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LQCs: Anti-Evolutionists’ Failures at Math

Posted on Thursday 2 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Skeptical Inquirer, Jason Rosenhouse, May/June 2022 issue: The Failures of Mathematical Anti-Evolutionism

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Jerry Coyne, Why Evolution is True, 2 June 2022: The intellectual vacuity of mathematical arguments against evolution

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Music: Phil Collins: In the Air Tonight

Posted on Thursday 2 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

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Music: Depeche Mode, It Doesn’t Matter

Posted on Wednesday 1 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

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LQCs: Religious Blame and Feral Pigs

Posted on Wednesday 1 June 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Los Angeles Times, LZ Granderson, 1 Jun 2022: Republicans use ‘God’ to turn tragedies into talking points

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LQCs: Minority Rule

Posted on Tuesday 31 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Plus: Blame everything (but guns) and see what sticks; How do Republican enablers sleep at night?; Are there any rational Republicans?

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LQCs: Memorial Day 2022

Posted on Monday 30 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

Who needs prayers? What is political? Plus Fb comment, quote, meme.

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LQCs: Matches for Children

Posted on Sunday 29 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

NYT, Michelle Goldberg, 27 May 2022: America May Be Broken Beyond Repair

I imagine there’s an alternate Earth where matches are easily available to children, since children find playing with them so much fun. Sure, an occasional house burns down, even a school, but the pro-match advocates propose to simply rebuild all the houses, and schools, so that they’re fireproof! But never, never, think of taking the matches away from children. That would limit their freedom!

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Cooper the Bernedoodle

Posted on Saturday 28 May 2022 by Mark R. Kelly

This weekend we’re being visited by Y’s son M and his wife H from LA, and their dog. I posted on Facebook a couple days ago a concern about what would happen when our three cats experienced a dog for the first time, and this dog cats.