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Vexen Crabtree

@humantruth.info
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Independent try-hard, intent on making the world a better place. No AI content; although the underlying data behind international statistics is analyzed and commented on methodically, this is the output of a hands-on-keyboard human being!

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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 08/09/2026
Expanded ch 1.3 text on #individualism being the default, assumed position of New Age practices by both suppliers and consumers. Researcher Kennet Granholm says its extreme individualism limits the extent to which the New Age movement can self-organize. www.humanreligions.info/new_age.html #NewAge
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The New Age
The New Age: With a history older than you might think, the New Age encompasses most of what are considered New Religious Movements practices. What causes people to embrace this movement? Analysis by ...
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 26/07/2026
Abstinence-only sex education has been tried repeatedly by conservative Christian communities in the #USA, but it consistently fails to prepare students for the realities of life, makes unwanted pregnancies & STDs more common, in some cases, doubling their rates. www.humantruth.info/abstinence_o...
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Abstinence-Only Sex Education
Abstinence-Only Sex Education: It consistently results in higher rates of adolescent pregnancy and STD transmission, but, is repeatedly tried by religious authorities as a method for controlling them.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 24/07/2026
Added to the end of section 1, Corporate Athleticism. In the run up to 2005 and beyond, #China has made substantial improvements to the way it protects its people and the environment. See www.humantruth.info/china_enviro... .
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China and the Environment
China and the Environment: Statistics on China's environmental performance. Compare Chinese efforts to the rest of the world on sustainability, deforestation and other stats.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 24/07/2026
For decades, when individual toxic substances were banned in the 1st-world, #China took on production regardless of risks to its workforce & chemical #pollution. When weak gov & immoral corporations co-exist, there is no chance for rule of law to restrict abuse. www.humantruth.info/multinationa...
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Multinational Corporations Versus Democracy: The Fight Between Commercialism and Nation States
Multinational Corporations Versus Democracy: The Fight Between Commercialism and Nation States: Globalisation, politics, democracy and wealth. We need inter-national bodies such as the EU and UN more ...
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 24/07/2026
State of the climate: Rapidly developing El Niño raises chance of record-warm 2026 | @zekehausfather.com Read here ➡️ buff.ly/NDJddQS
Annual composite temperatures over 1970-2025, the 2026 year-to-date value (January-June, red dot), and Carbon Brief’s 2026 annual estimate (yellow dot with the 5th to 95th percentile range). Chart by Carbon Brief.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 13/07/2026
So, his problem isn't with USA folk committing horrendous crimes against humanity, war crimes or genocide, to the extent that the ICC becomes interested?
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 09/07/2026
See section 3. Gender Equality Datasets on www.humantruth.info/nepal_human_... .
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Human Rights and Freedom in Nepal
Human Rights and Freedom in Nepal: Statistics on political and social freedom, equality and tolerance, as part of overall national development.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 09/07/2026
#Nepal has gender inequalities in law, despite progress over past decades. E.g. millions are unable to get citizenship (not even immigrants) because mothers cannot pass it on: only men can. If the dad isn't around: tough. This could easily be made gender-neutral. www.humantruth.info/nepal_human_...
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Human Rights and Freedom in Nepal
Human Rights and Freedom in Nepal: Statistics on political and social freedom, equality and tolerance, as part of overall national development.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 09/07/2026
#Nepal 's teen birthrate was 100+ per 1k girls aged 15-19 in the 90s & 00s. Human Rights Watch warns that child marriage remains a serious problem, with 33% girls married <18. But, the cause is that 40% of the pop is <18, making it a demographic, not a cultural issue. www.humantruth.info/nepal.html
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Nepal
Nepal: How does this country, sandwiched between China and India, compare to others in the world?
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 16/06/2026
Added this to www.humantruth.info/belgium_envi... section #1.
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Belgium's Responsibility Towards The Environment
Belgium's Responsibility Towards The Environment: Statistics on Responsibility Towards The Environment in Belgium, as part of overall national development, compared to the world and its region.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 12/06/2026
Extract from the EU Env Agency's page on #Belgium. www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-en.... Things are going in the right direction but too slowly. Rollout of low-emission zones is significantly improving air pollution in cities. Over 20yrs, % of consumed energy from renewable sources increased to 15%.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Extremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement
21. Some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional and regressive. All cultures are now equal. Criticism and value judgments are forbidden. Yet this new dogma glosses over the fact that certain cultures and indeed subcultures . . . have produced wonders. Others have proven middling, and worse, regressive and harmful.

