I think the evidence that animals dream is very strong these days. There is a good podcast transcript on this subject from the University of Chicago Big Brains podcast. (View Post)

Do androids dream of electric sheep? We know that many mammals dream. Is dreaming a necessary indicator of sentience? (View Post)

As has already been pointed out the amounts claimed by the Treasury as the hit on pension funds are tiny. In 2021 the total value of UK pension funds was just under £3 Trillion. Even taking the upper… (View Post)

I agree and initially 'liked' your comment. But thinking about it, I think it could very reasonably be claimed that saying someone should be shot might be considered incitement to violence.… (View Post)

It goes all the way back to the 90s under Major and Blair and the false ideas about a 'peace dividend' resulting from the fall of the Iron Curtain. People in power were stupid enough to thi… (View Post)