Amit Cohen
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Amit Cohen
A PM I once worked with was struggling to persuade somebody of something. I told him to ask them the question, “What data would I have to show you to get you to change your mind?” If they didn’t have a clear answer, then he would know this was an idea they held on faith, a bit like a religious belief. No amount of data can sway a person from their... See more
Deb Liu • Changing Your Mind
The Earth is Rotating at around 600 miles per hour The Earth is orbiting the sun at 67,000 miles per hour, while The Entire Solar system is orbiting the galactic core at 514,000 miles per hour. That makes over 40,000 miles of interstellar travel in 5 minutes. The Galaxies themselves are moving apart at variable speeds....."There is no way, not even
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“I realized that I could lose myself in a character. I could live in a character. It was a choice. And when I finished with that, I took a month to remember who I was. ‘What do I believe? What are my politics? What do I like and dislike?’ It took me a while, and I was depressed going back into my concerns and my politics. But there was a shift that
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push through fear
Unlike with South African apartheid, Israel gives its Arab citizens all the rights available to its Jews, and it even has Arabs sitting in the Knesset. Further, Israel allows Palestinians into Israel to work, though, since millions of Arabs want to see Israel obliterated, Israel must carefully vet those it welcomes. And given the flow of weapons... See more