This quote from Aristotle translates as “Only an educated mind can understand (entertain?) a thought that is different than his own without necessarily accepting it.” I’m reminded of a segment I heard on NPR just yesterday about a college economics …
Category: Sustainability
A Bad Day for Conspiracy Theories and Those Who Promote Them
The astonishing developments in the defamation suit brought by the Sandy Hook victims against Alex Jones has us all hoping that the wave of conspiracy theories/theorists may have crested. After Jones is ruined financially, and criminally prosecuted for perjury or …
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Education and Religion
Interesting. Comments here include: No. We intellectualize God differently. It doesn’t mean we don’t believe in a “God.” It just means we don’t necessarily accept the crazy nonsensical human interpretation of a god that religion has crammed down our throats …
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Education and Crime
This quote from ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras translates as “Educate the boys so you don’t have to punish the men.” There is no doubt that poor education leads to poverty and to crime. Unfortunately, our society doesn’t see …
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Thumbs Up on Plant-Based Meat
A new study just validated that plant-based food products, e.g., Impossible Food and Beyond Meat, are healthier than their animal-based counterparts, while reconfirming that they’re better for the environment. We all need to expect the first assertion (about health) to …
Plant-Based Foods
The meme at left is just silliness. I suppose if you want a plant-based opiate, or booze, or whatever, then fine. Most people want things like plant-based meat, i.e., nutritious foods that taste like beef, that don’t come from cows. …
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Taking a Bite Out of Corruption
Here’s something that should have happened 100 years ago: barring congresspeople from buying and selling stock while they hold office. No wonder it has bipartisan support; no one wants to enable his opponent to say that he voted against the …
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American Education–Where It’s Going
It’s amazing that there are so many elements of American society that have suddenly become controversial. It wasn’t 10 years ago that virtually everyone believed that a high-quality education was a top priority, for the welfare of both the child …
How To Win Friends and Influence People
Do you have what it takes to be a high-profile defense attorney? Take this simple test. Imagine your client is being sued to the tune of $150 million because his behavior was off-the-charts inflammatory to dozens of people grieving the …
Understanding Gun Violence
As you watch the very meaningful and touching video here, see if you don’t have the same realization I did: the importance of treating everyone like human beings. We live in a day of great violence, one in which more …
