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I really like practical, simple solutions like this. Older generations/civilizations have practiced fasting for general health. Based on modern advances in sc
by mogadsheu 7y ago
I really like practical, simple solutions like this.
Older generations/civilizations have practiced fasting for general health.
Based on modern advances in science, I would love to see more research done on the applications efficacy of old cultural practices to modern problems.
Who know, maybe we’ll start flash mobs to dance for rain in 10 years.
- openureye1s285 7y agoIn 10 years they will finally "discover" that (dry) fasting reverses (quite paradoxically) cachexia.
- tomp 7y agoThis blog post describes some incredibly complex old cultural practices, including making corn and manioc edible/non-poisonous ("nixtamalization" is the name of the corn-specific process), and describes the hypothesis that divination might have been used as a random number generator in order to avoid human biases. https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/04/book-review-the-secret-of-our-success/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/04/book-review-the-secret...
- agumonkey 7y agoThe conclusion of the modern era will be to avoid modern era ideas.
- GistNoesis 7y ago>Who know, maybe we’ll start flash mobs to dance for rain in 10 years. I don't know the feasibility of it, but if we could predict with enough accuracy some local weather patterns, it would be a total awesome app. Get a notification to gather round to summon a tornado. Or chanting together for an unusual fall of evening tropical rain.