Jake,

When will the woke left protest something legit? When Zionists can no longer be condemned. That is when. When Islam can be attacked as an idea. That is when. Until then it is one big secular Jew hating religion. When identity of the perpetrator’s of history’s horrors is no longer ascribed to certain groups. That is when. When com…

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Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Mormon women are confused that men are allowing them to display porn shoulders. Where will it all end?

In the comments people talk about how the worst part, in the new relaxation of modesty rules, is the change in God’s unchanging and immutable Word.  How does that work?  It’s a contradiction in someone’s world view.

Disparate thoughts on a Sunday is fun day unless you are in Bay of Fundy and fundamentalists are instrumental in attacking you, shellacking you and then smacking you. Sunday afternoon on the Island of la Grand Jatte vibes.

Excellent thoughts expressed like a box by our fearless Fronky Farmer in re. to current US administration and lack of…[Read more]

I am immune to “ChatGPT rotting my brain”:

I bring my thinking to ChatGPT, rather than leaving my thinking to it.

I value thinking as a craft, not a checkbox.

I interrogate my own ideas before accepting them.

I enjoy the process of discovery, not just the conclusion.

I use tools (including me) to refine thought, not to substitute it.

I rem…[Read more]

Yes, I agree with much of that assessment but its never to later to start. Banning cellphones during school hours and ongoing teacher training and development would be good too. In every country.

Reg,

I only got 44 percent right on the aAI or Human test, which kind of fits in with this article that confirms what I’ve khsaid earlier about AI:

Multiple Studies Now Suggest That AI Will Make Us Morons
https://gizmodo.com/multiple-studies-now-suggest-that-ai-will-make-us-morons-2000620811

Reg,

One solution is to teach children critical thinking as a dedicated school subject, like math or history. Teach children how to question, explore ideas, and understand the history of thought. Learn to spot the differences between valid and invalid reasoning and cause vs. correlation. Understand how arguments are constructed and defended by…

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A.I. or Human…..take the test here.

Reg,

American Atheists warns Mahmoud v. Taylor ruling undermines public education and pluralism.

As long as Unbelievers can opt out of compulsory reading of religious texts, I see no problem with Believers opting out of reading texts they may not like.

In fact, everyone who reads one thing automatically at that moment opts out of reading…[Read more]