22. We must resist the shallow temptation of a vacant and hollow pluralism. We, in America and more broadly the West, have for the past half century resisted defining national cultures in the name of inclusivity. But inclusion into what?
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Vaccines are humanity’s greatest scientific achievement.
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Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%
A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Wow, great news: the CDC has a study proving COVID vaccines slashed hospitalizations by 55%. Bad news: RFK Jr.’s team killed it before publication because facts were inconvenient. They are literally hiding data that could save your life. #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/208886/...
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RFK Jr.’s CDC Delays Report Proving the Covid Vaccine Worked
Anti-vax nonsense has infiltrated every corner of America’s public health agencies.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 07/04/2026
The USA would regain some respect and dignity if the military establish stood up and said "no more".
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 07/04/2026
"Some military commanders willing to commit warcrimes" is exactly the same statement, unfortunately.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Republicans start wars we can’t pay for while giving tax cuts to billionaires we can’t pay for then blame Democrats for the deficit… Every. Single. Time. 😎✨
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Maralyn Maralyn @maralynmaralyn.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Famous bullfighter in Spain, gored to death before a big bull fight. Yay for the bull! Bullfights are cruel and unneccessary. Leave animals out of your entertainment.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 06/04/2026
A quick summary of religion in #Japan. #Shinto and #Buddhist practices dominate, although for decades, over half the #Japanese have decalred themselves non-religious. www.humanreligions.info/japan.html
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Religion in Japan
Religion in Japan: Shinto and Buddhist practices dominate, although for decades, over half the Japanese have been non-religious.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 10/03/2026
Methods that work to reduce binge-drinking and problematic #alcohol abuse are increasing prices, limiting advertising (especially to children), curbing high-volume deals that encourage binge drinking and setting low drink-driving limits. www.humantruth.info/alcohol_prev... #PublicHealth
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National Steps That Can Reduce Alcohol Abuse
National Steps That Can Reduce Alcohol Abuse: Increasing prices, limiting advertising (especially to children), curbing high-volume deals that encourage binge drinking and setting low drink-driving li...
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 08/03/2026
The effect of any of these means that without free will, God cannot be moral, and must be neutral (amoral). www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_f... #theology #philosophy #religion #theism #monotheism
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God Has No Free Will
God Has No Free Will: A benevolent and all powerful, or an all-knowing God must have no free will.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 08/03/2026
The effect of any of these means that without free will, God cannot be moral, and must be neutral (amoral). www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_f... #theology #philosophy #religion #theism #monotheism
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God Has No Free Will
God Has No Free Will: A benevolent and all powerful, or an all-knowing God must have no free will.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 08/03/2026
The effect of any of these means that without free will, God cannot be moral, and must be neutral (amoral). www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_f... #theology #philosophy #religion #theism #monotheism
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God Has No Free Will
God Has No Free Will: A benevolent and all powerful, or an all-knowing God must have no free will.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 08/03/2026
The effect of any of these means that without free will, God cannot be moral, and must be neutral (amoral). www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_f... #theology #philosophy #religion #theism #monotheism
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God Has No Free Will
God Has No Free Will: A benevolent and all powerful, or an all-knowing God must have no free will.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 08/03/2026
Four arguments that a creator-#God cannot have #freewill. (4/4) A perfect being that created time never changes; any new state implies that the previous state was less good. A being that never changes makes no choices. www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_f... #theology #theism #philosophy #time
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God Has No Free Will
God Has No Free Will: A benevolent and all powerful, or an all-knowing God must have no free will.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 08/03/2026
Four arguments that a creator-#God cannot have #freewill. (3/4) An all-knowing god knows with certainty all its future actions. Its knowledge cannot be wrong: it must follow an instantaneously predetermined path. www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_f... #theology #theism #philosophy #omniscience
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God Has No Free Will
God Has No Free Will: A benevolent and all powerful, or an all-knowing God must have no free will.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 08/03/2026
Four arguments that a creator-#God cannot have #freewill. (2/4) A benevolent God always chooses the path that causes most good, so, never has a choice. www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_f... #theology #theism #philosophy #benevolence
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God Has No Free Will
God Has No Free Will: A benevolent and all powerful, or an all-knowing God must have no free will.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 08/03/2026
Four arguments that a creator-#God cannot have #freewill. (1/4) If God is perfect, then, it always follows the best course of action and therefore never has a choice. www.humanreligions.info/god_has_no_f... #theology #theism #philosophy #benevolence
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God Has No Free Will
God Has No Free Will: A benevolent and all powerful, or an all-knowing God must have no free will.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 07/03/2026
#Ireland comes in the top 10% for women's equality, but only after a late struggle against the #Catholic Church, which even until 1973 resisted a new law that allowed married women to have jobs. The Catholic's hold waned, finally allowing general female emancipation. www.humantruth.info/ireland.html
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Ireland
Ireland: A comparison of international statistics, concentrating on Social and Moral issues.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 07/03/2026
Added a note that the UK's #tabloids are often cited as the world's worst, and the effect is strong enough to damage #democracy itself in the #UK. www.humantruth.info/uk_newspaper...
