That the complexion of Europeans and Americans is getting browner isn’t a theory, it’s an observable fact. But replacement theory – I had to look it up – is the view that there are some vile people – either the… Read More ›
For most of human history, literacy bestowed power. Power bestows privilege. And so, not surprisingly, the rarity of literacy was assiduously – sometimes even violently – protected. Once women can read … Once our slaves can … Can the same… Read More ›
Judaism was (and remains) a pre-philosophical religion. That is, the Jews never asked why God created the world, or how He brought it into being ex nihilo, or how He could know that He’d always been, or … The soon-to-be-Christians… Read More ›
Jesus walked on water. George Washington couldn’t tell a lie. Davey Crockett killed his first bear when he was only three. Kim Jong Un played an 18 hole round of golf with a score of 17. And Jason Arday did… Read More ›
In this entry I want to take issue with some of my otherwise-fellow travellers on their understanding of science. On two fronts. The first is about something they call ‘the scientific method’. And the second is about what they think… Read More ›
Paulosophical Vimplications 