QANTAS must be tolerated for using it's planes and financial resources to promote their CEO's campaign against Australia's traditional foundations but they will not tolerate any other views being promoted in the public square. What sort of society will we end up with if this is accepted? Australian rugby star Israel Folau is again under pressure from this forceful and intolerant movement for sharing the video below which lovingly and compassionately pleads for people to be reconciled with God. In response major rugby sponsor QANTAS have threatened to withdraw sponsorship. Watch the video shared by Israel Folau and you decide if it really warrants such an extreme reaction from one of Australia's corporate icons.
With the message of hopelessness and chaos being preached everywhere in our secular society by the emboldened preachers of atheism, who then insist that no one else be allowed to speak or preach, it is refreshing to see a message of hope and true love being spread through social media. Well done Izzy! https://twitter.com/IzzyFolau/status/993495121462083585
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The Australian 7th May 2018
"Smartphone addiction is affecting productivity, emotional wellbeing and relationships, a study of young Australians has found. The Deakin University study of almost 400 undergraduate students found a third felt anxious if they were unable to regularly check their phones. Forty per cent felt lost without it, 34 per cent lost sleep due to time spent on their devices and more than half were on their phones when they should be doing other things. Lead researcher Dr Sharon Horwood said the findings were surprising, and added weight to suggestions problematic smartphone use is becoming an increasingly prevalent public health issue. "There's no doubt that smartphones have changed the way we do things, and given that around 88 per cent of Australian have smartphones, we must feel as though we get something good from using them," she said. "However, when usage becomes excessive it can result in a range of negative outcomes including low mood, reduced physical fitness, sleep deprivation and poorer academic performance." Dr Horwood said smartphone use becomes problematic when it begins to impact on daily functioning, including productivity, relationships or physical or emotional heath. Fear of missing out, or FoMO, is one theory for why people can become overly reliant on their phones as they feel the need to constantly stay online and connected via social media. Another major factor is the design of the phone and apps, which are "deliberately addictive" to entice users to stay on them as long as possible. But Facebook and Instagram were only part of the story, with the study finding the mindless checking of smartphones out of habit rather than need, and entertainment use, such as watching videos or web browsing, was more closely linked to problematic use than using social media. Dr Horwood said personality was a strong predictor of problematic use, with the study identifying participants with higher levels of neuroticism and lower levels of conscientiousness. "One explanation could be that individuals high in neuroticism tend to rely on their smartphones to obtain social and emotional reassurance from relationships," she said. "Whereas conscientious people are characterised by a willingness to delay short-term gratification in order to achieve other goals in work, education, health and wellbeing. "The thing to keep in mind is that broad personality traits such as neuroticism and conscientiousness influence the way we think and see the world generally, not just in relation to how we use technology." The study was published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior. From the Australian. As the Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Richer https://www.prageru.com/videos/rich-get-richer-poor-get-richer |
Craig MannersWhile much of what is written in this Blog may currently appear to be counter-cultural, given our post-truth culture, it is in no way counter-human beings. I am always for people no matter what they think, do, or may have done in their past. Where I put forward ideas or debate against certain ideology, behaviour, ideas, movements, politics, I remain very much on the side of the human beings even though I may be opposed to their worldview, behaviour and politics. Such opposition is generally out of concern for the ultimate consequences of such behaviour or ideas, especially for children. |