Recently, I witnessed a heated debate between two of my friends.
One condemns Zelensky for his “stubbornness” and unwillingness to compromise. He believes that the reality of global politics is that powerful states dictate the terms to everyone around them, while weaker states have no choice but to accept this, maneuver between the giants, appease them, and find ways to …
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Imagine that at the end of 1941, when Nazi Germany had occupied a significant part of the Soviet Union’s territory—Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and so on—Donald Trump suddenly became the President of the United States. And then he declares that this bloody war must be stopped. Millions of people are dying—that’s not good. He proposes that Hitler and Stalin …
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Like any armchair critic, I have my own plan for a peaceful resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
First, let’s examine a possible peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine from the perspective of all its direct and indirect participants—Russia, Ukraine, Europe, and the United States. We’ll recall the goals each of them set for themselves in this conflict and consider what …
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Human beings are inherently selfish by nature, and everything they do in life is directed toward their own benefit. However, there are three levels of selfishness.
The first level is primitive selfishness. This is the lowest level, where a person acts in a straightforward and crude manner, taking away benefits from others. For instance, they might rudely push their way …
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Does the boomerang law exist? Is it true that those who do good will be rewarded with good, while those who do evil will receive a negative response in return?
Some people believe in the boomerang law and are convinced that it works because of God, that He controls all human actions on Earth and rewards everyone fairly. Others believe …
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There is no heaven. Hell doesn’t exist. After death, there will be nothing. All a person truly has is these 70–80 years of earthly existence.
So, what is the meaning of this brief and irreversible life? The answer is simple: since we were lucky enough to be born into this world and live this life, we should get the most …
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Do you remember the chemistry lesson in school where we conducted an experiment with a salt solution? We added salt to a glass of water, stirred it, placed a thread in the solution, and watched as salt crystals began to form on the thread. It was an incredible moment, wasn’t it?
Now imagine if, before the lesson, someone stopped you …
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Superstitions arise from a lack of information and fear of the unknown. People often instinctively spit over their shoulder or say “knock on wood” in moments of joy, fearing they might “jinx” successful events. This is superstition. As a materialist and pragmatist, I view such rituals with irony. In the modern world, with its scientific and technological achievements, such actions …
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Science has developed, is developing, and will continue to develop, always moving forward, like chasing the horizon. We advance, but beyond the horizon, there are always unexplored natural phenomena and unexplained mysteries. Humanity will continue to evolve, knowledge will expand, but that unknown area will always exist. As long as there are phenomena not explained by science, there will be …
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Science has developed, is developing, and will continue to develop, always moving forward, like chasing the horizon. We advance, but beyond the horizon, there are always unexplored natural phenomena and unexplained mysteries. Humanity will continue to evolve, knowledge will expand, but that unknown area will always exist. As long as there are phenomena not explained by science, there will be …
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