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"In some countries nearly everyone believes in astrology and precognition, including government leaders."

Yup. Science is taught, but not how to think scientifically. When I hear we are going to put emphasis on science in our education, I wonder how many future leader will it churn out who won't be dictated by pseudoscience.

An entire scene in Bhutan? Alright, you got me. I will read on but there better only be good things in store for Dorji and Jigme.

YA-ish territory

Can't remember the last time I was this giddy with anticipation. Apart from the the occasional hiccups with the prose interrupting my flow, it's been tiptop so far.

Turns out Stardew Valley is a capitalist game.

"The soul thus transmigrates from body to body, wasting its days in pursuit of food, sex and power." Apparently not.

I am "spiritual" according to mr. Harrari. Could one also be a hedonist?

Subversion! Blasphemy! Send this man to the gallows. Now! Haha, gotta love it. Makes me smile.

Thank you for pointing out the arrogance inherent in humanism. The space terrorists protecting Ganymede sea rat in Cowboy Bebop had good reasons. Given this realisation I should say sorry to you animals but that would make me a hypocrite, because I am still human, biased towards humanism and I would still want to eat you. So, yeah. But I promise that if planet of the apes ever happened, I will not stand in your way.

Huge expec-frickin'-tations. I want everything.

I'm reminded of Mersault from The Stranger: a cold acceptance of his fate.

It is lechery and no doubt loneliness, but seeking and walking into trouble knowing full well the repercussions, it feels fatalistic and defeatist. Self loathing?

Eyes closed, forehead being rubbed right now. Not with Vicks but I do have a headache. I must have got hold of the first draft.

Eyes closed, forehead being rubbed right now. Not with Vicks but I do have a headache. This must surely be the first draft.

It's unfair how a fire can be started that easily when I struggle even using kerosene.

Hot Fuzz vibes

Haw, haw, Piggy!

Can a sentence be made up of words that one knows but still evade comprehension? Apparently, yes.

Instant attraction.

The narrator says it was evening and the time 11 o'clock. It seems I don't exactly know when evening is.

Doing God's work!

The cauldron is heating up.

What in the world is going on?

Reads like a mystery novel, but with the added benefit of being spooky.

It's nearing bed time and I'm a little creeped out. Maybe I should continue tomorrow.

"One further factor, possibly the most crucial, was inherent to the way SARS-CoV affects the human body: Symptoms tend to appear in a person before, rather than after, that person becomes highly infectious."

Very important distinction.

"Will the Next Big One come out of a rainforest or a market in southern China?" Very interesting.