Tag Archives: science

How Science is Reshaping the Race Debate

Posted on 2019-05-17 by arjaybe

I’ve written about racism before. I think I’ve made it clear that I don’t think science can justify dividing us into “races.” The similarities among us are too great, and the differences within the “races” are also too great. As … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Disbelief

Posted on 2019-05-04 by arjaybe

“Vierge Marie”by leo.jeje is licensed under CC BY 2.0 How appropriate that right after Laird’s post, On Spiritual Matters, I should come across this Scientific American article discussing belief and disbelief. The author explains how he was initially indoctrinated to … Continue reading →

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Measuring Dimensions

Posted on 2019-03-21 by arjaybe

We live on a rocky ball about 12,750 kilometers through and 40,050 kilometers around its widest diameter. It has a mass of about six quadrillion megatonnes, which is so ridiculously large compared to things we’re used to that it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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