The snarky meme here suggests that making changes in our society is useless, because we still have problems. This logic may appeal to idiots, but those capable of reason understand that becoming more sensitive to racial minorities is a good …
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Epictetus said this, though not in modern-day Spanish. It’s just another way of saying what is attributed to Bertrand Russell: “The problem with the world is that fools are completely sure of their beliefs, where wise men are so full …
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Between environmental collapse, world fascism, and nuclear holocaust, it’s not easy to name the threat that is most likely to take us down. And let’s not forget runaway AI. Carl Sagan warned us many decades ago that we are a …
Re: this meme on atheism, I doubt that an examination of the bible causes any significant number of people to disbelieve in God. I suggest that, like so many other aspects of human behavior, it’s a matter of how our …
We’re banning books while we muzzle and starve our teachers. We’re sending the cream of our public school student population to charter schools, leaving the most difficult kids behind. We’re creating the perfect set of conditions for a democracy to …
Ann Blyth, one of the last living legends of Hollywood’s Golden Age, celebrates her 95th birthday today. The former promoter of Hostess Twinkies is still with us. Further proof that there is no God. Her most memorable commercial: “When my …
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Here we have a photo of the economy seating section of a Pan Am Boeing 747 in 1970. The flight attendant is serving free drinks and a three course meal. That was before corporate greed took over virtually every aspect …
2GreenEnergy supporter Gary Tulie writes as follows: Regarding the Maui fires I thought I would share with you a few thoughts. Firstly, the fires and associated deaths are a major tragedy, and anything I say is forward looking as to …
Our British Associate Gary Tulie Offers His Ideas on the Maui Fires Read More »
Here are the words of American singer, writer, actor, and comedian Henry Rollins, and he’s not alone in this belief. It’s certainly true that elderly people in the U.S. grew up in an era where bigotry was extremely common and …
There is no doubt that Washington has its bureaucrats, but what it doesn’t have is a commanding majority of the right-wing extremists we find in the red states. There is precious little support in Congress, and even less in the …
