At left is something 19th Century Scottish author George McDonald had to say on the subject of truth and why brave and honest people feel compelled to call their most cherished beliefs into doubt. It speaks quite broadly, but most …
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Pope Francis on Economic Theory
What’s remarkable about these words from Pope Francis isn’t that they accurately express an important truth; anyone with any sense and integrity recognized the fallacy of trickle-down economics decades ago. What’s worth noting is they came from the leader of …
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Thanks to Galileo
The quote here comes from Galileo Galilei. I envy his capacity to suspend judgment; I have to admit that I don’t possess it myself. Maybe it’s this level of open-mindedness that enabled him to set aside what everyone thought they …
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Astronauts Have Epiphanies About Earth’s Insignificance, Humankind’s Folly
Here’s a short video worth checking out. The speaker notes that there is a universal phenomenon that occurs to people who leave the Earth and have the opportunity to see our home from space. To a person, they report wondering …
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Trump v. Truth
As suggested at left, of all the damage Trump has inflicted on American society, it’s possible that the greatest harm has been his bizarre, inexplicable ability to turn truth on its head. Here’s an exercise: think back to any close …
Correlation Does Not Imply Causation
I just read that people who live at the beach are happier than the rest of us. Hmmm. Could the fact that the guy’s house is worth a fortune, enabling him to travel the world, play a role? That beach …
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Qatar Plans to Violate the Laws of Physics
Where will the energy come from that will make this building spin? Strangely, they don’t say.
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The Round Earth
Reader A asks: How did we discover that the Earth is round? Reader B: Probably fishermen who saw the top of masts coming first when approaching other nearby ships. Me: An ancient Greek mathematician (Pythagoras? Euclid?) asked a friend who …
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Why We Don’t Value Our Scientists
This from physicist Brian Greene. Sadly, very few young people can name (let alone look up to) a single living scientist. Ultimately, this is due to our society’s fixation on money. Rock stars and football quarterbacks enjoy vast media exposure …
The Existence of God
In response to the reader who submitted the meme here, another fellow notes: (The existence of) God is an unfalsifiable proposition, meaning that science can’t say anything positive or negative about it. You’re welcome to believe whatever you want, but …
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