Unseen

Not surprising at all.

Attached to ideologies. Attached to models in cosmology.

But yes of course it corrects.

Unseen wrote:
There is a common feeling that you can’t make a decent living without an advanced degree. I have an advanced degree and never got close to as wealthy as a good electrician, carpenter, plumber, elevator mechanic, dental hygienist, or HVAC technician. And many of these well-paying trade jobs can’t be exported to where labor is che…

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Pope, I agree with your take on Jewish culture. I know so many Jews who are atheists, yet they still practice many of the cultural attachments of the religion. Sometimes it is out of respect for the elders or family and sometimes just because they find it enjoyable. And here’s the thing…it’s no big deal if they don’t believe. The family still…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Another great Jewish contributor in history of thought. Tiny percentage of humans.

100%. I mentioned before, one of my best friends is an agnostic atheist rabbi in his 80s, and he’s still a community-serving dynamo every day. He inspires not by judging or preaching, but by listening and contributing to every conversation, and by…[Read more]

“Diploma divide” as Robert indicated is hurting Dems. And it is probably an accentuated benefit for democrats when schools are politically left but that benefit aint mean jack if fewer are graduating.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/11/12/trump-election-win-college-educated-voters/76109508007/

I have heard that and read that more’n a few times. Sagan such a cool customer and popularizer of science.
A thinker who shakes head at march of folly.

Another great Jewish contributor in history of thought. Tiny percentage of humans. Outsized impact and recipients of unending hatred. If Sagan was standard fare among humans there would be no…[Read more]

When my husband died, because he was so famous and known for not being a believer, many people would come up to me-it still sometimes happens-and ask me if Carl changed at the end and converted to a belief in an afterlife. They also frequently ask me if I think I will see him again. Carl faced his…[Read more]

I am not terribly impressed with Fareed. Nothing too incisive there. He definitely raised a point
that she might have in differentiating herself from Biden. And it was a question she should have been ready to answer. Especially since she is so associated with the progressive left it was incumbent upon her to abjure the worst of the far left. He…[Read more]

How about props too Pope?

Did you know that about elephants? Did you read the short article? Do you realize how much depth there is in those magnificent elephant brains? It is not simply tool use like a clever chimp sticking a reed into a termite mound and monkey see, monkey do.

Were you aware how many pets are euthanized? I knew it was a great…[Read more]

I like the way he presents his ideas, but I’m still new to him and can’t determine how right he is over time. I’m prompted to add whatever Fareed Zakaria said… so I have to watch that now… finally. (It’s nine days old.)

So Zakaria makes sense to me, too. His main points are made in the first 6-1/2 minutes, and the rest is with two guests.

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Unseen wrote:
Unexpectedly, perhaps, PETA runs a so-called “shelter” with an unusually high kill rate.

jakelafort wrote:
Horse racing is to evil practices what Israel is to Iran and its proxies. Your focus is once again as sharp as Magoo.

Unseen wrote:
@ Jake Horses. You’re “defense” is to change the subject.

Oooookay, what have I done to d…[Read more]

I think underneath the big political rift in the US, there is a growing educational divide. Those without an economically useful tech degree really got hit harder by “globalization” and the offshoring of manufacturing. Everyone is not for college, there are all sorts of avenues to success that we don’t even explore. Hell, I don’t even think they…[Read more]