A reader notes: Many of the Christians in the USA think Jesus’s return is not far off, thus a huge disincentive for long term sustainability. I actually ran into a fellow who told me that we was rooting for the …
Category: Sustainability
Dealing with the Water Crisis
Here’s a fabulous episode of the widely syndicated radio show Fresh Air, featuring ProPublica investigative reporter Abrahm Lustgarten discussing the crisis of water shortages in the American west. Climate change has brought about severe and apparently unending droughts here. We …
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Christianity and Moral Progress
I believe this was true when Bertrand Russell said it in 1926, in his lecture that was later transcribed into the essay “Why I Am Not a Christian.” It’s certainly less so today, given the statements and actions of Pope …
The Meaning of Life
FWIW, I side with the existentialists on this matter. I.e., I hold that there is no purpose or meaning to our lives other than that which we convey onto it. Obviously, many people disagree. Some believe God has a plan …
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These Are Not American Values
It’s hard to think of something more antithetical to American values than this photo of long-time Trump advisor Roger Stone, seated among the top echelon of the Proud Boys, smiling at the camera and displaying the “white power” signal. I’m …
A Federal Abortion Ban Can’t Be Good Politics
My stats as a political prognosticator aren’t excellent. As my mom likes to point out, “Craig, you’ve been predicting that Trump is going to be criminally prosecuted since a few months into his term.” Having said that, I really can’t …
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Harming Nature Is Harming Ourselves
I think we all know this, at some level. The problem is that making personal sacrifices for the good of all humankind is something that very few people will do.
Turning the Clocks Back to the Point at which Honesty Prevailed in American Life
One of the many aspects that made life in 20th Century America pleasant was the fact that most business dealings, as well as most other interpersonal exchanges, were built on a bedrock of honesty. My business partner and I had …
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Deliberately Missing the Point on Vegetarianism
I doubt you’ll find a single vegetarian who doesn’t like the taste and smell of meat. That’s not the point. Vegetarians refrain from eating beef, lamb, pork, and so forth for some combination of issues pertaining to heath, animal rights, …
Prayer
I’m not a religious person, and thus I don’t pray, but the author of the meme here makes a good point. Petitioning the Lord with prayer carries with it a number of logical flaws, chief among them is that 1) …
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