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Rombama 2012!
Tell me that politics isn’t one big compromised mess. You folks who are euphorically waving your Romney flags as if Jesus himself were running for the GOP—and who swooned like a Georgia Belle when Paul Ryan came aboard (just as … Continue reading
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Bill Nye the Science Guy Waxes Unscientific on the Theories of Evolution and Creation
NOTE: The author of this article believes not only that irrational creationists and irrational evolutionists alike are in the wrong, but that there are practically as many of one as there are of the other. The goal of this criticism … Continue reading
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The Naked Brain by Richard Restak, M.D.
These are my brief notes about: The Naked Brain: How the emerging neurosociety is changing how we live, work, and love by Richard Restak, M.D.
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The False Left-Brain/Right-Brain Dilemma
It’s too bad that people tend to look at such diagrams with the false left-brain/right-brain dilemma in mind. They totally ignore the function of the corpus callosum, the spaghetti-like mass that links both sides of the brain together so that … Continue reading
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Well, Hush My Fingers!
OK, it’s embarrassing, but here’s how it went down.
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Thought Experiment: What Determines the Facts of the Christian Religion?
Interestingly, there is no passage in the Bible where one can find a deliberately-written definition of the Christian religion. Neither are there clear definitions of the terms “Christian” or “Christianity”. No doubt, this can lead to some “fuzzy math” for … Continue reading
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A Walk in the Cemetery
One of the late Stephen Covey’s famous “7 Habits of Highly Successful People” was “Start with the end in mind.” He suggested that one should consider what he would like to have said about him at his funeral, and then … Continue reading
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Dysrationalia: I am not responsible for correcting my own government
The following Facebook conversation happened months ago. The original poster is more rational than many FB posters, but of particular interest in this thread is his continual denial that he bears any reasonable responsibility for attempting to reform the nation’s … Continue reading
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Dysrationalia: God defending modern day Israel
The following conversation (Facebook, on or about 21 August 2012) shows an amazing display of irrational belief from the original poster. Note the many attempts to elicit evidence from the OP, as well as the attempts to get him to … Continue reading
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Dysrationalia: God Sending a Hurricane Upon the GOP Convention
The following conversation is from a Facebook conversation on 22 August 2012. Original Poster (OP): I would think Republicans who typically label themselves as religious would take a hint when GOD sends a hurricane to their national convention.
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