Exactly. Even we mere mortals have figured that out. Socrates couldn’t have cared less if the Athenians wanted to learn from him or go for a walk in the park.
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The “Plandemic”
It wasn’t too long ago that crackpots spewing nonsense like this with no supporting evidence were ostracized by society. Now, our Republicans elect them to the U.S. senate. You’d have to believe that “the elites” a) conspired with the top …
Trusting Science
Sorry. Too much demand to protect our belief system surrounding conspiracy theories.
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Our Perceptions Are Limited
This translates as: Did you know that the majority of things that exist are totally invisible to us. We only see light 430 and 790 terahertz. We only hear sounds between 20 Hz and 20kHz. These ranges are only a …
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How the U.S. Is Regarded Internationally
At left is a statement from Germany about RFK, Jr. and the crackpot conspiracy theories he’s inflicting on Americans’ health.
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Sticking with Science
It appears that this is precisely what happened to Dr. Fauci during the COVID-19 pandemic. He ran into the perfect storm of anti-science crackpots, and the far right-wing, often counterfactual media, e.g., Fox News and Newsmax. There are still people …
Science and Religion
There actually are some senior scientists who believe in God, and I happen to know one personally, but they are very few in number.
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There’s More than One of Us in There
It’s not uncommon to hear a top neurologist or psychologist say something like what we see at left. Human consciousness is extremely complicated, and there is no reason to believe that we’re anywhere close to understanding it. If you doubt …
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Making the Existing Model Obsolete
We’ve all read what the great 20th Century American engineer “Bucky” Fuller said here at least a hundred times, but maybe it’s time to explore its truths and its limits. If we want to replace landline telephony with cell phones, …
Modernism and Heresy
If by “modernism” we mean further development of science and the use of the scientific method to find answers to life’s most persistent questions, then yes, we can all understand why St. Pope Pius X said what he did at …
