Category Archives: Human Nature

Cooperation Is the Key to Human Advancement

Posted on Sunday 10 May 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

A counterpoint to zero-sum thinking from Japan, and cooperation; Tennessee shows how to rig an election; Short items on Trump, the Pope, and the Bible; now RFK Jr. is worried about jello; how a Christian conspiracy theorist now admits to … Continue reading →

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Krugman, Jesse Bering

Posted on Wednesday 6 May 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Neil deGrasse Tyson on aliens, and his new book; Paul Krugman explains how MAGA will kill many Americans; Jesse Bering on karma; And short items about Trump’s health, aliens, the ballroom, the upcoming cage match, and “low T”. – – … Continue reading →

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Humanity and Heartbreak?

Posted on Monday 4 May 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

A new version of Lord of the Flies, which I think I might watch; The idea of peer review, and my professional background; Cory on Rebecca; What religious tribalists mean by “going against the grain”. – – – I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Is Islam the Best Alternative to Modernity?

Posted on Friday 1 May 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

What Trump’s latest attempted assassin reveals about modern American life; How right-wing influencers are now praising Islam, as an alternative to liberal modernity; – – – Trying to get a handle on the latest would-be presidential assassin. Slate, Luke Winkie, … Continue reading →

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Will Humanity’s Cognitive Limitations Lead to the End of Human Civilization?

Posted on Monday 27 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Belief in unfounded health care claims about solar energy; how so many people believe unproven claims about raw milk and vaccines; How the Trump administration is ending the EPA and paying to cancel wind farms; Chris Barkley on Trump’s 7-step … Continue reading →

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Is Reality a Hoax or a Conspiracy? No.

Posted on Sunday 26 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Many items about the apparent assassination attempt last night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and how many people on social media detected signs of a staged attack; Why posting the Ten Commandments in classrooms doesn’t work, as conservatives think … Continue reading →

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Another Example of the Endless, Fruitless, Search for Proof of God

Posted on Thursday 23 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

No, there isn’t any new evidence that God exists; Clannad and The Last of the Mohicans. – – – Noted from last month. What could this mean? The Atlantic, Elizabeth Bruenig, 26 Mar 2026: The Evidence That God Exists, subtitled … Continue reading →

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Dismantling Modern Civilization in Favor of Intuitive Superstitions and Religious Verities

Posted on Wednesday 22 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Those looking to ancient Greece to justify their current warmongering are getting their history wrong; Parody and reality about Hegseth relaxing flu vaccine requirements for the military; The CDC is suppressing a report on the efficacy of the Covid vaccines; … Continue reading →

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Myths That Endure, and Conservatives

Posted on Tuesday 21 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Who are these young Republicans who find MAGA insufficiently radical? Myths that endure: utopia, invisibility, magic, the immortal soul; Trump is going to read the Bible, out loud?? How Pro-Trump avatars are infecting social media; The evidence for the Trump’s … Continue reading →

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The Origins of Conservative Values

Posted on Monday 20 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

MAGA wants more teen births (!), with reflection on why most human societies postpone children until adulthood; How Red State restrictions against abortion only stopped the lifesaving ones; Two items about Pete Hegseth and his Christian Nationalist leader, and guns. … Continue reading →

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