I still have a couple of FB friends whose posts support the oil companies and the burning of fossil fuels because, well, it’s big business and employs thousands and thousands of people in the U.S. They also from time to time denigrate renewable energy.
But consider this:
The evolution of technology has brought to civilization dramatic changes that were, at the time of their development, unimaginable changes.
Category: General
Throw Away Your Smart Phones
For you science deniers who want to believe Donald Trump over Drs. Fauci and Birx et. al., yes, throw away your smart phones, laptops, smart 4K TVs, WiFi modem or satellite dishes. And that’s just for starters.
But first, let’s talk about medicine.
Thank Drs. Salk and Sabin who independently developed the polio vaccine for the fact that you are able to walk and breathe on your own.
I Fart, Therefore I Am
Greetings, Climate Change deniers.
Let it be known that the preponderance of evidence to confirm the reality of Global Warming, which is a more accurate and ominous term, makes its fact undeniable. 18 of the 19 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001. Your denial is irrational, illogical and irresponsible. Yet 13% of Americans deny the reality claiming it’s a hoax or all the scientists are on the take.
They’ll seize on any absurd and ridiculous claim to shoot down the Green New Deal.
Windmills cause cancer.
When the wind stops blowing, your TVs will go out.
We can’t eat cows anymore.
Does all this sound familiar? Think of our exalted leader, Donald Trump, Denier-in-Chief.
The Silence Was Deafaning
As a result of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, all non-military aircraft in the United States was grounded for 48 hours. In addition, no flights were allowed to enter U.S. airspace. Nothing like this had ever happened to air traffic in the history of this country, EVER.
Conspiracy Theories Can Have Deadly Consequences
Sandy Hook
On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newton, Connecticut and slaughtered 20 young students and 6 adults. The children were no older than 8! Soon after, the conspiracy theories started to fly.
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Roger Goodell, The Verdict Is In
Sports Illustrated July 25, 2017:
- A new study by Boston University researcher Dr. Ann McKee examined the brains of 202 deceased football players and found that 110 of the 111 brains of former NFL players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The results were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
- The brains were donated by families of former NFL players who showed signs of the disease. The study was not conducted on a set of random former NFL players, and Dr. McKee notes “tremendous selection bias” in the samples.