Neuroscientist/atheist/author Sam Harris says, and I paraphrase, that what perturbs him the most about religion is that one person suffering a delusion is thought to be mentally ill, but hundreds of millions of people with delusions are simply considered to …
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Is Trumpism “Weird?” Or Is It Perhaps Even Worse?
Most of us would agree that Trump and his support base are “weird,” in the sense that everything these people stand for: the pathological hatred of immigrants, the rejection of science, the peeling back of human rights, etc., represent giant …
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Trump’s Core Base May Be Eroding
Come November we will have the answer to a very important question: What percentage of “56-year-old gun-owning country folks” think like this guy? My guess: it’s not huge, but it’s big enough to get the job done.
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Chris Murphy on Fox News: Why??
Chris Murphy, senator from Connecticut, is a progressive with a great future ahead of him, if we can prevent this country from slipping into autocracy. What on Earth was Fox News thinking when they decided to let Murphy come on …
Christianity and Trump
This is a discussion we come across frequently. What type of person both follows the teachings of Christ and supports Donald Trump, a man completely devoid of mercy and compassion for others? The answer, of course, is that for some, …
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Trumpism Failing?
I was listening to an excerpt of a speech Trump gave the other day, which theme was that Kamala Harris is not too smart. What stood out to me was that the audience was almost completely silent. It was only …
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Education Around the World
As shown at left, there are nations whose policies towards education are such that young people are actually encouraged to graduate from college. Voters in these countries believe that their societies will be better and stronger if their citizens spend …
If Your Parent Relies on Social Security . . . .
Or, more directly, you should be angry if your own Social Security benefits are cut, since you’ve paid into it since you were 15 years old, and now you’re 60+, and it’s your time in life to enjoy the pay-outs …
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Wisdom from Someone’s Grandmother
The meme here translates into English (roughly) as: My grandmother always used to say, “You should understand that happy people don’t waste their time making bad for others. Badness comes from people who are unhappy, frustrated, mediocre, and jealous.” Could …
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The Insecurity that Gives Rise to Name-Calling Is a Regrettable Feature of Our Elementary School Years; As We Age, It Should Disappear Entirely
By the time we’re into our teen years, most of us outgrow the need to bully other kids by calling them hurtful names. It’s pathetic that U.S. politics has degenerated to the point that one of our two candidates for …
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