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Tag Archives: science
Knowledge, wisdom, truth, and trust
How many of you are presented with an unexpected New Year’s challenge, should you wish to accept it? This was my year. On January 5th a fellow blogger at Aging Capriciously, John Persico, challenged me to write 3 blog posts, … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics
Tagged Christopher Columbus, education, history, ignorance, knowledge, politics, power, science, trust, truth, wisdom
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Tough COVID questions at the Pearly Gates
I was going to write a post about the importance of kindness this COVID Christmas 2.0 – perhaps the most valuable gift we can give, especially during such trying times – but that will have to wait a few days. … Continue reading
Posted in Odds and Ends
Tagged COVID, food for thought, God, Pearly Gates, responsibility to others, responsibility to yourself, science, St. Peter, vaccines
34 Comments
Canada’s most closely guarded secret: October is Women’s History Month
OK, all of you readers who are Canadian women, raise your hand if you knew that October is Canada’s Women’s History Month, so almost over? I’m not raising my hand, or at least I wouldn’t have a few days ago. … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Leadership, Women
Tagged Alice Munro, Beatrice Worsley, Canada, Canada's Women's History Month, Carrie Derick, Donna Strickland, Elizabeth Bagshaw, Emily Carr, Famous Five, feminism, history, Laura Secord, Persons Day, Roberta Bondar, science, Ursula Franklin, voting rights, Women's History Month, women’s rights
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Mother Nature doesn’t care if you believe in science or not
It seems to be fashionable these days for people to pick and choose among scientific theories and advice, depending on whether they like the implications of that scientific advice. They may treat one scientific theory like the gospel and another … Continue reading
The pangolin and Mike Pence
Am I the only one who feels like she’s living in the Twilight Zone, or maybe in a Far Side cartoon?! These past few years have been weird – OK, frightening – but what’s unfolding now offers perhaps the ultimate … Continue reading
Kindness, compassion, and post-truth
My philosophy discussion group is “studying” Post-Truth this term. More often than not we’re exploring a philosophical topic where the ideas are so challenging (along with the writing) that we spend ages trying to make heads or tails of what … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, History and Politics
Tagged advertising, alternative facts, Climate change, compassion, facts, immigrants, immigration, kindness, philosophy, post-truth, psychology, science
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Sorry, but why do people keep saying that Donald Trump is the leader of the free world??
As most people around the world grow increasingly concerned about the erratic tweets, threats and general behaviour of the new president of the U.S., it interests me – actually, it astounds me – that in the midst of articles and … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering
Tagged Donald Trump, ethics, free world, immigrants, innovation, leader of the free world, leadership, moral authority, politics, science, Trump
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