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 …
Category: Renewables – Science
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Its “Good Neighbor Policy”
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 …
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Glass Doesn’t Burn
Apparently, there are people who believe that the decorative heaters we see in our restaurants and higher-end homes burn glass (rather than propane).
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What We Won’t Miss When Trumpism Is Gone
Most Americans simply wish their country could return to where is was only one short decade ago. At that point, it would have been unthinkable for a U.S. representative with no training in science to address the director of the …
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A Note on Science
From physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei: In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. This seems to be an idea that’s gotten lost in the shuffle of the last …
Science and Truth
At left is something 19th Century Scottish author George McDonald had to say on the subject of truth and why brave and honest people feel compelled to call their most cherished beliefs into doubt. It speaks quite broadly, but most …
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Pope Francis on Economic Theory
What’s remarkable about these words from Pope Francis isn’t that they accurately express an important truth; anyone with any sense and integrity recognized the fallacy of trickle-down economics decades ago. What’s worth noting is they came from the leader of …
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Thanks to Galileo
The quote here comes from Galileo Galilei. I envy his capacity to suspend judgment; I have to admit that I don’t possess it myself. Maybe it’s this level of open-mindedness that enabled him to set aside what everyone thought they …
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Astronauts Have Epiphanies About Earth’s Insignificance, Humankind’s Folly
Here’s a short video worth checking out. The speaker notes that there is a universal phenomenon that occurs to people who leave the Earth and have the opportunity to see our home from space. To a person, they report wondering …
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Trump v. Truth
As suggested at left, of all the damage Trump has inflicted on American society, it’s possible that the greatest harm has been his bizarre, inexplicable ability to turn truth on its head. Here’s an exercise: think back to any close …
