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Editor's Choice

Sacred Web Editorial - The Transhumanist Fallacy

GOOGLE.COM -- SACRED WEB -- Transhumanism can be defined as the ideology which seeks to modify or improve the human race. A very basic question that must be asked before we presume to tamper with humanity is what it means to be 'human'. From the standpoint of traditional thought, transhumanism rests on the fallacy of materialism. Materialistic science's attempts to address these philosophical issues are inadequate. It reduces man to matter and humanity to its mechanisms, thereby rejecting their true spiritual foundations. By denying those spiritual foundations, transhumanism dehumanizes man, devaluing his true stature, substance, heritage and purpose, and deprives him of the humility of his creaturehood, the dignity of his spiritual status, and his capacity for the grace of transcendence. ...

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How Recommendation Engines Are Reaffirming Your Worldview (And Leaving You Stuck In Your Own Bubble)

THOUGHTCATALOG.COM -- Whether you're shopping online, scrolling through social media, or streaming a film, your every move is being logged and processed by software. There's a recommendation engine at every digital turn, powered by a finely tuned algorithm that suggests what you should watch, buy, or read next. But when your next move is driven directly by your existing interests, you can easily end up stuck in a bubble of similar content, products, and ideas. ...

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The Best Networking Advice I've Seen Yet

QUIETREV.COM -- If you're an introvert, have you ever noticed that you tend to be good at asking questions? Do you ever feel that this is just a weakness of yours, something you fall back to when other conversational options seem exhausted? Have you ever wondered how to frame questions like the thoughtful and skilled conversation partner you are (or could be)? In this article written for the Quiet Revolution community, Warren Berger, author of The Book of Beautiful Questions, contributor to the New York Times, and "Questionologist" column writer, explains how and why questioning is the quiet person's "secret weapon." ...

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These departments of Ismaili Digest were inspired by Hazar Imam's advice to continuously re-examine and expand our viewpoints and perspectives. He said, "knowledge is constantly changing, must ever be challenged and extended" and that we must "constantly review and revise and renew what we think we know." If Hazar Imam's advice resonates with you, then OTBT, TT and WW are for you. In our first year we posted almost 300 videos, articles and quotes of little-known, unconventional, even controversial, knowledge, opinions, wisdom and insights, drawn from all of humanity, relevant to the community's well-being, intellectual growth, best practices and administration. As for Monday Madness, that's your Monday morning smile because "we are a community that welcomes the smile!"

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