This guy makes an interesting point, one we’ve all encountered many times: science will replace religion. But if he were correct, Christianity would have begun to fade out in the 1860s and would be long gone by now.
Author: craigshields
Environmentalism Is Passing Through a Phase
Before the early 1960s, very few people believed that Earth’s environment needed to be protected. In fact, the prevalent thinking at the midpoint in the 20th Century was that the environment is here to serve humankind, that anything we did …
Getting Rid of Liberals
A reader sent me the meme at left and replied: “Liberals!” Ha! You’re not alone in your beliefs. But when we’re gone, you will be living in a country that features: • Lousy education and even higher levels of ignorance …
High-Speed Rail May Not Be for the United States
High-speed rail is nice, but there are obvious challenges associated with it here in America, e.g., obtaining the required easements and dealing with what I know to be the considerable resistance from the airline industry. We may need to accept …
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Trump Wants to Jail his Opponents
This guy is correct. History books will record the truth. Now, it’s possible that the next four years are going to feature some really sickening “banana republic” stuff, i.e., a president’s using his power to (at least try to) jail …
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Honor and Fraud
What Sophocles said here was widely accepted in the U.S. when I was a young man, say 50 years ago. Today, you’ll find shockingly few Americans who actively live according to this rule. This is why, to take an example, …
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Colonizing Other Planets
Does exporting humankind’s woes to another planet seem like a reasonable idea? Do we really want greed, fascism, war, poverty, ignorance, racism, tribalism, the rationing of healthcare, and xenophobia on Mars? What would this accomplish of any value?
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Corruption Further Expands the Wealth Gap
“The rich people not only had all the money, they had all the chance to get more; they had all the knowledge and the power, and so the poor man was down, and he had to stay down.” ~Upton Sinclair, …
Costco Comes Through Where Others Won’t
I boycott Home Depot and Walmart, but I happily shop at Costco. My reasoning is at left. They treat their employees fairly, they don’t gouge their customers, and they often do something nice for the world.
America Chose the Monster
Let’s not overthink this,, or try to kid ourselves. The majority of Americans, albeit a slim one, relate to stupidity, vulgarity, and lawlessness. These are characteristics we gravitate to. A presidential candidate like this wouldn’t succeed in any other country …
