From today's NY Times headlines email: NATHANIEL P. HITT, a fisheries biologist, on religion's role in addressing climate change. How many ways does a biologist manage to get THIS wrong? I am going to point to just two. Climate change is nothing but a question…
Continue reading...As I wrote earlier, the typical Republican presidential candidate has no real hope of getting the nomination, let alone the Presidency. But this article from the Wall Street Journal makes it plain that they are still quite rational to pretend. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson…
Continue reading...Religious freedom: Only for privileged religions, if you follow the Christian conservative rhetoric in the USA. Here, the privileged religion is Christianity. Over in most of the Middle East, it's Islam. They have more in common than you'd think, and could benefit well from comparing…
Continue reading...At least three or four times a week, I respond to someone's social media posting with a link to an article on www.snopes.com . Yes, I am that guy. Snopes is the single best site I know for debunking urban legends - those compelling, seemingly relevant…
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