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The Latin cogito, ergo sum, usually translated into English as "I think, therefore I am", [a] is the "first principle" of René Descartes's philosophy. He originally published it in French as je pense, donc je suis in his 1637 Discourse on the Method, so as to reach a wider audience than Latin would have allowed. [1]
Saoirse Ronan’s husband, Jack Lowden, was the one to suggest that she play Rona in The Outrun. “He handed the book to me, and he said, ‘You have to play this,’” Ronan, 30, told The Times ...
The wise decision is to wager that God exists, since "If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing", meaning one can gain eternal life if God exists, but if not, one will be no worse off in death than if one had not believed. On the other hand, if you bet against God, win or lose, you either gain nothing or lose everything.
At first, the illusory truth effect was believed to occur only when individuals are highly uncertain about a given statement. [1] Psychologists also assumed that "outlandish" headlines wouldn't produce this effect however, recent research shows the illusory truth effect is indeed at play with false news. [5]
"Faking it till you make it" is a psychological tool discussed in neuroscientific research. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] A 1988 experiment by Fritz Strack claimed to show that mood can be improved by holding a pen between the user's teeth to force a smile, [ 8 ] but a posterior experiment failed to replicate it, due to which Strack was awarded the Ig ...
It takes all sorts to make a world; It takes one to know one; It takes two to tango; I'm going to have to give you the pink slip; It will come back and haunt you; It will be the same a hundred years hence; Islands depend on reeds, just as reeds depend on islands (Myanmar proverbs) [citation needed]
When fictional television anchor Howard Beale leaned out of the window, chanting, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!" in the 1976 movie 'Network,' he struck a chord with ...
Toussaint McCall was born in Delhi, Louisiana, [1] but was a long-time resident of nearby Monroe, Louisiana.His father, Rev. D. L. McCall, was a pastor at the Seven Star Missionary Baptist Church in Delhi, [2] and Toussaint was one of twelve children.