People are free to believe what they want, but there are various points at which all this crosses the line, e.g., Teaching creationism in school as biological, geologic, or astronomical science, or Convincing people that thinking for themselves is the …
Category: Sustainability
Is School a Jail Sentence?
We’ve all heard ideas like the one being expressed here, though this one sounds extreme. Jail sentence? Education is exclusively an exercise in pounding in bad habits? What’s the outcome for students in the very worst of our schools that …
Tagged with: Being a burden on society, child labor, countries with the best educated children are the happiest sanest and most productive on the planet, education helps kids learn to do math at least through algebra, education helps kids learn to make friends and get along well with others, education helps kids learn to read and write, education helps kids learn to understand some level of history and geography, Illiteracy? Social isolation, learn to think critically, poverty
Quo Vadis, America? (Where Are You Going?)
It’s understandable that Americans are seeing their culture descend into the pits of the cutthroat, the bastard, since that’s the character of the man whom we elected (twice) to lead our country. If you take a minute or two to …
Here’s How to Clean Away a Messy Toilet Using Today’s Incredible Technology
I’ve never seen a toilet this soiled by diarrhea. But thankfully, there are now products that use pressurized steam to clean messes like this more-or-less instantly. Apparently, they’re selling like hotcakes, but only to people incapable of asking themselves, “Where …
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Pride Flags
To me, a pride flag says, “We accept LGBTQ people, and we bear them no malice.” That seems just fine.
Tagged with: Donald Trump's dumbest lie, pride flag, the cost of things like gas and groceries have fallen since Trump took office, the typical Trump supporter doesn't care if the president is in the Epstein files, the typical Trump supporter that the war with Iran was stupid and illegal, We accept LGBTQ people
Making the World an Even More Disgusting Place
I recently met an attorney who told me that his specialty is traffic. “Really!” I replied. “That sounds interesting. Could you give me an example of what you do, and for whom?” He explained that people who get hefty citations …
A Nation of Idiots and Its Race to the Bottom
The appeal to America’s most stupid people is heating up, and the meme here is a great example. First, let’s realize that the percentage of Muslims in the U.S. is somewhere between 1.1% and 1.3%, compared to Christianity at 67%. …
Tagged with: amputation of thieves' hands, appeal to America's most stupid people, lashing as punishment of consuming alcohol, percentage of Muslims in the U.S. is somewhere between 1.1% and 1.3%, Sharia Law, state and federal laws conforming as they all must to the U.S. Constitution, the stoning to death of adulteresses
We Shouldn’t Accept Law Enforcement Abuses
If you condone abusive behavior on the part of law enforcement, you’re a terrible person. Simple.
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Comment on Freedom
I would say that there is a large variety of types of freedom, and that freedom itself is relative. No one is absolutely free; for instance, no one is free from eventual death. Things that make people relatively free includes …
Boycott Amazon
At left are a few good reasons not to shop from Amazon. I use eBay, so as not to make this world an even worse place than it is now.
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