From a reader: Back in the day, there used to be the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and FCC (Federal Communications Commission) who policed such things as false advertising. When was the last time you even heard about those groups, much …
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Two Genders?
Yes, when people say there are only two genders, they are saying they haven’t moved past middle school intellectually. But, in the majority of cases, they are also saying that they believe you are so unsophisticated that you crave simplistic …
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Hydrogen Energy Scam
KV Industries appears to offer an energy solution in the hydrogen space, though they refuse to explain what it is. What we do know from their website is that their fundamental values are “God, Family, and Country,” and that may …
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Uncertainty May Be a Permanent Condition, and We Need To Be OK with That
I love this quote from 20th Century theoretical physicist Richard Feynman, and I’m glad that he was content to live with doubt. I wouldn’t be surprised if the human intellect eventually hits a wall when it comes to understanding things …
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Applying Common Sense in Analyzing Scientific Claims
The claim: Japanese students from Osaka Public University engineered and piloted an innovative ‘flying cycle’ aircraft in 2019. Named Tsurugi, the pedal-powered plane achieved a notable flight distance of 19 km (11 mi) during the Yomiuri Television Birdman Rally. Hmmmm. …
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Rejecting Science as “Pagan Faith”
This from right-wing TV anchor Candace Owens: ‘Listen. I’m not a flat-earther. I’m not a round-earther.’ Actually, what I am is, I am somebody who has left the cult of science. I have left the megachurch of science because what …
Pure Scientific Research
Here’s a short video that a reader sent me in which Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the importance of pure research, i.e., theoretical scientific research, normally in physics, performed without an eye towards the development of anything of purpose. He pointed …
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More on “Age of the Earth”
When this guy says, “Change my mind,” the response of most of us is: Why? There’s a popular meme circulating that implores Christians to learn how to deal with atheists. Again: Why? The 8.1 billion inhabitants of this planet are …
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Age of the Earth
I would add: Carbon dating has been used since the late 1940s to establish how long ago a member of a certain species lived and died. and There are trees living today that are far older than 4000 years. I …
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Neuroscientist and Author Sam Harris on Religion
I’m not sure I would say that this is the true horror of religion, but it’s certainly in the top five. If there is another public intellectual who has a better grasp on these issues than Sam Harris, I hope …
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