Odracirys

You all know Cecil Rhodes, right?  He was a British Imperialist (living from 1853-1902) who founded the De Beers diamond mining and trading company.  Just this morning, I came upon a post comparing him to Adolf Hitler, and claiming that Cecil Rhodes killed at least 60 million Africans.  It has been shared 99 times.  Here is the post: https://plus.google.com/+TonyJefferson/posts/CZ6HW3AxDo6 Unlike many, I decided to do some research on it.  That is my nature.  I don't accept things without evidence given, and even when no evidence is provided, I search for evidence.  If after looking, no evidence is forthcoming, then I discount the claim unless compelling evidence does surface.  After my research on this topic (taking up about an hour of my day and 28 open tabs on my browser...but still an enjoyable time because this is what I like to do), I found that my initial skepticism was well justified and that this comparison is incorrect.  Adolph H...

Getting Things Straight About Israel I think that Israel is one of the most divisive subjects among people, particularly because people with similar opinions on most issues can vociferously disagree on this issue.  I've wondered what causes people to come to completely different conclusions using the same evidence, and I realized that people often live in different realities.  And it's impossible to have a useful debate on a topic if people are trapped in separate realities.  So I think that it's of utmost importance that people share their version of reality.  Those with different realities can never agree, but if we come to understand the same reality, there is a chance at real understanding. Let me give you an example.  If I say, "All dinosaurs died out around 65 million years ago." and someone else says, "No, they didn't.", then we can go back and forth and argue forever and not get anywhere because  we don't know the assumptions t...