Monthly Archives: July 2020

Humans live in the realm of myths. We have myths that explain our experiences and relate us to the world around us. One of the definitions of myth provided by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is, “a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone especially: one embodying the ideals and institutions of […]Continue reading “Myths Of Atheism: Hypatia — Bad Atheist”

I have some videos of Dorothy’s babies (yes, still six) preening, dunking, and engaging in other watersports, but I’ll leave those until later this week. Today I’ll try to catch up on the photographs. First, the red-eared sliders, which are coming out often in the heat: No matter how old these are, they always […] MondayContinue reading “Monday duck report — Why Evolution Is True”

Recent coronavirus outbreaks have been linked to fraternities at universities in Washington, California and Mississippi, and experts say it’s an example of what’s to come as many colleges reopen for in-person classes beginning in August. At least 136 fraternity house residents and nine other students at the University of Washington in Seattle had tested positive… CoronavirusContinue reading “Coronavirus Outbreaks Linked to Fraternity Houses are a Warning for College Campuses — TIME”

There are several different statements used to define Parallel Universes. The first is based on a theory that observable Universe is a part of a much larger Universe, comprised of an infinite number of Universes. Each Universe is spatially separated enough within its own bubble such that someone in one Universe would never be able […]Continue reading “What Is A Parallel Universe? — Kaahsh”

The carbon dioxide molecule was riding along on Industrial Revolution’s expansion of carbon-based energy usage to transportation, war material, agriculture, and other 20th century basics of modern living, but it needed a stealthy, practical, ubiquitous social production source to grow its level of permeation into the global atmosphere. Lo and behold, the Internet – what […]Continue reading “Stupidity Machine — THE UNERADICATED FUTILIST”

BOSTON — Private investment firms that manage the fortunes of wealthy individuals and their kin were approved for millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded relief loans designed to help small businesses weather the coronavirus lockdown, according to a review of recently released government data. Read More Amid pandemic, wealthy U.S. families approved for government loans — FinancialContinue reading “Amid pandemic, wealthy U.S. families approved for government loans — Financial Post”

This started out to be a simple post, but by last night I was already at 1,868 words and realized that it would need to be broken into two, or possibly even three parts. I hope you’ll bear with the ramblings of my mind, as I attempt to define what, in my view, makes a […]Continue reading “What Makes A Nation Great — Part I — Filosofa’s Word”

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke Monday to his Russian counterpart about convening the leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the State Department said. The department said Pompeo spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the possibility of… TrumpContinue reading “Trump Administration Floats Summit With Britain, China, France and Russia for U.N. Anniversary Amid Pandemic — TIME”