One common trait among many of our civilization’s great thinkers is their humility. Perhaps this started with Socrates and the line for which he’s so well known: “I know that I know nothing,” meaning that true wisdom is knowing you …
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Religion and Spirituality: What’s the Difference?
Our local National Public Radio affiliate broadcasts a weekly radio program called “The Reluctant Therapist,” in which the host interviews experts on subjects related to mental health. Today’s subject explored the difference, if one exists at all, between religion and …
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Intelligence and Character
Sadly, we live in a country where many people have neither, but they’re too ignorant to realize it.
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Is Satan Kidnapping Your Kids?
If your kid is rejecting you as a parent because you believe that Satan is kidnapping him, maybe you’re the problem.
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Is College Necessary?
Necessary for what? For affluence? No. There are plenty of college dropouts, even high school dropouts, who went on to become incredibly rich as entrepreneurs. But what about folks atop the corporate ladder with their six- and seven-figure annual compensation …
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Carbon Capture
Climeworks builds facilities that remove CO2 from the atmosphere. They claim that the one pictured here, called Mammoth, which resides in Hellisheiði, Iceland, will filter 36,000 tons of carbon dioxide out of the air per year. Questions: Where does the …
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A Comment on “Real Science”
Re: the meme here, a reader notes: Modern science is religion. If you know what the scientific method entails and how the method is used, you will be able to call out the scammers. Since the 30s science has died. …
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More on Craig’s Recent “Take a Cool Guess” Post
Reader Drew Douthit adds this clarification to my post on the drawing here: “Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Basic Physics” It all depends on vehicle speed…. okay! For 165lbs diver it’s …
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Where Atheists Come From
I don’t believe this claim about the cause of atheism. True, hypocritical Christians are a huge turn-off to most of the world’s population; this has been the case for centuries. But most atheists make their choices based on their perception …
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Science as the Solution to Our Problems
In response to what Neil deGrasse Tyson says here, all I can say is, “I hope so, but I don’t see too much evidence that this is where we’re going.” How much science and other forms of clear-headedness are we …
