What We Believe
In my post called “In Celebration of Science,” I tried to provoke a discussion on how we come to know things. In response, a reader notes: At least one component of deciphering the truth lies in being able to tap into the thinking of people whose opinions you trust and have reason to trust (and also understand their inherent biases).
Well, that’s fine. But the issue of trusted resources, while appealing on the surface, really doesn’t buy us much. Why does Person A trust the New York Times, Fox News, or Person B?
Unfortunately, it turns out that Elon Musk is not a very good person. In September, he wouldn’t say who’ll get his vote for president, telling The New York Times, “Let’s just see how the debates go.” What??? Also, 
Here’s something to make us smile.
At first glance, this makes sense. It’s what Buckminster Fuller meant when he said, “You never change things by fighting against the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.”
A reminder for the huge percentage of Americans who are pulling their hair out re: the presidential election from Auguste Rodin, sculptor (12 Nov 1840-1917):
One has to like this guy’s style, yet what’s the forecast for 2021?
OK, this guy is a boob. Fine. Like Mississippi succeeds at anything anyway.
I don’t eat higher on the food chain than fish, but I don’t resent people who do, especially if their meals are based around animals that lived decent lives and were killed humanely. In large measure, game hunting meets those criteria. I couldn’t do this myself, but hey, go kill a deer, one that may live in overpopulated circumstances anyway, and enjoy venison steaks and chili for a few months.
If Trump weren’t so totally incompetent, we would all be wondering what his master plan is. However, after four years we’ve learned one thing above all others: there is no master plan. Just one ill-conceived outrage after another.
This woman would have won my vote for best hat, even had she not adorned the chicken with a bow tie.
