Researchers first discovered the link between heat and aggression by looking at crime data, finding that there are more murders, assaults and episodes of domestic violence on hot days. The connection applies to nonviolent acts, too: When temperatures rise, people are more likely to engage in hate speech online and honk their horns in traffic.
I wonder if church splits occur more frequently in the summer.
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Biblical Brethren Fellowship from 2013: When Brethren congregations move from conservative to liberal there are stages or phases they go through. 1. Lack of thorough teaching 2. Practice divorced from policy 3. Matthew 18 replaces church discipline 4. Passive marginalization of conservatives 5. Active opposition of real conservatives 6. Members’
The Guardian: The researchers found no evidence that daily multivitamins reduced the risk of death and reported instead a 4% higher mortality risk among users in the initial years of follow-up. The greater risk of death may reflect the harms multivitamins can cause or a trend for people to start
BBC: Four Sri Lankan fishermen have died and another two are critically ill after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, according to local media reports. The sailors were said to be on a fishing trip when they retrieved the bottles around 320 nautical miles from
updated June 29, 2024 A collection of books that I find interesting. Interesting Interesting Books * Love What Lasts: How to Save Your Soul from Mediocrity (Amazon) by Joshua Gibbs * Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (Amazon) by Neil Postman Interesting Church Books * Introverts in