Category Archives: The Gays

More Evenly Distributed

Posted on Wednesday 28 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

More of those videos about evolution and homosexuality; Paul Krugman invokes William Gibson in his concerns about AI; Brief items about Orwellian tactics, short-term selfish thinking, and the arrogance of the religious. – – – That video I posted yesterday … Continue reading →

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There Is Nothing Wrong with You

Posted on Tuesday 27 October 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Malcolm Gladwell on misunderstandings about gun violence; Kevin Kelly’s proposal for a universal national service; A video that explains why homosexuality has evolutionary advantages; Jim Palmer on religion’s biggest lie: sin; Brief links about Hegseth’s faith advisor, RFK Jr., how … Continue reading →

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Conservative Priorities

Posted on Wednesday 15 July 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Conservative principles: none. Priorities: power, and money; More about Lindsey Graham and those who are most against gay rights; The recurring nonsense about “Daylight Saving Time”; Brief items about how facts are stubborn things, and Hegseth’s ongoing campaign to enforce … Continue reading →

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An Optimistic Big View

Posted on Wednesday 15 April 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Peter Leyden on how the arc of human history is toward cooperation; Once again, evidence shows that same-sex marriage is a “win for children and society”, and I suggest why this may be so; While Stephen Miller resorts to bigotry … Continue reading →

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Heated Rivalry, Autism, and Conceptual Breakthrough

Posted on Thursday 5 March 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

I’ve only alluded to this show before — note the photo at the top of my January 10th post — but perhaps I have some things to say about the TV series “Heated Rivalry.” On the occasion of this longish … Continue reading →

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Does Human Morality Progress, or Not?

Posted on Saturday 10 January 2026 by Mark R. Kelly

Apropos of nothing else in this post, but anyone following social media will understand. \\\ The big story of the week, which I’m not quite letting go. This could be a growing story that actually has consequences. Unlike so many … Continue reading →

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Comments from Facebook; What the Conversion Therapy Case is About

Posted on Thursday 9 October 2025 by Mark R. Kelly

Recalling the Nazi rallies in left-wing areas of Germany; How the Nazis based their policies on segregated America; How right-wingers admit “it’s harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth”; Conservative justices imply queer … Continue reading →

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Political Extremes and Instability

Posted on Sunday 24 November 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

Perhaps the problem is that claims of “mandates” create political instability, and that’s what makes voters cynical about government; Especially when mandate claimers promise things they can’t possibly deliver, like Musk promising to slash the budget by $2 trillion; How … Continue reading →

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Subjective Worlds

Posted on Sunday 21 July 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

First of all, I updated yesterday’s post to include the initial list of falsehoods in Trump’s RNC acceptance speech as compiled by CNN, and read off on TV by its fact-checker in the minutes after the speech ended. For today, … Continue reading →

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For Certain Values of Natural

Posted on Wednesday 22 May 2024 by Mark R. Kelly

Conservatives are obsessed over things that are allegedly “unnatural” (especially homosexuality), when what they are really concerned about is any behavior unsuitable to tribal morality, in particular the expansion and growth of the human tribe, for which any sexual behavior … Continue reading →

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