One of the saddest aspects of life today is how many different types of people deserve our sympathy. A tiny fraction of us, and I include myself, have been directly affected by the pandemic very little. Young people, however, have …
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This made me laugh. Climate deniers and anti-vaxxers claim, as suggested in this ad from the mid-20th Century, that science isn’t always correct. True without a doubt. In fact, when you think about it, it’s almost always incorrect. If we …
It’s no secret that the United States is struggling with its anti-vaxxers. I would like to say that they’re actually delightful people, intelligent and compassionate, and that it’s a shame they’re so badly misinformed. But I can’t. Most of them …
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This is proof that there is hope for the United States. It’s easy to believe that a significant percentage of Americans will believe anything they come across that supports what they already believe, regardless of how inane. It is this …
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Normally, we hear about stupidity that comes from some corner of the world we’ve never visited, and perhaps never knew existed. But here’s one from the small town in rural Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez, in which 2GreenEnergy makes its …
There are times in life when the point being made here is 100% apt. It applies very nicely to beliefs: religion, art, philosophy, even the political positions that had existed until recently. However, it does not apply at all to …
Here’s a Facebook post of an old friend. I guess that means she’s an anti-vaxxer. And probably believes the pandemic is a hoax? So sad. Even worse that she advertises it. It’s bad to be ignorant; it’s worse to be …
It’s common knowledge that the rate of change that our civilization is experiencing is increasing at an incredible clip. This applies to technology, of course, but it’s also true of the general activity that we see in our society. It’s …
We all know people who, despite knowing nothing about a certain scientific discipline, have unshakable convictions that fly in the teeth of the experts in the area–that they feel compelled to impose onto others. Before QAnon, this was largely confined …
