Stagione 3
The American Reichstag Fire
Eat the Rich
Gesundheit
We are family
Vestigial Aristocracy
Moving Forward
Let's talk about sex, part 1
Let's talk about sex part 2
Yin and Yang
The political season is upon us, slowly building drama like lots of other entertainment options. A sniper shot at the orange parasite. The sitting president has Covid, along with lots of other people. What exciting things will happen next on the campaign trails? America is meandering through this stage of history. Will there be any reasonable discussion of actuals problems, or will we spend more time ignoring the need to address energy use, housing, education and health care?
I have a recipe....
To your health! How can we build a 'healthier' ecosystem? Humans have taken over the planet, and we cause the major changes to the biosphere. Is there a better way to do that?
So, do you want to hear the plan? How could belief in science help to improve human civilization? You have to start with the basics, and biology doesn't get much more basic than family when we want to figure out social organization.
Humans are shifting away from familial aristocracies, and currently follow the lead of economic aristocrats. Perhaps in the future we could build an aristocracy based on professional behavior. If we could agree on common standards for behavior, and gave a distinct status to people who uphold those standards, maybe that would be a little bit better.
The Democrats have moved the target in this political season. The raucous democratic convention in Chicago has shifted perceptions about the political season here in America. What if there was a 'blue wave' in November? If we could actually move a little closer to agreeing that people are more important than money, perhaps we could do a little better job of distributing resources in the economy.
The age-old battle of the sexes includes both natural and artificial adaptations. The biological contributions of different parents to the well-being of offspring varies among species. In humans, a simple analysis reveals a bigger biological commitment for females. Many a comedian has noted the minimal requirements for male contributions to reproduction. The artificial social adaptations that generated a patriarchial society will be introduced. This will take at least another episode to unravel.
Just some talk about equity, diversity and inclusion. The evils that are inherent in democracy, as any good misogynistic racist will tell you.
The presidential debate revealed the starkest contrast I can think of between two different worldviews. It does boil down to what really matters. If you think there is some magical being out there who provides leaders so that you don't have to think, you are a dysfunctional American. If you accept that our social ills will only be solved if we actually choose to do something, like tax the rich and redistribute some resources, then I'd like to shake your hand, my fellow American.
The Bioble is coming! I think I have the commandments for the Church of Science. What good is a belief system if it doesn't provide some guidance? We need to take care of life, know ourselves, stand for something, celebrate diversity, be professional, go to work, and ask questions. Oh, happy day.