Classical science is based on the belief that there exists a real external world whose properties are definite and independent of the observer who perceives them. According to classical science, certain objects exist and have physical properties–such as speed and … Continue reading →

   To understand evolution, one must realize that evolution is almost never about an individual; and it is almost never abrupt—occurring in one generation. That implies that one must understand what happens to whole populations—to see the forest, and not … Continue reading →

The next crucial component of Darwin’s theory–and one that will be discussed even more fully in the blogspot about human evolution—is the concept of the common ancestor: 5. This is the fourth basic tenet of Darwin’s Theory. Scientists study common … Continue reading →

There is a grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one: and that whilst this planet has gone cycling according to the fixed law of gravity, from … Continue reading →

Evolution Blogspot 2. (Working Definitions, Part I.) A little girl asked her mother, “How did the human race appear?” Her mother answered, “God made Adam and Eve, and they had children, and so all mankind was made.” Two days later … Continue reading →

I first saw Jon McNaughton’s painting, One Nation Under God, in 2009 when it was just becoming popular. It was more than popular in the area where I live; it was important to people with rather strong conservative political opinions … Continue reading →

“I believe in the dignity of labor whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man living, but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.” -John D. Rockefeller, Jr. “I believe in the sacredness … Continue reading →

“Take care of the luxury, and the necessities will take care of themselves.” -Oscar Wilde “When people agree with me, I always feel that I must be wrong. -Oscar Wilde, the Critic as an Artist “If I had two faces, … Continue reading →

Either you do not read newspapers, listen to the news, or watch television if you are not familiar with the Trayvon Martin homicide case in which the “stand-your-ground laws of Florida factored in significantly. Such laws give individuals the right … Continue reading →

Complicating matters in the legal concept of the castle doctrine is castle doctrine per states that there is no duty to retreat from an intruder in one’s home (variously defined). A justifiable homicide which occurs inside one’s private space or … Continue reading →