I came across a very sobering fact yesterday evening on Facebook. In 1948, the year Al Gore was born, there were 130,000 glaciers on planet Earth. Today, only 130,000 remain.
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Conversations with Atheists 2
Paraphrased for brevity and clarity: —– Her: You don’t need god (sic) to explain creation. Multiple universes explains exactly how our universe came to be. Me: Even if it were a valid hypothesis, which it isn’t, MUT only pushes First Cause back one step. It doesn’t eliminate the logical necessity. Her: It’s more valid that …
On Income Taxation
Today, I happened across this post by Hessianwithteeth, and thought it was worth a rebuttal. So: The real issue is not ‘taxation.’ The real issue is the “income tax”. I’ve never come across anyone seriously arguing against sales taxes, they just specialize the use of the word ‘tax’ to refer to “income tax”. The reason that the …
How Conspiracy Theories Get Started
A: So this plane was doing aerobatics above the whole time… Me: The aerobatics were a distraction. It was a spy plane. A: You think they were watching us? While doing aerobatics? Really? Me: Oh, they can listen from planes, too. A: Well, they have laser microphones, sure. But they were doing aerobatics! Me: Gyroscopically …
Yet Another Income Tax Suggestion
As we all know, my only real suggestion for income taxes is FAIRTax. Because the so-called “income tax” is not a legitimate tax at all, and should be abolished. My second suggestion is that, if EARNINGS CONFISCATION (let’s call it what it really is) is going to continue, that payday deductions cease. The entire amount …
“Torture”
I’m still catching up on drafts that I saved while I was out-of-town. So, here is a link to the Senate Intelligence Report sponsored by Senator Feinstein which was released (redacted) a few weeks ago: sscistudy1 I will admit, I did not read the entire thing. The incessant back-stabbing, Monday-morning quarterbacking, and just plain mis-representation …
Number One With a Bullet
This is my new favorite YouTube video. Great analysis! Number One With a Bullet
Go DO Something
I just read a meme that said, “Sometimes it’s okay if all you did today was breathe.” Can you imagine that being said in some rural South American village? “I mean, you know, the whole village is going to starve to death because you didn’t get off of your ass and plow the field, but …
In Vivo vs. In Vitro
So, many people are no longer aware of this, but there are basically two types of observation which may be made in science: ‘in vitro’ and ‘in vivo’. ‘In vitro’ is Latin for ‘in the glass’, and originally referred to reactions observed in cultures in a Petri dish. However, by extension, it refers to observations …
Why I Don’t Go to Baptist Churches
A co-worker invited me to his Church the other day. I asked ‘what denomination’, and he said, “Baptist.” Oh, no. I know some Baptists who are great people, but theologically… I’d get along at a Baptist Church like I’d get along at the Democratic National Convention. And for much the same reason. The following is …
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