We often see claims that a certain EV is equipped with solar panels and thus never needs to be charged from external sources. Yet when we do the math we can see instantly that such a car would be extremely limited in power and range.
Here’s one that actually works according to its inventor’s assertion. Cute idea.
Those wishing to know why present-day Americans are so vehement in their rejection of science, consider this piece from Bertrand Russell:
“It is science that has destroyed the belief in witchcraft, magic and sorcery. It is science that has made the old creeds and the old superstitions impossible for intelligent men to accept. It is science that has made it laughable to suppose the earth the center of the universe and man the supreme purpose of the creation. It is science that is showing the falsehood of the old dualisms of soul and body, mind and matter, which have their origin in religion. It is science that is beginning to make us understand ourselves, and to enable us, up to a point, to see ourselves from without as curious mechanisms. It is science that has taught us the way to substitute tentative truth for cocksure error.”
The answer to the question lies in the last sentence. Our educational system is failing, and uneducated people love to be “cocksure.”
Cults, perhaps the most notorious for their rejection of science, don’t want doubters; they demand that their followers be certain. In fact, some of them sell certainty as one of the benefits of membership.
Fifteen years ago, if you had wanted to bet me that I’d be a huge fan of a child of Dick Cheney in the year 2022, you would have a thousand dollars against a nickel.
Wow, this is hot stuff, and, regardless of how all this turns out, she’ll be regarded as among the bravest patriots in U.S. history.
Re: the question at left, Reader A replies:
What the House select committee is doing and how it’s doing it are certainly true, but why it’s doing it is unclear.
Most Americans hope that Merrick Garland and his people are conducting their own investigation simultaneously, and that the report from the House committee will add impact to what he’s accomplished thus far.
Through the years, I’ve helped a great many people, including my children, with their résumés and cover letters. The key, it seems to me, is understanding the mindset of whoever’s going to be doing the reviewing, and making sure that every word addresses that.
Unlike Matthew Monagle, I’ve never used the opportunity to cut up. I admire his sense of humor.
About 40% of our readers live outside of U.S. borders, and unless they happen to be particularly attuned to the nuances of American demographics, they will have little response to the accuracy of the map below.
About which, I would ask: Are you telling me that the states of West Virginia, Maine, Idaho, Michigan and Florida are hotbeds of atheism? Seems a bit hard to swallow.
Is life in Florida any more irrational and stupid than it is in any other state in the deep south, Oklahoma or West Virginia? That’s not clear, but from all the news that comes cascading down on us on a daily basis, one would have to suspect the answer is probably yes.
Their governor is just a young Donald Trump, their surgeon general is an anti-vaxxer, their “don’t say gay” policy further endangers the safety and mental health of LGBTQ school kids, they have vigorous voter suppression laws in place, and propose to have special police forces in each polling place.
A good place to avoid.
If it weren’t for all the damage Donald Trump has done to our nation, we could all have some mighty fine laughs. Here’s the 45th President of the United States announcing the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State Group, who killed himself during an operation by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria.
When my parents were married in 1947, they were given a toaster as a wedding gift. When they moved out of my childhood home in perhaps 1995, I happened to notice that very appliance among their belongings.
Before the late 20th Century, it never occurred to build and sell something that was engineered to break and be thrown away, to be replaced by a new gadget whose life expectancy was even shorter. (more…)
