Hi, popscott. A secular humanist, I identify neither as liberal nor as conservative. To me, there is logic and illogic. I am unaware of liberal...
Mr. Donald Trump's loyal followers may, some of them at least, feel a bit like Charlie Brown when Lucy pulls the football away. Yet, like...
With the cancellation of the big reveal scheduled for Monday, 8/21/2023, I cannot help wondering if some of Mr. Trump's loyal followers feel like...
Hi, Turtledude, for the last time on this thread. I am not a 'gun banner' and responding to derogatory personal comments is one of my no-no's....
Hi, Turtledove. In the instance of a death by gunshot, the proof of guilt comes along a tad late for the person killed. I know of no effective...
Hi again, fmw. Aye, and there's the rub, as the Bard would have it. One cannot know in advance when a law abiding citizen with a gun will reach...
Hi, fmw. The thought of a gallery packed with armed "Good guys with guns" of both political stripes when Mr. Donald Trump and his cohort are...
Hi, Turtledude. And sensible. Regards, stay safe 'n well 'n un-shot..
The 2nd Amendment rights of hard-working law abiding citizens are trampled upon again and again. Chances are we'll have an example of it on...
Hi again for the last time on this thread, 557. Have a nice day. Regards and best wishes to you and yours.
Hi, DentalFloss. For the record, and I've posted this information many times, I self-identify as a secular humanist. That places me outside of...
Hi, 557. The last sentence in the quote is correct. That's why I quoted a scientist. Regards, stay safe 'n well.
Hi again, Bullseye. Scientists go by what seems the best causal relationship until a better one comes along to take its place. That's the...
Hi, Bullseye. I'm sorry to mention the effect of global warming on the fire, but there is a relationship. Rainfall on the island has dropped by...
There will be much attention paid by the news media writ large to Mr. Donald Trump's statements about this latest tranche of indictments....
A certain mindset prevalent in the southeastern and southern states has been available for one or the other of our two political parties to pander...
There is much nonsense and folderol written and spoken about the LGBTQ community these days. Some of it can be traced specifically to confusion...
Hi, Steve N. Charts such as the one you presented can be instructive. Their usefulness, however, depends upon the criteria used in their...
Hi, flyboy56. You are speaking of politicians and those in the red and blue camps, not the scientists. I cannot speak for politicians. I am not...
Amid all of the 'What about-isms' and the 'Yes, but's' and other attempts at false equivalencies, we're still stuck with the factual record of...
Hi, garyd. Thank you for quoting my post and sharing your opinion. Its relevance to books is, I think, minimal. Regards, stay safe 'n well.
The involvement of Mr. Donald Trump in the attempts to bypass the results of the 2020 presidential election is slowly becoming clearer. An...
Getting back to books, I contend that we should remember above all that those who loyally support Mr. Donald Trump are our fellow Americans and...
There's an on-going effort to 'weaponize' certain words and phrases as pejoratives. 'Climate change' is one of them. That some areas of the world...
Lots of 'straw man' folderol in the OP. More effort is spent upon denigrating science and scientists than on presenting the simple hedged...
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