When we look back at the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, the dichotomy of science and religion actually made sense. The content of the Book of Genesis actually is in conflict with the theory of evolution. As shown at left, …
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Trump Wants to “Reduce Prices by 1500%”
We all learned percentages in 6th grade (+/-), so we know that if you reduce a certain number by 100%, you have zero. It makes no sense to say that you’re going to reduce the price of a certain drug …
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Colonizing Mars
It appears that Elon Musk is serious about colonizing Mars. A few points to be considered, however, many of which have been noted by others: • If it’s feasible to colonize Mars, it’s feasible to fix the Earth. (Apparently came …
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Has the Fever Broken?
Many Americans are starting to feel like the lady whose observations we see at left. Exactly how this moves forward from here is anyone’s guess. Maybe the Democrats gain a huge majority in Congress in 2026 and then impeach and …
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Does Trump Have Dementia? Let’s Consider this for a Moment
Psychologists have been saying that Trump has some sort of mental disorders for many years. But let’s rely on our own powers of observation for a moment. Does he really seem any more mentally/emotionally disturbed today than when he came …
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Home/Plant-based Remedies
I’m sure all this at left is true. But almost all these home remedies were popular before the 20th Century, and, since then, science has kicked in, and global life expectancies have increased from about 30 to about 70. Causation …
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The Brave Bill Nye
This pic of Bill Nye reminds me of all the radio and television interviews I did when I was promoting my books a decade ago. I never asked too much about the audience demographics in advance; I just presumed they …
One of the Problems with Trump: Wanton Criminality
I’m wondering if this can’t be done without being in gross violation of a whole raft of domestic and international laws. Most Americans don’t support wanton criminality, which could be why Trump’s approval rating is 33% and continues to plunge.
Trump’s Claim re: Chicago
Apparently, there is a shopping mall in Chicago with a 28% vacancy rate. I’m not an expert in commercial real estate, but that doesn’t sound terrible, given what I’ve seen the few times I’ve had the misfortune to be in …
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When Will the Gulf Stream Collapse?
There is so much we don’t know about all the moving parts that affect regulating our planet’s climate. Are greenhouse gas emissions making it harder to reflect the energy from incoming solar radiation back into space? Yes. There are crackpots …
