Principles and the Lesser Evil

by Dr. Ed Berry One reason Republicans have lost elections is because of religion … false religion on the part of those who do not vote for the “lesser evil.” Some self-righteous folks accuse those who vote for the “lesser evil” of violating their “principles” or “losing their moral compass.” These accusations are without foundation

Radicals and the Lesser Evil

by Dr. Ed Berry This series has one goal: To awaken rightwing radicals to their error in rejecting “lesser of evils” Republican candidates when these candidates are the greater good. In Part 1, Logic of the Lesser Evil, we showed the Evil Mantra, “A vote for the lesser of two evils is still a vote for evil”, is logically invalid. In

Religion of the Lesser Evil

by Dr. Ed Berry In Part 1, Logic of the Lesser Evil, we showed the Tea Party voting Mantra, “A vote for the lesser of two evils is still a vote for evil”, is logically invalid. Mantra voters who consider Republicans “the lesser evil” do “hate voting” for third parties to punish Republicans, knowing they will thereby elect

Logic of the Lesser Evil

by Dr. Ed Berry Republican leaders wonder why they lose elections because of Libertarian voters. Here’s the reason. A common Tea Party Voting Mantra is: “A vote for the lesser of two evils is still a vote for evil” Montana’s tea party Libertarians use it as their personal “feely-good” justification to not vote for the “lesser evil”

Is Climate Change Pseudoscience? Absolutely!

by Ivar Giaever, 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics [Dr. Giaver is a Democrat. – Ed] In 2008 I participated on a panel at the Lindau meeting discussing “Global Warming” and to prepare, I looked into the subject using the internet. I found that the general belief is that the average surface temperature over the whole

Carl Sagan’s Rules for Bullshit-Busting

by Maria Popova, Brain Pickings Necessary cognitive fortification against propaganda, pseudoscience, and general falsehood. Carl Sagan was many things — a cosmic sage,voracious reader, hopeless romantic, andbrilliant philosopher. But above all, he endures as our era’s greatest patron saint of reason and common sense, a master of the vital balance between skepticism and openness. In

The Lesser Evil Principle: A Guide to Success

by Tim Baldwin, Liberty Defense League I have shown that Natural Law creates the lesser evil principle (hereinafter “LEP”) and that the Founders, philosophers and statesmen of yesteryear applied it in politics. The LEP simply states, where a person must choose between an evil and a greater evil, he must choose the lesser. The way

Learning without Questioning in America: The Sunday School Syndrome.

by John Kozy, Global Research “Clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.”—Michel de Montaigne Summary Readin’, writin’, and ‘rithmatic don’t occasion much questioning. But subjects like history are another matter! Learning history, or anything else for that matter, can be likened to learning Bible verses if questioning is excluded from the process. This kind

We have a dumb religion problem

Schaeffer’s article reveals why Republicans lose elections. Evangalical religious fundamentalists push their religious agenda even when it becomes irrational. – Ed  by Frank Schaeffer, HuffingtonPost The media failed to tell the real story of how we reached the shutdown and brink of default. To get what’s happening to the GOP and, to America, you need

Fundamentalist Belief grows Brains incapable of dealing with the Real World

Schaeffer’s article reveals why Republicans lose elections. Evangalical religious fundamentalists push their religious agenda even when it becomes irrational. – Ed  by Frank Schaeffer, HuffingtonPost Fundamentalist belief grows brains incapable of dealing with the world as it actually is. Being raised in a home where you’re taught from birth – as I was as the son

Quotes from Leo Tolstoy

“I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and

Simple Proof AGW is False

by Howard C. Hayden, Professor Emeritus of Physics, UConn, October 27, 2009 The Honorable Lisa P. Jackson, AdministratorEnvironmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator Jackson: I write in regard to the Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act, Proposed Rule, 74 Fed.

77 year-old rows 500 meters in 1:46.3

by Dr. Ed Berry, Break from politics Win or lose, I love competition. On May 24, 2013, I rowed 500 meters in 1:46.3 on a Concept 2 at Tracy’s FITEX24 in Bigfork, Montana, recorded on my C2 card. How does 1:46.3 compare to my good competitors? The Concept 2 website allows you to register and enter your rowing time and

Montana HJ-10 Rebuttal

by Dr. Ed Berry I presented this rebuttal to the Montana House Committee on Natural Resources on February 13, 2011. You may download the PDF I prepared for the committee. Rep Doug Coffin (D), Missoula, Professor of Molecular Biology at the U of Montana,  sponsored HJ 10. Information about Rep Doug Coffin is here. The HJ 10

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