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
Sunday, March 17, 2024
The USA Is Rerunning The 1850s
"He put it that way because the importance of March 15 is, of course, that it is the day in 1820 that Maine, the Pine Tree State, joined the Union.
"Maine statehood had national repercussions. The inhabitants of this northern part of Massachusetts had asked for statehood in 1819, but their petition was stopped dead by southerners who refused to permit a “free state”—one that did not permit slavery—to enter the Union without a corresponding “slave state.” The explosive growth of the northern states had already given free states control of the House of Representatives, but the South held its own in the Senate, where each state got two votes. The admission of Maine would give the North the advantage, and southerners insisted that Maine’s admission be balanced with the admission of a southern slave state lest those opposed to slavery use their power in the federal government to restrict enslavement in the South."
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 KidsFriday, March 15, 2024
Medical Regulation: Just Another "Protect Your Own" Establishment?
Thursday, 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
Monday, March 11, 2024
Enneagrams: Another Failure Of A Horoscope Wannabe
Sunday, March 10, 2024
Dispelling Stereotypes Of Memory & Aging
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Leaky Gut: More Fantasy Than Real
"There is a kernel of truth to the leaky gut theory, but what you’re likely to see online is its warped, outsized funhouse-mirror twin."
Friday, March 8, 2024
Free Speech: IT IS NOT ABSOLUTE
Thursday, March 7, 2024
The Trend For The USA Is Not Good
Click on the link below for a sobering projection regarding a significant decline for the USA and the rest of the Western World. Science-based thinking is a MUST for any nation and the planet as a whole:
Neil deGrasse Tyson: How AFRICA Will Run The World (And Beat USA)Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Suicide And The Media: A Lesson In Failure
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Christian Nationalists: A Wide Demographic
Monday, March 4, 2024
Plastic Recycling: Is There An Easier Way?
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Naprapathy: Chiropractic's Little-Known Runt Of The Litter
"Buried in a court document mentioning Joe Mercola was the first reference to naprapathy I had ever seen. Joe Mercola has made a fortune selling dietary supplements and publishing health misinformation over the past few decades. The court case did not involve Mercola but rather a woman he had treated. In her lawsuit against a life insurance company, the plaintiff is described as having been bitten by a tick and contracting Lyme disease. After seeing Mercola (who tended to her with “diet and herbal treatments”), she went to see a naprapath. I had to do a double take. What exactly was a naprapath?
"Naprapathy is a manual therapy, much like chiropractic, osteopathy, and massage therapy. It’s all about using hands to tug at and massage body parts, although it often also extends to dietary and exercise advice and to non-invasive complements like ultrasound therapy. Its scientific evaluation barely exists, and while some component of it might be salvageable, I’m not sure naprapaths themselves are right for the job."