Confrontation 2024, November

Russia refused to pay "tribute" to the United States?

Russia refused to pay "tribute" to the United States?

It is no longer a secret for anyone that Russia has been almost openly occupied by the United States since the 90s of the last century, behind which are the world's financial puppeteers. Tribute to the occupier, according to some estimates, reaches $ 1 billion a day through a clever financial mechanism. How can the situation be changed?

Laundry soap - simple and useful

Laundry soap - simple and useful

On the shelves of many domestic stores, you can still see nondescript brown bars of laundry soap. This product costs a penny, the smell leaves much to be desired, with an abundance of modern detergents, it seems that this product is completely uncompetitive on the market

Dannebrоg - the oldest national flag or another example of a borrowed history?

Dannebrоg - the oldest national flag or another example of a borrowed history?

The Danes believe that their flag is the oldest in the world. Let's try to figure out if this is really so

8 pitfalls in our thinking

8 pitfalls in our thinking

Our consciousness always has a lot of traps and traps ready for us

How to respond to rudeness: responses to offensive phrases

How to respond to rudeness: responses to offensive phrases

Each of us comes across rudeness from time to time. Someone observes its manifestation from the side, and someone constantly has to listen to rude and offensive words addressed to them

What your brain loves and hates

What your brain loves and hates

What is the main tool for an IT specialist? Computer? I think otherwise. First of all, we work with our heads. How does the brain work? For some reason, they don't tell us about this at school, university and at work, or they tell us very little

Method of comprehending information

Method of comprehending information

The brain is capable of absorbing significant amounts of information. Overload

Careful with criticism

Careful with criticism

One teacher shared her experience of communicating to students why bullying is bad

The simplest secret to longevity

The simplest secret to longevity

Let me tell you the simplest secret of longevity. This secret was described by Avicenna in his recipes for longevity

Fear of thinking

Fear of thinking

Paradoxically, people whose biological species is called "Homo Sapiens", that is, "Homo sapiens", do not want to think at all! These people do not recognize the value of thinking, they do not recognize the importance of seeking truth, they do not see the point in logic. And this is their principled position

Reasonable perception of the world as reality

Reasonable perception of the world as reality

Even without going to deceive solely in selfish interests, almost any emotionally minded will be absolutely sure that he did well if the deception was dictated by good intentions, which, again, completely contradicts the principles of a person with a reasonable worldview

Criticism of the value system of modern society

Criticism of the value system of modern society

One of the basic principles that must be implemented in order to build the world of the future we really want is to change the value system of modern civilization

About the townsfolk

About the townsfolk

I decided to write this article to illustrate one of the most harmful properties common among representatives of humanity, which interferes in everything possible, and represents one of the most annoying obstacles on the way of people to reason and a reasonable society

Saving arguments

Saving arguments

Most people suffer from so-called emotional thinking. This is a way of thinking in which a person draws conclusions and performs any actions under the influence of emotions, vague intuitive ideas, conjectures and other subjective inclinations or desires that trample on systemic thinking

Classification of people according to the degree of unreasonableness

Classification of people according to the degree of unreasonableness

Different unreasonable people differ among themselves in the degree of rationality, the adequacy of the perception of the situation and the readiness for change. Let's consider the classification of unreasonable people in more detail

National idea for Russia

National idea for Russia

The national idea is inextricably linked with the concept of "nation", and this concept in Russia has always been the cornerstone of its spiritual essence and the guarantee of its well-being. Today the definition of "nation" is so vague and slandered that it has become almost a symbol of free-thinking, or even a completely outlawed term. Why?

Pseudo-rational civilization

Pseudo-rational civilization

A civilization built on an emotional worldview, on attitudes and principles of egoism and profit that are contrary to reason, on the cult of primitive needs, presents itself as a rational civilization, a civilization nourished by scientific and technological progress and an objective approach to understanding the world

Freedom in a constructive and destructive sense

Freedom in a constructive and destructive sense

Freedom is the possibility of such a choice, which is made by people consciously on the basis of their own inner convictions, attitudes, values and is an expression of the personality, the inner essence of a person

The problem of dogmatism

The problem of dogmatism

The problem of dogmatism is one of the essential problems plaguing humanity. Millions of dogmatists who are not able to think completely independently, but who consider themselves smart, flood and litter the information space with their useless statements

Is Man Reasonable?

Is Man Reasonable?

