Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
It is inevitable that when a major weather event such as #Harvey occurs that the topic of Climate Change will be debated. Harvey has been no exception to this and so once again the debate arises. After Katrina over 12 years ago a common thought that prevailed at that time was to not attribute one specific … Read more
Back in 2007 PewResearch did a comprehensive Religious landscape survey. That was then updated with a repeat poll in 2014. You can find all the online results here. There you can drill down into the specific details for any demographic. As a quick summary, here are the overall results … Life has of course moved … Read more
What can you do when faced with somebody who is determined to take a stance that is quite frankly absurdly stupid? I have a personal example. While checking into a motel last week in rural Oregon after a long drive, I encountered an elderly chap behind the desk who was quite determined to display an … Read more
It was my privilege to visit the John Day Fossil Beds in east-central Oregon. As part of that visit, one specific question arose that has an answer that is simply hilarious. Who is John Day? My daughter’s immediate suggestion is that he was most probably some “privileged rich white guy” who made a large enough … Read more
The above has been circulating along with the claim of Antifa violence. It would perhaps make a good point except there is one rather important fact – it is fake. Snopes has the precise details along with clear decisive evidence … An image purportedly showing an anti-fascist (antifa) protestor hitting a police officer was circulated … Read more
This posting perhaps sounds like one of those paid for advertisements, so let’s first clear that up. What follows is my own personal recommendation, I have not bee approached by Powells or anybody who represents them in any way, and I never ever do paid for ads or any kind of ads … period. I … Read more