Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Hospice Nurse Helps Dying Patients Grant Their Final Wishes
We all go through life knowing that someday we won’t be here forever. I’m not afraid of dying and see it as a natural part of life. But what does worry me is growing old and not being able to take care of myself. The idea of relying on a hospice nurse makes me a…
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Aunt Jemima’s” great-grandson angry that her legacy is being scrapped: “It’s injustice to my family”
When Quaker Oats announced that their “Aunt Jemima” brand would be discontinued in light of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, it created quite a commotion. However, a great-grandson of “Aunt Jemima” objected to the choice just one day after it was made public, stating that the family thought it would only serve to…
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UPS driver is brought to tears after learning why cars were lined up and down the road
The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone, in one way or another. And as we hope those tough times are behind us, we can never forget how devastating the past couple of years have been for most of us. Many businesses were forced to shut down, and as a result, many people lost their jobs and even…
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Incredibly practical vintage tool with an obvious use for a particular job field
Many of us have, at one point or another, dreamt of finding some hidden treasure or long-lost artifact at a flea market. I know I have, in any case. And my hope is compounded by the fact that there are examples of people doing just that. Many, in fact (don’t try to tell me you’ve…
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The Unexpected Art of Pareidolia: Finding Faces in Everyday Objects
In psychology and visual perception, there’s a captivating phenomenon where we see familiar patterns, especially faces, in random objects or textures. This quirk, known as pareidolia, is perfectly illustrated in the image above. What initially seems like an ordinary tile floor reveals something more intriguing—a faint face—upon closer inspection. What is Pareidolia? Pareidolia is when…
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