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Which are the Best and Worst Newspapers in the UK?
Which are the Best and Worst Newspapers in the UK?: Comparing quality, fact-checking, sensationalism and hate-content of the United Kingdom's printed press.
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 06/03/2026
Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August. A reminder: 🇮🇸 is in many ways already a non-voting 🇪🇺 member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.
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Iceland locks in on date for EU referendum | Euractiv
As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already aligned with much of the bloc's legislation
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 06/03/2026
Added section 6.1 noting the methods that Western disposers use to avoid international law and dump electronic waste in #Ghana, by mislabelling it as second-hand-electronics and donations. www.humantruth.info/ghana.html
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The Republic of Ghana
The Republic of Ghana: A comparison of international statistics, concentrating on Social and Moral issues.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 05/03/2026
Inequalities cause entire countries to fail & starve, with rich corporations feeding from slave labour and environmental overexploitation without any consequence. Added ch3, showcasing the most unequal & equal countries. www.humantruth.info/free_market_... #inequality #economics #capitalism
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Free-Market Capitalism and Democracy
Free-Market Capitalism and Democracy: Capitalism can result in wholesale improvements to entire nation's livelihoods, but only when tempered by the regulations of liberal democracies.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 05/03/2026
"#Capitalism provides, to a much greater extent than most of us believe, the ladders for talent to climb", wrote #Schumpeter in 1942. But now, 46% of the world's wealth is owned by just 1%. Added ch3, showcasing the most unequal & equal countries. www.humantruth.info/free_market_...
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Free-Market Capitalism and Democracy
Free-Market Capitalism and Democracy: Capitalism can result in wholesale improvements to entire nation's livelihoods, but only when tempered by the regulations of liberal democracies.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
#Elections are Only Legitimate if the Populace Has Access to Reasonably Unbiased Information - www.humantruth.info/political_in... .
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The People Must Have Access to Accurate Political Information
The People Must Have Access to Accurate Political Information: For a country to be governed well, its people need unbiased data. You cannot have choice, nor meaningful voting, without open access to i...
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
To be a moral agent - to be considered to be making moral choices, you need knowledge and free will: www.humantruth.info/knowledge_fr...
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To Act Morally or With Free Will, You First Need Knowledge
To Act Morally or With Free Will, You First Need Knowledge: Without understanding the world, free will is an illusion and morality is shallow.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
(5/5) Finally, to employ and use knowledge, we need to be aware of common thinking errors, and how to avoid them. www.humantruth.info/thinking_err...
