Isn’t it amazing that people have to be told this? Worse, explaining this basic idea to many people doesn’t work; we live among folks who are unwilling to make any sacrifice whatsoever when it comes to the quality of life …
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We commonly run across memes like the one here, whose point is that government and other people owe us nothing. I know there are people who believe that, but I don’t think they’re very smart. When human beings formed organized …
Wow, that’s one powerful photograph. It makes one think: 100 years from now, who will have had the better life? Presuming they’re Americans, the old lady lived through the Great Depression and numerous wars, and doubtlessly had to deal with …
In most of Europe, highways, like the one shown here, are constructed such that populations of wild animals are not cut off from one another. This eco-friendly civil engineering practice is virtually nonexistent in the United States.
A reader notes: I’m certain their defense will be, “What, it’s a form of recycling…!” Yes, they lied, but ironically, in this case, the world’s a (slightly) better place as a result. Reusing is almost always better than recycling.
My wife was just talking about this earlier today. “How is it possible,” she asked me, “that our world’s wealthiest people have so little interest in reversing world hunger or climate change? What would they rather do with hundreds of …
Finding God may not always make someone a better person, but is it correct to say that it never does? Yes, many of our world’s most evil people were/are church-goers, and from there, it could be argued that their belief …
This is a nice thought, but it’s erroneous. Nature, whatever we mean by that word, is inanimate. It’s the summation of the laws of physics, chemistry, and biology. It doesn’t ask or want anything. If humankind succeeds in degrading the …
It would be easy to read this comment from Marcus Aurelius and conclude that it applies to QAnoners and other Trump supporters. In fairness, however, I don’t think the average Trumper knowingly “continues in self-deception and ignorance.” Rather, I believe …
Just as everyone over the age of 30 knows where they were when they learned that the World Trade Centers had been attacked, I know where I was and what I was doing when I heard that Kurt Vonnegut, one …
