A blog by Leon Oudejans
The 7 Belief systems – a 2023 update
30 Mar, 2023 | Knowledge, Love, Power
Please find below my overhaul of the 2019 version of the 7 Belief systems. With hindsight, I overestimated the power of Technology, and underestimated the revenge of Politics. The first country to restrict the power of its Big Tech sector was China. USA and Europe are...
Parental alienation
29 Mar, 2023 | Knowledge, Love, Power
A friend asked me to include parental alienation in my recent blog The people we love the most can hurt us the most. This sensitive topic needs a separate blog. If only for this 2022 Guardian article, entitled: UN to investigate use of ‘parental alienation’ tactic in...
If you can’t win the game, change the rules
28 Mar, 2023 | Knowledge, Power
I suppose my blog title is an ancient saying but I can't find any evidence. There is, however, a related quote by "Peter Diamandis, Founder of X Prize Foundation & Cofounder of Singularity University: If you can't win, change the rules. If you can't change the...
The people we love the most can hurt us the most
27 Mar, 2023 | Knowledge, Love, Power
A friend says that she envies me for protecting my heart so well. Indeed, it seems that I'm not hurt by the one(s) whom I love the most. Late 2010, I decided to stop my heart from bleeding by building an imaginary sarcophagus around it. Most of the year, it indeed...
Father and Son
26 Mar, 2023 | Love
Father and Son (1975) by Gino Vannelli artist, lyrics, video, Wiki-artist, Wiki-album+song https://youtu.be/FYTVR5x-6tg Once in a life there comes a man like youAnd you bear a son so much like yourselfAnd it's hard to believe that he's a grown manBut pop I understand...
Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car (Reuters)
25 Mar, 2023 | Knowledge
Reuters title: Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car By: Nick Carey, Paul Lienert and Sarah Mcfarlane Date: 20 March 2023 “For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after...
The pros and cons of EVs
24 Mar, 2023 | Knowledge
Full disclosure: I'm not an Electric Vehicle (EV) driver. I doubt I will ever become one. In my view, EV technology is a transition between fossil fuels and - probably - hydrogen. I think and feel that I would believe in hydrogen vehicles (see Wiki). Hence, this blog...
When will Shia and Sunni Islam focus on atheism in China?
23 Mar, 2023 | Knowledge, Love, Power
Many articles claim that China brokered a peace agreement between Iran (ie, Shia Islam) and Saudi Arabia (ie, Sunni Islam). The main benefactor should be Yemen by ending the relentless proxy war between Shia and Sunni Islam. How about the (Muslim) Uyghur genocide in...
Why can negative demographic trends not be reversed?
22 Mar, 2023 | Knowledge
"History suggests that once a country crosses the threshold of negative population growth, there is little that its government can do to reverse it." This line is an excerpt from a 2023 NYT article: Can China Reverse Its Population Decline? Just Ask Sweden. Another...
How to deal with a liar
21 Mar, 2023 | Knowledge
Over the years, my solution how to deal with liars has changed. When is was young(er), I confronted and engaged with them. That approach rarely brings results, apart from denial and more lies. Today, I avoid liars. Sometimes, avoidance is difficult (eg, family)....
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