihr nun in den Genuss, einen Auszug aus…

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@egotheist Mar 3, 2019, 4:35 AM UTC

Long time, no read

The idea for this post was stuck in my head for several months now. I haven’t written anything on this blog for ages. But this doesn’t mean I haven’t written anything at all. German speaking people m…

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@egotheist Oct 18, 2018, 4:42 PM UTC

Debunk-Donnerstag - Alkohol ist gesund

Da heute Donnerstag ist und ich noch einen englischen Artikel hatte, der übersetzt werden wollte, ist dafür nun die perfekte Gelegenheit. Es geht vor allem um ein Thema: Wie gesund ist Alkoholkonsum,…

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@egotheist Oct 17, 2018, 5:07 PM UTC

Why I'm not a Libertarian

Philosophically educated readers will recognize the reference to Bertrand Russell’s book “Why I’m not a Christian". This article is by no means as extensive as Russell’s work, but more like a persona…

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@egotheist Oct 13, 2018, 12:16 PM UTC

"Just" Do It

Some of you might remember the announcement of me writing a book a few months ago. Well, I had some difficulties in continuing the work but I’m finally back on track. I want to share some of the insi…

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