https://www.varesewedding.com/9r8jq0rzic About five hours ago the Senate overwhelmingly approved a compromise bill by a huge bipartisan majority. The bill does not take us off of the fiscal cliff, it merely pushes it back a couple of months, as the sequestration clauses are only delayed for … [Continue reading]
How they really made the Periodic Table
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Zolpidem Purchase OK, I found the joke above on the blog Ellie Asks Why. However, many people do not realize that there were several competing proposals for a periodic table chart in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. Not all of them were in the shape that we imagine … [Continue reading]
The Republican Party at prayer
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Back in the 1950’s, The Episcopal Church was known as the Republican Party at prayer. This lasted until 1960. After that, as a result of the civil rights struggles, the Episcopal Church has slowly moved away from its identification as the party of … [Continue reading]
I’m back
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https://www.infoturismiamoci.com/2025/03/pj822926zk Hey all! I should have said something earlier, but I took a one month break from blogging. I realized that my blogs were becoming less frequent, which was a mark of needing a break and a rest. So, as 2013 is about to start, I am about to return. I … [Continue reading]
The loss of homophobia
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https://www.salernoformazione.com/2gglwnr From an article on the Politico website that was published on 26 November 2012: The Associated Press has nixed "homophobia," "ethnic cleansing," and a number of other terms from its Style Book in recent months. The online Style Book now says … [Continue reading]
Does good need evil to exist?
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"Nothing can exist without its opposite," goes a popular refrain. The characters above are posing the problem of the definition of evil. What is evil? Is evil something or is it the lack of something? All too many people hold a dualist view of the … [Continue reading]
Thanksgiving – 2012
He who made us and fashioned us, having prepared His bountiful gifts for us before we were born, introduced us into His world. Since, therefore, we receive all these things from Him, we ought for everything to give Him thanks; to whom be glory for … [Continue reading]
A tongue-in-cheek proof of the existence of God
The post above struck my funny bone. Yes, I know that it is a bit of an exaggeration of quantum theory (okay maybe more than a bit of an exaggeration). It is somewhat of a variation on the teleological argument for God, which has a long long history. … [Continue reading]
Occam’s Razor and opposing anti-razors
I have been talking about Occam's Razor, the philosophical principle that helps people choose what is the right explanation for a series of events or a series of experiments. Yesterday I commented that the basic principle is that, “simpler … [Continue reading]
Occam’s Razor and dispensationalism
The day before yesterday I commented on Occam's razor. The basic principle is that, "simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones." I also commented that many conspiracy theories fail that test. I should … [Continue reading]
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