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The Democrats have moved right as the Republicans have moved far out to the insane radical right. The Democrats abandoned the left. Bill Clinton is to thank for it. Now coming from the insane right is a bunch of anti-science scare tactics and lies. And the Democrats have no credibility to...

If you think the drug your doctor is prescribing has been approved for your ailment, guess again. That may not be true. If you think the drug your doctor prescribed is the best drug for your problem, guess again. That may not be true. Here are just a few of the recent settlements from drug...

US imperial foreign policy is an outgrowth of US capitalism. Constant war is done in the service of US capitalism. Don't blame these bought and paid for politicians. The problem is US capitalism. As soon as you see capitalism you then see massive violence to subjugate others. European...

A sense of morality. You can't both have freedom and also allow bigots to deny service based on nothing more than ignorance. That is freedom for the ignorant baker and hardship for the innocent victim. That is not a system based on the equal right to freedom of all the innocent. If you think...

There are some Americans who somehow proudly say: "The US is not a democracy". As if that is a good thing. All I can do is give my opinion and no person will ever be the final word on this topic. My view is you can either have a bottom up system where the will of the people is supreme or a...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2019/03/11/donald-trump-supports-making-daylight-saving-time-permanent/3130006002/ Finally something from Trump I can support.

Dictators can arise from any side of the spectrum. They are an expression of the desire in some for total control and for no need to compromise. But once a dictator is in power the idea of left and right have lost all meaning. There are no longer competing factions. Left and right only have...

What is the nature of humans? Premise: Humans are greedy self-centered beings that only want comfort and do not care that much about others Chomsky: That is a creation of the advertising industry. It is what advertisers turn children into. At one time the working class was better read than the...

I experience the sunset. I experience the cool breeze. I experience the warm touch. Is it possible to doubt I am experiencing what I am experiencing? How is it possible to doubt I am experiencing what I am experiencing?

The objective mind is the physical creation of the mind by a brain as opposed to the subjective mind which is the individual experience of a mind. So while we all have different subjective minds, sometimes very different, the objective creation of that mind should be the same in everyone...

He "threatens". The latest from our dear president with dementia. Demented words of violence and death in condemnation of the same. He is not unhinged folks. Don't worry. It is called the art of distraction. His failure with Putin is turning Republicans against him. He needs to show how...

A person is not taught grammar nor do they learn grammar like somebody learns about history. A knowledge and ability to use grammar arises naturally, it grows, just with exposure, which is always random and partial. The "grammar" taught in school are arbitrary and unneeded rules. They were...

What does it mean when we say something is "objective" evidence? It means two people agree on the same subjective experience. "The table is there." "I agree." We now have "objective" evidence of the table. "The table is three feet wide. The experience of my ruler tells me that." "The...

What does it take to say you have at least some understanding of natural phenomena? This is specifically aimed at those who claim we can have an objective understanding of consciousness, but it is general as well. Can we claim to have any understanding of a natural phenomena without at the...

When confronted by a new religion there is usually a dissonance. The believer has a certainty in things that on their surface are completely irrational. Judaism began as a religion of animal sacrifice. Animals were deliberately killed in service to some god that demanded it. A bloody mess that...

Relief? When people discriminate based on delusions you make them pay for it. Gay marriage is no different from heterosexual marriage in terms of morality. If it is between two consenting adults. No delusion can say it is not. There's your relief.

Is it logically possible that Jesus was the son of god? Was it logically possible that the Big Bang was a miracle of some bored gods? What does it mean for something to be logically possible? What are the objective criteria to determine such a thing? How does logic make things possible? Does...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/npr-tweeted-the-declaration-of-independence-some-people-got-angry/ar-BBDNQXU?li=BBnb7Kz Trump supporters condemned the words of the Declaration of Independence as partisan political attacks against Trump. That they see the words of the DOI as attacking Trump is...

Humans did not discover infinity somewhere. They did not observe it. Because it is not something that can be observed. You cannot find infinity anywhere in nature. It is a mathematical concept and exists by definition. Like zero. You can't observe zero either. It is a mathematical concept...

How does a third rate moron like Marco Rubio become a presidential candidate? He has billionaires, not the people, supporting him. Billionaire Norman Braman. Billionaire Paul Singer. Billionaire Sheldon Adelson. And some others. How does an insane religious fundamentalist like Ted Cruz become...