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“I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life.” — Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

In The Age of Reason, Thomas Paine argues that religion should be examined through reason rather than accepted through tradition or authority. He critiques organized religion by questioning why divine truth would depend on institutions, conflicting interpretations, or mediation by religious authority. Instead, he suggests that the natural world itself serves as evidence of a creator, and that human reason is the most reliable tool for understanding moral and spiritual truths. Paine also treats sacred texts as human-written documents shaped by historical and cultural contexts, and therefore open to scrutiny like any other form of writing. Overall, the text engages with questions of religion, reason, and belief, and presents deism as a framework in which belief in God is guided by reason rather than revelation or institutional…

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Mental health care is becoming increasingly important as awareness of psychological well-being continues to grow worldwide. Rising prevalence of anxiety, depression, and stress-related conditions is encouraging healthcare providers to expand access to counseling, digital therapeutics, and early intervention programs. Innovations in teletherapy platforms, AI-assisted mental health screening, and personalized treatment approaches are improving accessibility and continuity of care. Although stigma and limited access to trained professionals remain key challenges in many regions, expanding digital health infrastructure and policy support are expected to strengthen long-term mental health care delivery.

You know, I feel like the closure of the Strait of Hormuz was always part of the plan? With so much excess oil access thanks to fracking, and with all this extra oil "stolen" from Venezuela, closing the Strait would only push consumer markets towards buying oil from the US. Congratulations to whoever made a deal to refine Venezuelan crude before all this started.

hi friends, not sure how it works in other fields, but in medicine and adjacent scientific fields, preprints are not only a good addition, but a solid model of sharing your final drafts of research papers with the community (and possibly benefitting from it). what are preprints? preprint is a version of your final draft that has been made public, usually by submitting it on a specific portal (biorxiv, medrxiv, researchsquare, preprints.org,...). it is NOT a journal submission/publication, it is NOT a peer review, it CAN NOT be cited in the same way as the peer-reviewed journal-published paper can. (it still can be cited, but with an explicit mention that it is a preprint) why do it? publishing (especially in journals with high impact factor) takes months. literally. from the moment of finishing the draft, till publication, 3-6 months could pass in peer-review, revisions, rejections, etc. preprint helps to: 1) bypass the waiting period…

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