The manipulation of abstract concepts that a person is so proud of turns for him either into sterile scholasticism, or into a way to give weight to his intentions, which have nothing to do with the subject of his speeches

Our life turns into a constant choice

Our life turns into a constant choice

We are used to living with the idea that we have freedom. Life has become so commonplace that few notice the lack of freedom. The overwhelming majority of people just simply got used to the idea that they can only choose from a number of proposed options.

What is good and what is evil

What is good and what is evil

Good and evil are fundamental concepts of morality. But despite the fact that for many centuries mankind has been under the influence of the thesis that it is necessary to do good and not do evil, as one of the main ones that need to be guided in their actions, these concepts still do not have a clear meaning

The immorality of the emotional worldview model

The immorality of the emotional worldview model

The concepts of moral and immoral behavior, the concepts of good and evil are among the central elements in the value system of modern society. But what properties of the human personality and psyche provide this most moral behavior?

Do climate weapons exist?

Do climate weapons exist?

A huge installation on the territory of the closed military complex Chernobyl-2, nine kilometers near the city of Pripyat, in the area of the destruction of a nuclear power plant, with the help of powerful antennas, could control the airspace of the whole world.

What is freedom?

What is freedom?

“The word“free”remained in Newspeak, but it could only be used in expressions such as“free boots,”“toilet is free.”It was not used in the old meaning of“politically free,”“intellectually free, "since freedom did not exist thought and political freedom

The principles of a reasonable person

The principles of a reasonable person

This article will say not so much about the principles of society, but about the principles of a reasonable perception of the world, the principles that should exist at the level of the individual

The origins of superstition

The origins of superstition

A black cat ran across the road, the mirror cracked, salt spilled out onto the table. Where did the bad omens come from? Is there any rational grain in superstition? We will try to penetrate into the anatomy of superstitions, to understand where they came from, why they were invented and whether there is a grain of truth in them

Weeds? No, medicinal wild plants

Weeds? No, medicinal wild plants

If you don't want to get sick, dig up three roots for yourself - burdock, wheatgrass and dandelion

Pseudo-intellectuals and their features

Pseudo-intellectuals and their features

There is a need to tell in more detail about this type of people, pseudo-intellectuals and why they have nothing to do with reasonable and thinking

Problems of Science: Vulgar Materialism

Problems of Science: Vulgar Materialism

With this article I continue my story about the problems of science. Surely you have heard (and more than once) how we are often told from the TV screen: “scientists have proved that …”. And, as a rule, after a while this phrase from the box of one of your opponents takes its place in the arsenal of blanks for verbal polemics.

Man does everything to destroy himself

Man does everything to destroy himself

The story begins with bloodshed and is written in blood. From century to century, new weapons were developed and old weapons were improved. From the stone ax to the thermonuclear warhead, this is all just the result of the destructive nature of humanity. However, despite the long human history, nothing threatened the world until recently

After all, Russia won the Eurovision Song Contest !!! Tse happy zrada

After all, Russia won the Eurovision Song Contest !!! Tse happy zrada

Ukrainian viewers gave Russia the MAXIMUM POINT. European viewers gave Russia first place

Criticism of modern science

Criticism of modern science

In modern capitalist society, obviously wrong, the role and importance of science are perceived ambiguously. Those times when people were burned at the stake for speaking about a multitude of inhabited worlds, it is true, have already passed, but medieval obscurantism is close and makes itself felt

Complete restoration of vision

Complete restoration of vision

Farsightedness, myopia, strabismus, astigmatism - all are cured on their own with the help of simple exercises according to the method of William Bates .. William Bates - American ophthalmologist has developed a system of exercises to restore vision. Professor Zhdanov's report

Life Tips

Life Tips

With this article, I open the rubric of life advice. These are tips proven in my personal life practice about what most people should do in the logic of their daily behavior

Plato. Dialogue about the cave

Plato. Dialogue about the cave

The cave myth is a famous allegory used by Plato in The State to explain his doctrine of ideas. It is considered the cornerstone of Platonism and objective idealism in general. Expressed in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Plato's brother Glaucon:

Call to action

Call to action

We present to your attention a unique documentary conspiracy project consisting of several films. You will look differently at seemingly obvious things and understand that not everything that is obvious is obvious

The threat of globalism

The threat of globalism

What is a particular threat today and what needs to be dealt with? Of course, this threat is globalism. Let's take a closer look at what globalism is and why it is dangerous

12 most common cognitive biases

12 most common cognitive biases

12 cognitive distortions that humanity inherited from distant ancestors and prevent us from rationally perceiving reality