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Fake-Democracy's Take On Health Care: They will not let you die, but they will not cure you either; pharmaceuticals need to continue making money.

 That our so-called Democracy does not work is something that I have long known; however, I could have never imagined the consequences would reach even the most critical aspects of our lives. During the last several years, I have been moving Heaven and Earth, trying hard to receive stem-cell treatment to clear the cornea opacities that have taken all my vision. All the eye-doctors I have consulted have always agreed stem-cells are my best option; but, shockingly enough, it would be impossible to get this done in the U.S.. As it turns out, national medical regulatory agencies such as the FDA in the U.S. or the EMA in Europe put health scientists through a diabolical ordeal, if they ever try to develop new therapies. For one thing - as a clinical-study research coordinator explained to me - it is outrageously expensive to conduct a clinical trial; not to mention get a therapy approved. You see, in our modern capitalistic world, if you have the money to pay for the license, you are sa...
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A Scientific Model Of Human Nature: The Origin Of Civilization.

 Since the dawn of Civilization, our leaders have marveled at that miraculous moment in human evolution, where some spark ignited the human intellect in all its glory, waking it up from its long-kept dormant state, and leading it to the discovery and conquest of the world. For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors had been wandering around the face of the planet without much purpose or objective; but now that our mind's full potential had been finally unleashed, we were ready to start sowing crops, domesticate animals, build all sorts of crafts and, at last, the prodigious invention of writing and civilization. Philosophers of all times have then wondered how was that truly unique magic moment, what sparked the phenomenal ignition of the human brain 15,000 - 20,000 years ago, separating us from all other animals and leading us to create states and become civilized.  However, if we carefully examine the human brain and compare it with any other primate's brain, there is...
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From fake-Democracy to a true democracy.

When a Man Loves a Woman.  The most beautiful story of love. A Scientific Model Of The Brain: From Instinct To Reason.  Have you ever wondered how does the mind work? Believe it or not, here you will find out. And, if you do not, please let me know what is that you found wrong. How come did we get fooled into forgetting that the key reason for a society to flourish is not the name they give to the political system or whether the political power is elected by the people, but whether there is some reasonable balance of opportunities: It is a shame that the legal system decides the disputes between citizens based on what litigant hires the most powerful attorney.  It is a shame that only those who have a lot of money are able to receive the most effective medical treatments.  It is a shame that kids born to wealthy families have it much easier to be accepted in an elite school.  It is a shame that in today's fake democratic system a person's worth is solely measur...
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Scientific Model of the Brain - From Instinct to Reason: How does the mind work?

Formatted Version . Single Page Version . Have you ever wondered how does the mind work?  Believe it or not, here you will find out. How does learning take place? How are ideas generated? How does reasoning come about? How does our sense of consciousness emerge? Why do we sometimes feel happy and some other times unhappy? Our mind is such a miraculous phenomenon, that it is only natural to believe it must be out of magic. However, in actuality, it is not impossible at all to conceive how conscious thought and reasoning may emerge out of the competition and cooperation among the billions of neurons in our brains. Indeed, we just need to consider the brain as the government of the organism: In the same way that the government of a society determines the policies the nation should take in order for the society to prosper, the brain processes external and internal information in order to elaborate plans of actions, for the achievement of the organism's goals. Then, with this parallelis...
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