A recent study from the Pew Research Center found that Christianity in America as a percentage of the total population is falling precipitously and could eventually vanish. I would submit the following: “Vanish” is a big word. The graph definitely …
Category: Renewables – Science
Bachelor’s Degree in Two Years?
I understand why some people might see it this way, but I don’t. Here’s a bit of my reasoning. The point of a bachelor’s degree is to fashion oneself into a reasonably well educated person. That can’t be done in …
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How Much Understanding of Physics Is Required?
I would think that if I showed this to any high school kid, regardless of his prowess in science, he would understand that this simply isn’t going to work. The energy that goes into charging the battery has to come …
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Reaction to Bad Grammar
I know this feeling well. I often physically flinch when I scroll through my Facebook feed.
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Journalism Should Be Honest
At left is the topic of conversation that I have constantly with my mom, whether we’re talking about climate change, the Big Lie, the handling of COVID, or any of a dozen other “controversial” subjects. She sees televised interviews with …
Cause and Effect
It turns out that many perps in our routine mass shootings are on antidepressants or other psychiatric drugs. There are people who believe that these drugs take sane people and turn them into mass murderers. It seems more probable that …
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Mourning the Loss of Kurt Gottfried, Co-founder of the Union of Concerned Scientists
From this: Kurt Gottfried, physicist, professor emeritus at Cornell University, advocate for peace, and co-founder of the Union of Concerned Scientists, has passed away at age 93. Throughout his career, Kurt Gottfried encouraged fellow scientists to become involved, to speak …
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America’s Cult of Ignorance
Whether it’s called a “sin against the human mind” or a “path toward the certain destruction of a society,” the United States sure is walking down that road. As a matter of fact, we’re galloping down it. Isaac Asimov refers …
Marjorie Taylor Greene Never Fails to Amaze
Here’s one of those claims that seem so absurd that it needs to be confirmed. But yes, Marjorie Taylor Greene actually did say this. As Rep. Adam Schiff of the Select Committee pointed out, “Most of these people (in Congress) …
The Lack of “Socratic Wisdom” Is So Glaring in Today’s Society
At left we see the reason that Socrates is often regarded as Western Civilization’s greatest philosopher. Being aware of how little one really knows requires a profound level of humility. I’m sure it was rare back in his day, and …
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