I lol'd when I opened it and the actual title really is, "On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit"! Pretty daring title, I love it!

I know right! you probably didn't didn't expect an actual scientific paper too :)
New Scientist twitted about it today:

wct - It probably will be China purely because India's governing system has systematic corruption within it. Although it is most likely a generation problem, it is deeply ingrained. Also India will never be a military power in the sense of projecting its interests abroad...its mostly concerned with the Indian Ocean, the Middle East, and the Hindu Kush/Tibetan regions. Economically I think we could rise to 2nd or 3rd depending on whether the US manages to find a way to reignite growth.

India is a great place to visit. The most I've stayed in India consecutively is 3 months at a time. Best places to visit would be Delhi, Mumbai (more western), Varanasi, and Shimla. Don't hesitate if you have any questions though :)

Btw I also have a soft spot for chinese culture. I have no idea why. I would love to find out why...but I have no idea why.

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Of all religions, Pastafarianism/Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is my favourite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster

@Jai, but they have Bollywood! And call centres! Their culture is wired throughout the world. :-) Anyway, I still see lots of potential there. I believe you about the corruption, that's too bad. There seems to be a pretty modern sub-culture within the larger culture, though, valuing education, science, technology, etc. Maybe it's nowhere near majority, maybe it has no political power, but it still gives me some hope. Meanwhile, some in China are subject to basically thought-policing (e.g. bloggers who criticize the gov't, internet search censorship, etc.). That gives me the opposite of hope. (I know there are big problems in India too, you don't have to rub it in... :-( )

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The Flying Spagetti Monster (Meatball and Parmesan Be Upon Him) is real yo. CNN confirmed it, His Noodly Appendage has been spotted on camera 4 months ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eulZ21oJbu0

Don't wanna break the circlejerk but India's democracy also has pretty wide-reaching surveillance. Just read the Indian government's reaction to Snowden/PRISM. They are a democracy, sure, but they don't exactly share the sociopolitical values of the first world- like, you know, the first few parts of the Bill of Rights.

(I have only read the first post)


Atheists usually destroy Theists because alot of the smartest Atheists were Christian at one point, so they know both sides better compared to the Theist.