The idea that Trump supporters are members of a cult is not a new one, but let’s examine exactly what this means. The word “cult” denotes a group whose members have lost their capacity to think for themselves, and who …
Category: Sustainability
Here’s Where We Stand
What Pete Seeger says here is, of course, 100% true. But just look around and see for yourself how far we are from any concept even remotely approaching his idea. We live with the fundamental rule that we, if we’re …
Tagged with: consumption of fossil fuels
Our Times
The modern era has a great deal to say for itself in terms of technology that continues to make our lives longer, healthier, easier, and more entertaining. One struggles to name a single other facet of our times that’s worth …
George Soros
George Soros is an extremely wealthy progressive whose vision of the world is one that is more just and equitable. As far as I can see, there’s nothing more to it, and, unless you’re some sort of hateful nut-job, there …
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Unsustainable Wealth
Here’s a wonderful piece from legendary environmentalist Joe Romm (whose last name, believe it or not, is pronounced “Rome”). A comment: I dispute the assertion that human civilization is making any real attempt at leaving wealth to its children. The …
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The Value of Education in America
At this point, the United States places very little importance on education. Exactly why that is can be argued, but here are a few suggestions. The benefits of an educated population reveal themselves over a period of decades. Similarly, the …
You’re a Christian? Is That the Biblical Jesus or the Republican Jesus?
Kudos to the author of the meme here. People have been lamenting the hypocrisy of Christians since long before I was on this planet. But the whole thing has got far more egregious in the last few years, as educational …
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Can There Be “Peace Between Religions?”
One has to applaud this Buddhist man of honor for what he says here. But let’s examine his statement honestly and look at it straight in the eye. Some would say that the subject of religion is inherently belligerent. For …
Tagged with: monotheistic religions
How Do We “Make Man Better?”
Maybe Chekhov is right. Maybe Americans are in the process of becoming better people as result of being shown, over the past few years, how incredibly terrible we are.
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The Sad History of Humankind
The chronology: Somewhere between 2 million and 200K years ago, Homo sapiens was formed out of a not-yet complete understood combination of its ancestor species. Its main differentiating factor: its huge brain, enabling humankind to assert its dominion over other …
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