A reader sent me this meme, which is typical of the twisting the truth we see so often. The implication here is that removing the restrictions caused the infection rates to decrease, which is simply untrue. From NPR: COPENHAGEN, Denmark …
Category: Sustainability
When Is Enough Enough?
With her rhetorical question here, American author, spiritual leader, political activist, and primetime talk show host Marianne Williamson makes an excellent point. It is impossible to predict what will happen when the environmental damage we’re inflicting on this planet reaches …
Why Is There So Little Justice in the World?
Why do bad things happen to good people? Is there any justice? In his famous lecture “Why I am not a Christian,” Bertrand Russell said: They say that the existence of God is required in order to bring justice into …
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Home Improvement? Think Lowe’s
A reader notes: One of the reasons I drive right past Home Depot and straight to Lowe’s is because while the co-founder of Home Depot funnels millions into Trump, Lowe’s is over here run by a black man who funnels …
Why Trump Will Be Indicted
This is the reason that we should be confident that Trump will be indicted on at least one felony count. If we don’t, we’re telling all future presidents that there is no crime they can commit for which they’ll be …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Ouch! Watch Those Analogies!
Question: What are the two most obvious problems with the logic in the meme here? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: The logic used by anti-vaxxers isn’t too strong.
Of All 50 States, Mississippi Has Most COVID-19 Deaths Per Capita
Does it comes as a shock that Mississippi leads the union in COVID-19 deaths per capita? In many ways, it’s the perfect storm: perennially last in healthcare overall, close to the bottom in education, ferociously anti-science, and second only to …
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Watch Out for Plant-Based Meats–Here’s Why
This is the first time I’ve come across the adjectival form of “Lucifer.” Usually it’s satanic, diabolical, or even Mephistophelian. In any case, this is about as idiotic as it gets. More on Rick Wiles here.
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What College Philosophy Professors Teach
Excellent. A few comments: You say you don’t teach liberal political values, but in a way you do. Not that there is anything wrong about this, but empathy and humility actually are liberal values. The tenets of moral philosophy, like …
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The Antivaccination Movement and Its Horrible Repercussions
The meme here came from a reader, but it’s content is completely untrue. Largely due to the antivaccination movement, the human population is suffering though a resurgence of pertussis (whooping cough), mumps, measles and perhaps smallpox. The Internet provides numerous …
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