Category: Renewables – Science

If you’re going to be a part of the cult that is far-right-wing U.S. politics, you need to buy into at least some part (preferably all) of the story surrounding this country’s “corrupt” reaction to COVID-19.  This includes: Our government …

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According to the Wall Street Journal, after two years of fierce lobbying against the SEC, the regulator has approved a rule that forces listed companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions, and reveal the risks their operations face from climate …

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There was a time in the recent past at which what Bertrand Russell predicted made perfect sense, and was, it seemed, in the process of coming to fruition. At this point, however, it appears that humankind has hit a hard …

Bertrand Russell on Religion and Science Read More »

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The chalk drawing photographed here is simply incorrect. You can’t tell me that when an anti-vaxxer is hospitalized, on a ventilator, dying an agonizing death, gasping for oxygen and slowly drowning in his own blood and pus, that a nagging …

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This is very beautiful, but let’s not forget that it can be taken several steps backwards. All the material in the recycled butterflies, wolf fur, etc. that is now your body came from the explosion of now-dead stars billions of …

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At left is what Bertrand Russell said perhaps a century ago. My take on this may be slightly different, in that I call religion our prescientific understanding of the universe.  Human beings with our newly formed big brains were called …

Religion, Science, and the Future of the Two Read More »

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Even as a small boy, I was a tough sell on religion, but the concept of a Devil whose work is to pull us away from Christ is arguably more ludicrous.  Of course, I don’t speak for everyone on this point. …

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Who doesn’t completely admire this man, if for only his sheer humility? As a tutor, I essentially teach.  If I have a kid in front of me who wants to learn math/science or any of the humanities, I’m pretty effective. …

Socrates on Teaching and Thinking Read More »

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Questioning/doubting is not taboo. The real issue here is what one is calling into question and for what reason. You’re essentially a crackpot if: You have no scientific training, and you’re questioning the findings of scientists in their respective fields …

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NPR reports: The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in an important environmental case today. It will consider whether to pause a federal rule obligating states to be “good neighbors.” At the heart of the dispute is a provision …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Its “Good Neighbor Policy” Read More »

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