@Daniel

The point of that comment had little to do with trashing the USA but instead to lampoon “cultural relativism”. Relativists claim that other worldly practices are beyond the sphere of our moral judgement as they live in their own subjective context and we have no right to apply our own moral compass onto them.

In cases like this, hard…[Read more]

The first minute and why not let it play out……When a theory reaches consensus there is no controversy, only dissent from fringe groups. Evolution is a fact yet Creationists like Ken Ham insist it is contentious because it negates the cornerstone of their primitive beliefs. There is no controversy about alien abductions, only idiots from fringe…[Read more]

@Daniel

I feel bad for you & everyone there who has to put up with that farce in Washington.

@JadeBlackOlive, I don’t blame anyone for wanting to boycot US goods and services.  I have a feeling the situation will get uglier before it gets better.

@Davis, I’m an American.  I’m a product of the area people call “The Heartland” – a term which reminds me a little of “Das Vaterland”.  I was a US soldier at a time when that was reviled by…[Read more]

I agree completely that if science doesn’t explain what is happening, or what it predicts is different from what is happening, there’s something wrong with the science in some way.  This is an opportunity to deepen our all-round understanding of the context within which our current scientific knowledge sits.

@Pope

I suppose an American can make that assessment. But the rest of us…we cannot judge American culture. It has emerged from a different and beautiful culture where the people and how they express themselves is to be heard and seen…not judged. It is arrogant to think that people from social-assistance countries should have the right to look…[Read more]