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Errors in Thinking: Cognitive Errors, Wishful Thinking and Sacred Truths
Errors in Thinking: Cognitive Errors, Wishful Thinking and Sacred Truths: The psychology of mistakes in thought, perception and pattern-spotting, and how to avoid fallacies
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
(4/5) As the world is complex, all of us require #experts and #specialists with deep understanding of their fields, else we are fooled by simple-seeming but wrong advice. Governments MUST consult and use experts, and also, to base policies on evidence. www.humantruth.info/knowledge.html
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Knowledge
Knowledge: Free will, elections, sexual consent, and the meaningfulness of life: without information, knowledge and wisdom, nothing has a purpose, and we are open to abuse.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
(3/5) #Elections are only meaningful if the people have access to information and are involved enough in politics to understand who they are voting for, and the overall implication. #Misinformation damages #democracy. www.humantruth.info/knowledge.html
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Knowledge
Knowledge: Free will, elections, sexual consent, and the meaningfulness of life: without information, knowledge and wisdom, nothing has a purpose, and we are open to abuse.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
(2/5) You can't #consent to sexual behaviour until the minimum age of consent because society recognizes that consent requires knowledge. www.humantruth.info/knowledge.html
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Knowledge
Knowledge: Free will, elections, sexual consent, and the meaningfulness of life: without information, knowledge and wisdom, nothing has a purpose, and we are open to abuse.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
#Knowledge: (1/5 - in comments): In ethics, you can't make moral choices without some knowledge of consequences. Aristotle argued that acting from ignorance is the same as from compulsion, and counts as an /Involuntary/ action. www.humantruth.info/knowledge.html
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Knowledge
Knowledge: Free will, elections, sexual consent, and the meaningfulness of life: without information, knowledge and wisdom, nothing has a purpose, and we are open to abuse.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
This page has been re-organized with a new introduction and several rewritten chapters. Detailed historical comparisons added for #LGBT marriage rights across the world over the past 4 decades.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
But it's not all good. #ForcedMarriages have no consent & too many women live as slaves. 15m girls a year marry before 18. Religious rules against marrying outsiders fuels xenophobia and hatred. In highly religious countries, rejecting a forced marriage can lead to communal 'honour' killings.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
Most historical cultures had forms of #polygamy and a few had #polyandry. Perhaps young males sexually attached to wiser men before they became married (ancient Greece); others had older females adopt and bring to maturity a younger boy (#Gypsy). www.humantruth.info/marriage.html
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Marriage: Its Diversity and Character
Marriage: Its Diversity and Character: Arranged partners, family pressure, religious pressure, gay marriage and romance.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 01/03/2026
Romantic Marriage emphasizes love & choice, regardless of what others think. Pragmatic Marriage prioritize family alliances but still grant choice. Arranged Marriages are hard to resist. In reality, all these paths result in valid relationships and genuine bonds. www.humantruth.info/marriage.html
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Marriage: Its Diversity and Character
Marriage: Its Diversity and Character: Arranged partners, family pressure, religious pressure, gay marriage and romance.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 25/02/2026
This is now added as Table 1.9 on www.humantruth.info/best_moderni... , replacing data that used to cover just year 2017.
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Which Countries are Most Modern, With the Best Education and Internet Access?
Which Countries are Most Modern, With the Best Education and Internet Access?: Looking at statistics on modernity, research, intellectual endeavours, schooling and internet access.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 25/02/2026
#Internet access is essential for information, research, education & political involvement. It's a "liberation technology"; the UN HDR 2019 described it as "critical" to modern life. Here are the countries over 4 decades with the best & worst, access to the internet, sorted by 2020s average data.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 24/02/2026
#China ranks 73rd in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the #environment. This is calculated from 21 data sets. Overall, it presents a mixed picture; some great deeds but a long history of international antagonism. www.humantruth.info/china_enviro...
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China and the Environment
China and the Environment: Statistics on China's environmental performance. Compare Chinese efforts to the rest of the world on sustainability, deforestation and other stats.
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 22/02/2026
The 1980s-2000s 'retrieved memory' panic that therapists indulged in, resulted in a wave of accidentally fabricated #memories, much through #hypnosis, and was generally abandoned after police and courts noticed the industry was producing MUCH false evidence. www.humantruth.info/why_are_memo... ch3.
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Why are Our Memories Unreliable?
Why are Our Memories Unreliable?: Cognitive neurology and scientific studies have found many ways in which our recollection of the past are skewed and invented by the brain
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Vexen Crabtree @humantruth.info · 22/02/2026
#Nietzsche in 1886 pointed out that our memories are subject to our mental states & regrets. When our memory says "I did that!" but our pride says "I could not have done", eventually it is our memory that surrenders. Added to ch2: www.humantruth.info/why_are_memo...
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Why are Our Memories Unreliable?
Why are Our Memories Unreliable?: Cognitive neurology and scientific studies have found many ways in which our recollection of the past are skewed and invented by the brain
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