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I've seen a graph of that in one of the YouTube videos from Heartland. Temperature is flat (on average) but the prediction is rising. I'd have to go back to look for the specific video that shows it.

Further research I have found online suggests that we are approaching the exact OPPOSITE of global warming. We are approaching a "Grand Solar Minimum" that will cause the ice caps to thicken considerably. We might see 0.5 Celcius decreases in average Earth temperatures. As it is, the...

Probably from the strain of disbelief that anyone would buy their fakery.

Along the lines of apostasy, I don't know if you folks in the UK see the work being done by Leah Remini to expose the Church of Scientology, which has to be one of the biggest cult scams in modern history. It should be no surprise that Scientologists are trying to sue her pants off because the...

In essence, there is an inherent contradiction between the two concepts "personal relationship with God" and attempted proselytization of apostates. The "brother's keeper" concept is that to some degree, religion says "YES" to the question (we ARE our brothers' keepers) but then says the God...

I am not an advocate for returning to a neolithic lifestyle, but in such times the slackers were well known and got a LOT of peer pressure to contribute to the group. And, of course, the ULTIMATE peer pressure - eviction, left to face the wilderness alone.

It is a matter of where you draw the line. Consider the sardonic wisdom of George Orwell in Animal Farm. "All animals are equal - but some are more equal than others." The philosophical difference comes about when you ask the question, "How do we achieve the greatest good?" I am reminded of...

Ah, religion rears its ugly head, pretty much as it HAD to in a discussion of ethics. And YES, religion is ugly. The concept of apostasy is where some religion claims that it is harmful to the religion for someone to leave a religion behind. Technically, the word apostasy is Greek for...

Parthenogenesis? Where's the fun in THAT?

Happiness is an internal MEASURE of our success. It can only be a secondary goal. We can use happiness to decide if the rest of our existence is going well or badly. The true motives of mankind? Survival, always survival. But how do I know that I am acting consistently with those motives...

This has happened to me exactly once in my life and I was not in a situation where I could respond favorably. I'll spare the details because to be honest it was almost 50 years ago while still in college and I don't recall all of the details of the surroundings. I would not have responded...

If men didn't look at women, there would be a sudden paradigm shift in human relations. Increased sales of cosmetics goods and services, increased sales of attractive clothing, more extreme shoe styles... anything to get men to look again. And no, that is NOT being sexist. Because it works...

The only way to build the bridge is to realize that the world isn't a place with infinite resources. The two sides you see in USA politics are waging their political war on where to draw the line in terms of resource sharing. The left / liberal / Democrat side wants rich people to share more...

Anyone who has read a Bible has read a book on ethics. Ditto, the Qu'ran. Ditto, any other religious text. The problem with "ethics" is that if you really enumerated ethical behavior and tried to examine the origin of a specific "ethic" then it comes back down to something that appears in ALL...

We aren't deathly afraid of using technology when we type those words. Those who stay are willing to actually think about a topic before posting, and are more likely to "troll" only in fun, as opposed to more typical Internet trolls.

My own writing skills were OK before I took up hobbyist writing while my mom was sick. Proofreading what I wrote has drastically improved my awareness of grammar and vocabulary. Having to write government reports that were often critiqued by non-technical grammarians really got me upset...

There is NO DOUBT that we inherited tribal nature as part of our evolution, in that any trespasser in our pre-human environment was likely there to raid the group, perhaps take the children, certainly take the food. Animals herd because of protection. An isolated lion sometimes gets a...

While it isn't quite the same, there is a parallel in the movie Avatar, which I consider to be an absolute work of art. There, the plundering and pillage nature of Man is explored. It isn't comfortable. But if you put the "White Man's Burden" in context, one could say that the real issue is...

Bee, for what it is worth, if any ginger approaches me, I would oblige. However, I think in this case we are to be defeated by distance. Here's a virtual kiss: <<<< smooch! >>>>

Having John Travolta in it doesn't guarantee a good movie. What was that sci-fi flick from a few years ago? Battlefield: Earth (which was an L. Ron Hubbard story adaptation), I think.