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When I show moon, look at the moon, not at my finger (another quote).

Though one's nationality may be an accident and one can understand the futility of the pride, how can one ignore the way world treats people based on their nationality?

"Science fallacy": Anything coming from a scientist or a science/research group/organization becomes "scientifically proven" and therefore "the truth".

2001 title should have gone to OBL then.

Wealth is also perception based and circumstances based. The value of a product or a stock can be increased with the help of smart marketing. Does it mean the wealth has increased? Many entertainment product would lose the value if suddenly, say a serious war is declared, or a better alternative product appears. Where the wealth disappeared?

Treating every country as your opponent does not help either. Each country trying to outdo others will only lead to increased hostility and distrust in the world. At least the countries in comfortable/powerful position can avoid operating in survival mode and resist spying on non-hostile nations.

The book "The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition" mentioned about the group not able to eat carbohydrate for months. They had only animal products available to survive. They complained about lack of stamina and each physical tasks taking a lot longer to complete.

Part of the issue is that many societies, even the ones in pretty comfortable position, operate on "survival mode" where power is perceived cool and having more is always better.

Not only that. Racial discrimination is also part of inter-national relations where countries alliance are based on race, religion and/or culture.

How China's pollution problem defers from that of US's or UK's, say 100 years back?

Poverty is not about who possesses more or less. It has more to do with how much you feel deprived, irrespective of how much you possess.

How a gun as a weapon of defense differs from a one used as a weapon of offense, from design perspective? Or there are no differences in design?

Being a fan of some Russian authors like Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Turgenev, Gorky and others, reading their books I got a glimpse of the Russian culture and society of that era. Would somebody suggest me similar type of authors from past English era?

That partly comes from the ignorant uncivilized outsiders calling India ignorant and uncivilized, at the least before the internet era.

There are things animals do and you don't and there are things you do and animals don't. Does not make much sense to say you would do something because animals are doing so.

there are 2 aspects: 1) health 2) compassion

The nation does not have money to support public health care but has enough to support public spying.

I also see many people nitpicking minor details to show that Mandela was not 100% peaceful and he talked about struggle. When you have nothing to complain to those aggressor and their violence, why complain that oppressed victim who has no power, is not perfectly peaceful, law-abiding and fair?

"The central thesis is that organizations have three types of employees: Sociopaths at the top. Clueless in the middle. Losers on the bottom."

How about types of employers based on their attitude to employees? It's a two-way relation after all.

Additionally IQ to understand different fields varies as well. One who is able to understand math quickly will not be able to understand language or emotions quickly. Even saying that one has higher IQ in math is not correct, one able in set theory or may not be good in calculus or statistics since those fields may involve different mathematical skills.

There is a simple solution: polygamy

Agree. I will start believing in their sincerity once they are able to control their insatiable greed for consumption.

Not directly relevant. Not required to add "ifs" and "buts" to each story.

Technological advancement is necessary for protecting India from international thugs (Please check the world history).

I have nothing against all the energy efficiency development however many articles display a tone that everything was going well before but now due to emerging countries we are facing this havoc. Pathetic.

When consuming resources and producing pollution, you do not remember this comparison. Besides, animals kill to eat, not to sell.

Agree. I do not mind surveillance so far it is applied to all - bar none, and all the data is available to everyone. When police and judge label me sinner, I should be able to see how saintly they have been and only those who never sinned can throw stone at me.

Meaning for life creates desire to live. it does not have to be real, moral, or good. Most stupid or lowly reason can give people strength to fight for survival in adverse situation.

With the arrival of all electronic communication tools people and government are discovering implications of these media, as well as a new context to the term freedom of expression. It will take some time to crystallize what is acceptable and what is not.

Add race/nationality/religion/culture and see if your algorithm changes.