Timeline: Journalism
This timeline represents some of the known, or at least accepted, events in journalism including language, writing, and printing. It’s purpose is to bring some sense of perspective to the known evolution of humans documenting their existence on Earth. This timeline is intended to help me personally with the big picture. I’ll update it as …
Download or read PDF The Bloody Tenant of Persecution by Roger Williams
Roger Williams was an English Puritan who migrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1631. He soon became a dissident within the Puritan church, criticizing the authorities for their persecution of religious dissenters. Williams believed that the state had no business regulating religious beliefs and practices, and that individuals had a natural right to religious …
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Philosophy Timeline
This timeline of philosophy starts with a few notable events in human history. The purpose of these events is to give one a sense of how long humans have been asking philosophical questions. We honor a few and these well known philosophers do stand as a reminder and symbol for all the other great unknown …
Trump Killed 58,947 Trump Voters in September 2021
The title of this post is outrageous. It is the type of hyperbolic title used by the far right and others trying to stoke fear and hate. I feel it is occasionally necessary and acceptable to use this technique in a type of parody to both stress a viewpoint, and to highlight the damage of …
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United States Yearly Flu Death Rate
How many people die in the United States each year from the flu? There is much confusion about the answer primarily because of unethical and lazy TV analysts using obviously invalid values. A common value cited in September 2021 was 68,000 deaths per year. This number was adopted and even rounded up to 70,000 deaths, …
Timeline: Human Evolution and Notable Events
This timeline represents my understanding of our origins. It’s purpose is to bring some sense of perspective to the very long and complicated history of humanity on Earth. This timeline is intended to help me with the big picture. In this timeline I bring together various scientific disciplines including plate tectonics, evolution, anthropology, and genetics …
Should you engage Trump supporters?
Should you engage Trumpsters? Yes and no. The short answer is no because they are brainwashed. The longer answer is yes, but only on basic facts. Until someone acknowledges a common set of facts, there is nothing to discuss.
Essential Facts of Presidential Pardons
Article 2 gives the President the authority to pardon people for specific federal crimes they have committed, but the power is not absolute as so many say.
Coronavirus Covid-19 Notes
My primary concern with Covid-19 is that I’m the caregiver for my wife Lisa. She is definitely in the at-risk category so I just want to keep an eye on Covid-19 progress, and make sure the response from my government is on track and that our health-system is indeed the best on Earth. So far, …
Republicans that Oppose Trump
Is the opposition to Trump a Democratic Party or DNC conspiracy? No. If you believe Democrats are too biased, then listen to these Republicans. I realize the following list is a logical fallacy, specifically an appeal to authority logical fallacy. However, some on the right believe Trump opposition is a Democratic Party effort. It’s not. …
10th Amendment: Big Government is Bad Myth
Big government is bad is a bad myth because it is a logical fallacy, specifically a red herring logical fallacy–a distraction. This distraction distracts from the good governmental mechanism of America as established by our Founding Fathers in the Constitution. The “extra” big checks and balances are the contribution America has given humanity that works …
The Anti-Vaxxer Movement and the Scientific Method
About 10% of Americans believe vaccines cause autism. That’s about 33 million Americans. In a country where we believe so many easily proven wrong conspiracies and theories with no or little evidence, I wish more believed in and followed the scientific method. I guess I should not be surprised that so many believe the things …
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