Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
Monday, March 18, 2024
The Republican Party: A Puppet On Many Strings
Saturday, March 16, 2024
The Conservative Idea Of Education
It is bad enough that the culture generally accepts childhood religious indoctrination, but this is WAY beyond the pale:
CREEPY Republican Selling Trump Propaganda To KidsThursday, March 14, 2024
Donald J Trump: The Dullest Knive In The Drawer (BUT - - -)
"Well, it turns out there’s another form of intelligence, called 'emotional intelligence.'
"Emotional intelligence is a concept developed by two psychologists, John Mayer of the University of New Hampshire and Yale’s Peter Salovey, and popularized by Dan Goleman in his 1996 book of the same name.
"Mayer and Salovey define emotional intelligence as the ability to do two things: 'understand and manage our own emotions,' and 'recognize and influence the emotions of others.'
"True, Trump hasn’t displayed much capacity for the first. He’s thin-skinned, narcissistic, and vindictive. As dozens of Republican foreign policy experts have put it: 'He is unable or unwilling to separate truth from falsehood. He does not encourage conflicting views. He lacks self-control and acts impetuously. He cannot tolerate criticism.'
"Okay, but what about Mayer and Salovey’s second aspect of emotional intelligence — influencing the emotions of others?
"This is where Trump’s brain outperforms the brains of ordinary mortals. He knows how to manipulate people. He has an uncanny ability to discover their emotional vulnerabilities — their fears, anxieties, prejudices, and darkest desires — and use them for his own purposes.
"To put it another way, Trump is an extraordinarily talented conman."
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
An Evangelical Pastor Helps In Getting Democratic Party Votes
Friday, March 8, 2024
Free Speech: IT IS NOT ABSOLUTE
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Christian Nationalists: A Wide Demographic
Saturday, March 2, 2024
The History Of Corporate Personhood Interference With US Democracy
Friday, March 1, 2024
Conservative Brains: ARE They Different?
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
A Fresh Look At The Luddite Movement
Sunday, February 25, 2024
A Look At MAGA Brainwashing
Voting Rights Continue To Be Under Attack
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Cults: A Hard Nut To Crack
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Civility: A Character Trait Lost In The MAGA Swamp
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Ukraine And Russia: A History Lession
US Immigration And Crime: Beware Of Republican Gaslighting
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Why We Need More REGULATED Capitalism
Click on the link below for the details of corporate monopoly abuse highlighting the airline industry as an example:
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
The "Deep State" Conspiracy Theory: The Truth And Its Harm
- Not Elitist – In the US, bureaucrats come from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds, especially when compared to those in the Middle East, and even Western Europe.
- Not Shadowy – American agencies are generally "transparent and accessible", in comparison to those of the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
- Not Monolithic – the American deep state is "internally diverse and fragmented."
- A Bulwark, Not a Battering Ram – actions of civil servants in the US are inherently defensive, not proactive.
- Not an Extraconstitutional Force – the bureaucracy should be seen as part of the constitutional system of checks and balances in the US, which often serves as a final check on presidential or agency overreach."
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Social Media, Conspiracy Theories, And Quackery
"'There have always been hucksters selling medical cures, but I do feel like it’s accelerating,' said Timothy Caulfield, a health policy and law professor at the University of Alberta who studies medical ethics and fraud. 'There are some forces driving that: obviously the internet and social media, and distrust of traditional medicine, traditional science. Conspiracy theories are creating and feeding this distrust.'
"Blending the high-tech jargon of Western science with the spiritual terminology of traditional and Eastern medicine, these modern salesmen claim their treatments can reverse aging, restore mental acuity or fight COVID-19 better than a vaccine. They promise better health, but what they’re really selling is the idea of insider information, the promise of a secret known only to the wealthy and the powerful.
"So-called medbeds are one of the flashiest, most expensive, and least credible. 'Medbeds are coming,' exclaims a woman in one TikTok video. Similar videos have been seen millions of times on the platform.
"According to believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory, medbeds were developed by the military (in some versions, using alien technology) and are already in use by the world’s richest and most powerful families. Many accounts claim former President Donald Trump, if he wins another term in the White House, will unveil the devices and make them free for all Americans."
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Transgender Treatment Satisfaction
While the Republican Party and conservatives, in general, are supporting bills in many states attacking transgender treatment (link), the largest satisfaction survey of individuals who have received transgender treatment was just released. The bottom line is that they are overwhelmingly satisfied with the results of their treatment. Click on this link for a 3-minute video presenting the details. Just another example of anti-expert/anti-science from the Republican Party.
Republicans Reject Experts
Click on the links below for examples of the decades-long anti-expert attitude of the Republican Party:
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/10/what-caused-the-u-s-anti-science-trend/
https://newrepublic.com/article/158436/republican-murderous-anti-intellectualism
https://www.amazon.com/Republican-Brain-Science-Science-Reality/dp/1118094514