Independent try-hard, intent on making the world a better place. No AI content; although the underlying data behind international statistics is analyzed and commented on methodically, this is the output of a hands-on-keyboard human being!https://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.infohttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mitdahsf6k2hA quick summary of religion in #Japan. #Shinto and #Buddhist practices dominate, although for decades, over half the #Japanese have decalred themselves non-religious. www.humanreligions.info/japan.html https://www.humanreligions.info/japan.html06 Apr 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitdahsf6k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mgpr7jtusk25Methods that work to reduce binge-drinking and problematic #alcohol abuse are increasing prices, limiting advertising (especially to children), curbing high-volume deals that encourage binge drinking and setting low drink-driving limits. https://www.humantruth.info/alcohol_prevention.html #PublicHealth10 Mar 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpr7jtusk25https://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mgkrq2yfhs2jFour arguments that a creator-#God cannot have #freewill. (4/4) A perfect being that created time never changes; any new state implies that the previous state was less good. A being that never changes makes no choices. https://www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_free_will.html #theology #theism #philosophy #time08 Mar 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkrq2yfhs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mgkron4mps2jFour arguments that a creator-#God cannot have #freewill. (3/4) An all-knowing god knows with certainty all its future actions. Its knowledge cannot be wrong: it must follow an instantaneously predetermined path. https://www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_free_will.html #theology #theism #philosophy #omniscience08 Mar 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkron4mps2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mgkrn5lezs2jFour arguments that a creator-#God cannot have #freewill. (2/4) A benevolent God always chooses the path that causes most good, so, never has a choice. https://www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_free_will.html #theology #theism #philosophy #benevolence08 Mar 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkrn5lezs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mgkrmciht22jFour arguments that a creator-#God cannot have #freewill. (1/4) If God is perfect, then, it always follows the best course of action and therefore never has a choice. https://www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_free_will.html #theology #theism #philosophy #benevolence08 Mar 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkrmciht22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mgiu3sxhp22e#Ireland comes in the top 10% for women's equality, but only after a late struggle against the #Catholic Church, which even until 1973 resisted a new law that allowed married women to have jobs. The Catholic's hold waned, finally allowing general female emancipation. www.humantruth.info/ireland.html https://www.humantruth.info/ireland.html07 Mar 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgiu3sxhp22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mgi73pfglc2bAdded a note that the UK's #tabloids are often cited as the world's worst, and the effect is strong enough to damage #democracy itself in the #UK. https://www.humantruth.info/uk_newspapers_comparison.html07 Mar 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi73pfglc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mggcmcoh2s2lAdded section 6.1 noting the methods that Western disposers use to avoid international law and dump electronic waste in #Ghana, by mislabelling it as second-hand-electronics and donations. www.humantruth.info/ghana.html https://www.humantruth.info/ghana.html06 Mar 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggcmcoh2s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mgdi2isz222x"#Capitalism provides, to a much greater extent than most of us believe, the ladders for talent to climb", wrote #Schumpeter in 1942. But now, 46% of the world's wealth is owned by just 1%. Added ch3, showcasing the most unequal & equal countries. https://www.humantruth.info/free_market_capitalism.html05 Mar 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdi2isz222xhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mfzorhtwpc2c#Knowledge: (1/5 - in comments): In ethics, you can't make moral choices without some knowledge of consequences. Aristotle argued that acting from ignorance is the same as from compulsion, and counts as an /Involuntary/ action. www.humantruth.info/knowledge.html https://www.humantruth.info/knowledge.html01 Mar 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzorhtwpc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mfz4jno3zc2bRomantic Marriage emphasizes love & choice, regardless of what others think. Pragmatic Marriage prioritize family alliances but still grant choice. Arranged Marriages are hard to resist. In reality, all these paths result in valid relationships and genuine bonds. www.humantruth.info/marriage.html https://www.humantruth.info/marriage.html01 Mar 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfz4jno3zc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mfp6efbpdk2w#Internet access is essential for information, research, education & political involvement. It's a "liberation technology"; the UN HDR 2019 described it as "critical" to modern life. Here are the countries over 4 decades with the best & worst, access to the internet, sorted by 