It’s hard to imagine why the message of compassion at left isn’t universal. Do we have a beef with the people of Russia or China? With folks who are gay, black, or poor? What do we have to gain with …
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Losing Respect for Trump Supporters
To answer the question at left, I wouldn’t say “all” respect. Trump supporters have profound intellectual and moral defects, and so I’m saddened to learn that an acquaintance lives in that space. But we all have defects, just as we …
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Rejecting Science
The United States seems to be unique in the world for the way it rejects science and thus makes political issues out of factual matters. The Earth actually is getting hotter, and the consequences will be horrific if we can’t …
Astrology and Its Role in Our World
In a way, we could say that astrology was the precursor to all the anti-science conspiracy theories of today, including climate denial, anti-vax, and the flat Earth. That wouldn’t be a problem if these people couldn’t vote, but sadly, this …
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Americans Don’t Appear Capable of the Most Basic Elements of Justice
This is illustrative of how screwed this country is. Tens of millions of us have no regard for the most obvious, provable facts shaping our lives. Our president clearly tried to overthrow the federal government of the United States, and …
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Left Wing Values Are Holding Firm Against an Onslaught of Hate and Stupidity
Trump is a gifted human being–in one sense only, but it’s an extremely important one. He can speak to greedy people in a compelling way. But more importantly, he can address huge masses of unintelligent Americans in a way that …
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Are We Alone in the Universe?
Why would it be terrifying to learn that we are alone in the universe? At this point in human civilization, I hope that we’re not visited by an alien species. We’re technologically advanced, but horribly backwards in terms of decency, …
Warren Buffet on Dealing with Bad People
It would be interesting to know if this is a direct reference to Donald Trump, a man who’s made a career out of ripping people off, and a wide variety of other forms of criminality. I believe so. It’s hard …
Religion in American Politics
Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger gives us what is possibly the very best view into what life was like in the days of ancient Rome. As we can see at left, the situation in today’s United States bears a distinct …
Building a Better World Means Helping One Another
There are some extremely disturbing trends out there in the world, and the most visible of them are here in the United States. I just had a conversation with a guy who asked me, “Isn’t the implementation of renewable energy …
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