It's a great insight. And goes some way to explaining why some of the least self-aware people are those who become the Religious Zealots and the Hardline Atheists. (View Post)

I always tell chíldren that Santa was real, but has been dead for about 1700 years, and all the Santas you see now are like historical reenactments; not necessarily particularly accurate ones. (View Post)

At least it's vaguely in the shape a proper car and sits fairly low on the ground, unlike the monstrous upright box-blobs that make up most of the vehicles on the roads these days... (View Post)

Who would the 242 Reform MPs actually be, and what skills and abilities and experience would they possess? How will they actually govern? I guess it's possible they might surprise on the upside, and … (View Post)

Many simple IQ tests have a maximum score of 150, though IQs can, of course, be higher. Interestingly, people with IQs above 150 tend not to score exactly 150 on these basic tests - typically because… (View Post)