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Politicoid recently conducted a small survey on religiosity. While the total number of participants was small, the survey did yield some interesting results, especially relating to the view of religious people by those who are not religious and the apparent view by many that scientific theories can be proven.« Continue »
There have been far too many attacks against “anti-vaxxers” lately. The question of whether or not to vaccinate is actually a very important one and must be addressed. Specifically, while vaccination is powerful medical tool, like most anything else, it can be overused and abused. Is that the case here?« Continue »
Here is a rough draft detailed outline for Economy and Government: an Evolutionary Perspective. Included are theories on evolutionary psychology and dynamics of evolution, the creation of an analogy between market systems and biological systems, concepts regarding complex dynamic systems, and a discussion of optimization problems. Heavy reading, but worth it if you’re interested in finding out just why natural market economics is indeed a reasonable solution.« Continue »
When debating about whether or not solar and wind are true alternatives we need to discuss cost and time issues associated with production of such power plants. We also need to compare them to current methods and methods that are close to being implemented. It’s also important to note that there is such a thing as safe nuclear.« Continue »