There is mercy in being able to forget certain things in our lives, especially if there are episodes that affected us negatively. Yet, there is also beauty in being able to remember certain things, especially as it allows us to learn from our successes and failures – and make sure history does not repeat itself.
Would you want to possess the ability of never being able to forget anything? What do you value more: being able to forget, or being able to remember?
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If you knew that the area you want to live in is prone to disasters – and an imminent one could strike at any moment – would this fact be of consideration in terms of you settling down in that location?
On a related note, as Muslims, we should be ready to face death at any time – not in a few years, in a few months, in a few weeks or a few days: but even today. How should we balance deciding to live in cities or areas that are dangerous for us – danger as a threat posed by nature or by other humans around us, in the form of crime – and the fact that we could die at any moment, no matter how much we try and protect ourselves?
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Bracing for the Next Big Earthquake
San Francisco Faces Big Shaker
To what extent are men and women socialized to be different? Does one gender naturally possess certain characteristics – mental, not physical – over the other?
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The study seems to show for the first time in physical terms what many people probably assume they already know: that women are generally more empathetic than men, and that men take great pleasure in seeing revenge exacted.
Men “expressed more desire for revenge and seemed to feel satisfaction when unfair people were given what they perceived as deserved physical punishment,” said Dr. Tania Singer, the lead researcher, of the Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience at University College London.
But far from condemning the male impulse for retribution, Dr. Singer said it had an important social function: “This type of behavior has probably been crucial in the evolution of society as the majority of people in a group are motivated to punish those who cheat on the rest.”
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When bad people are punished, men smile (but women don’t)
Brain scans reveals men’s pleasure in revenge
Studies indicate that our brain makes flash judgements in milliseconds - how much significance should we attach to these first impressions? How do we incorporate “making 70 excuses for actions,” actions that may have initially make a bad impression?
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