Monthly Archives: October 2012

The Eyes Have It

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

Contrary to the beliefs of some, science doesn’t attack religion, it simply fails to explain it. Religion on the other hand has historically often attacked science, perhaps first notoriously in the case of Galileo Galilei.  Religion recoils when science presents rational … Continue reading →

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Jefferson Under The Microscope

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

History is like a microscope. One doesn’t see widely and the depth of field is limited. Evident of this, a web search reveals for example that some 15,000 books have been written about Abraham Lincoln. A perfect understanding might be … Continue reading →

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It’s Only “Biddness”

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

Evolution is a systems phenomenon that applies to more than mere biology. Noted evolutionary biologist E. O. Wilson postulated that it even applies to culture. Last week I noticed that it applies to the media as well. I’m talking about … Continue reading →

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Rational Politics?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

Today I heard a podcast on economics that was a followup to one I did some weeks ago. Recall if you will when the NPR guys got a half dozen different economists, liberal, conservative, libertarian, together and asked them for … Continue reading →

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