As suggested at left, the truth used to be a big deal to our society. The motto of Harvard University, arguably our nation’s most prestigious institute of learning, is veritas, signifying that truth is something worth a considerable investment on …
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The Rejection of Science Might Be Humankind’s Undoing
Many of our civilization’s greatest thinkers believe that humankind has found itself in an “evolutionary cul-de-sac,” i.e., that we’ve progressed as far as this species is capable, along road with a dead-end ahead. Normally, these folks talk about our superabundance …
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The Rejection of Science: How Did It Happen?
Of all the absurdities in modern-day America, none is sadder than our rejection of science, in particular, our broadspread and tightly held beliefs that our scientists are liars and crooks. This is just one of the tragic outcomes of what …
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Science and Religion
James Randi left us in 2020 after an impressive career challenging paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. While I try to avoid judging books by their covers, I have to say from his portrait here that he definitely looks the part. If …
Trump Is Not President, But …
There is no doubt that the danger that the U.S. lives with on a day-to-day basis has been reduced with Trump out of office, and, to a degree, that really is a relief. Yet his presence on the political scene, …
Should the Rest of America Be More Like Florida?
Unfortunately, social media is littered with sponsored political posts, some of which use the guise of market research to engage the reader. Here, Senate hopeful Rick Scott asks in a “LIVE POLL”: Should America be more like Florida? In Joe …
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The Modern Era in America
We live in a day in which so many elements of our society have changed, perhaps irrevocably, and most definitely for the worse.
Rejection of Science
Actually, let’s all think back on that. Did any of us grow up disbelieving in science? We certainly all had people in our lives who sucked at science, but up until recently, they were thought of as merely stupid, and …
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What American Republicans Stand For
I wouldn’t say the Republican party “stands for nothing.” It stands for overt racism, the wanton destruction of the natural environment, the demolition of public education, and the rejection of science. Most of all, it stands for Donald Trump and …
Those Who Reject Science
The meme here is great, but most of the people who reject the findings of science do so because they are on the receiving end of false data they believe to be scientifically valid. If you turn on Fox News …