2020s average data.25 Feb 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp6efbpdk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mfl34iueoc26#China ranks 73rd in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the #environment. This is calculated from 21 data sets. Overall, it presents a mixed picture; some great deeds but a long history of international antagonism. https://www.humantruth.info/china_environment.html24 Feb 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfl34iueoc26https://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mfhlzhjp7c2xThe 1980s-2000s 'retrieved memory' panic that therapists indulged in, resulted in a wave of accidentally fabricated #memories, much through #hypnosis, and was generally abandoned after police and courts noticed the industry was producing MUCH false evidence. https://www.humantruth.info/why_are_memories_unreliable.html ch3.22 Feb 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhlzhjp7c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mfhitwksrk2x#Nietzsche in 1886 pointed out that our memories are subject to our mental states & regrets. When our memory says "I did that!" but our pride says "I could not have done", eventually it is our memory that surrenders. Added to ch2: https://www.humantruth.info/why_are_memories_unreliable.html22 Feb 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhitwksrk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mfd33itdtk2z#Palestine 's #Blasphemy laws have a long history. The NYT in 1929 announced "a blasphemy ordinance just made public here... any one uttering a word or a sound calculated to outrage the religious feelings or beliefs of another is liable to one year in prison". www.humantruth.info/palestine.html https://www.humantruth.info/palestine.html20 Feb 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfd33itdtk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mfbwct6f2s23#Russia can't invade #Ukraine, #Israel can't destroy the rest of #Palestine, the #USA can't have #Greenland: If the world sticks together against strong-man aggression, everyone's future is safer. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7430561808505270272/20 Feb 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbwct6f2s23https://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mfbvxp4kjk23Russia can end the war whenever it wants. It has no need for negotiations. It can at any time move its troops back inside Russia. Voila, the war has ended & peace returns. Ukraine should lose no land, Russia should pay repatriations for the damage it has done. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/world/europe/russia-ukraine-us-talks-war.html20 Feb 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbvxp4kjk23https://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mf5okdajas2d#Hindu nationalists have been targeting Christians in India especially since the BJP gained national power in 2014, with their reps giving hate speeches (including calling for death), encouraging many 100s of violent incidents each year. See section 6 of https://www.humanreligions.info/hindu_extremism.html18 Feb 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5okdajas2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mez5pyftfc2oPsalm 23 is much-loved because it sounds positive & wholesome. But it's a trap, just as Habakkuk's opposite gloom is a trap. Don't fall for it: we can make the world better by behaving better, educating ourselves, embracing human rights, and encouraging others. www.humanreligions.info/psalm_23.html https://www.humanreligions.info/psalm_23.html16 Feb 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mez5pyftfc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3mevlskhzg22twww.humantruth.info/elections.html #elections #democracy15 Feb 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mevlskhzg22thttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3meuc2qkn422tMauritius' status as a #TaxHaven, especially for African and US companies, allow profits to be routed through #Mauritius at very low tax rates, depriving many developing nations of income. www.humantruth.info/mauritius.html https://www.humantruth.info/mauritius.html15 Feb 2026 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3meuc2qkn422thttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3metnvauhg22t#Mauritius is particularly vulnerable to #climate_change; it was 1/18 countries to enact Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in its first year (1975). Compare it to the world on the environment in section #6: www.humantruth.info/mauritius.html . https://www.humantruth.info/mauritius.html14 Feb 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3metnvauhg22thttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3metdp44spk2tAdded section 6.1; #Mauritius, where the Dodo went extinct, is a prime example of the Human risks to birds on small islands. Hunting, #deforestation and introduction of rats (which eat bird eggs) have driven countless hundreds of bird species to #extinction. www.humantruth.info/mauritius.html https://www.humantruth.info/mauritius.html14 Feb 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3metdp44spk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/humantruth.info/post/3memjq4phlk2xThe famous prayer of the Sufi saint Rabi'a of Basra (9th C): "O my Lord, if I worship Thee from hope of Paradise, exclude me thence, but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake then withhold not from me Thine eternal Beauty.” In section #3 ('Aiming for Heaven') www.humanreligions.info/heaven.html https://www.humanreligions.info/heaven.html11 Feb 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:6anllq67vmcmo52sdjcsdmos/app.bsky.feed.post/3memjq4phlk2x