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The Belt Order (S)
They have gone too far this time. The county commission just ordered the wearing of belts at all times when in the public spaces. There is a sizable fine of $101 for the first offense. Repeat violations may be fined … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged COVID19, Dysfunctional Government, Masks, Politics, Science
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Listening to The Science
Finding the truth, is sort of like counting to infinity. It will certainly take a long time, but the end result promises to be extraordinary. This is the problem of science. It searches for truth, but there are always more … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Politics
Tagged Coronavirus, COVID19, eternal problem, Expert, humility, Opinio, The Science, Truth
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Why Intelligent People Disagree
One of the most amazing features of modern humanity is our individual uniqueness. Siri tells me that in 2018 there were 7,655,957,369 living human souls on our planet. That may have been true at one serendipitous instant, but its assuredly … Continue reading
Rationalism: A New Ideology for the Future
I don’t like political labels, and I dislike stereotyping whole groups of people who assign such labels to themselves or others. What is a progressive, a moderate, a conservative, a liberal, a leftist, a right-winger, a socialist, a social democrat, … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Musings, Politics
Tagged ideology, political ideology, Rationalism
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Milk and Almond Milk
Most of us humans don’t know much, at least compared to how much there is to know. We are easily misled about all sorts of things. Before you get defensive, I admit I’m among the group I’m talking about. We are … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Human Nutrition, Musings
Tagged Almond Milk, milk, Nutrition
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Who Was James Hansen and What Was He Selling?
The extent to which some adult humans assume and are obsessed with IR absorption and heat forcing in the atmosphere as if it’s almost exclusively due to carbon dioxide, methane, and a few other trace gases, is a clear indication … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Human Behavior, Musings, Politics
Tagged carbon dioxide, Climate Change, global warming, James Hansen, Science
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Ending Violence in Schools
This one hit closer to home. Our daughter teaches in a public high school in the same school district, not far from Parkland, Florida. The shooter once attended her school, but she didn’t know of him. Tragically, she knew and … Continue reading
Dimensions of Happiness and Fulfillment
My grandson is just past halfway through his second year, and I’m pushing seventy-five. I think about all that he must learn to prepare for his world and his life. It seems overwhelming. Don’t misunderstand, his parents deserve an A-Plus … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Human Behavior, Musings
Tagged Compassion, Courage, Education, Eloquence, humility, Integrity, Principles, Wisdom
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The Ends Don’t Justify the Means.
It’s a simple idea and it’s been with me all my life. I’m not sure when I first heard it. It was before I understood its profound meaning. My parents and grandparents repeated it often to me and my sisters … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Media, Musings, Politics
Tagged ends don't justify means, Inauguration, Milo Yiannopoulos, Protests, riots, women's march
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