Knowledge is better than ignorance — Enrico Fermi
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This is getting stupid.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that they had upgraded cell phones to a 2B (to be or not to be) classification as possibly carcinogenic. Possibly carcinogenic is another way of saying probably not carcinogenic. The latter phrase tends to generate fewer headlines and research grants, so I’ll wager the WHO will continue to stick with possibly carcinogenic for a while. Read the rest of this entry »
There are few things more entertaining than watching the editorial board of the Calgary Herald (Canada’s Largest Christian Daily) go into fits of apoplexy anytime people exhibit the good common sense to separate church and state, particularly when the church is demanding taxpayer’s dollars. The separation of church and state is a foundation of our democracy but the Herald is against it because it means Christians can’t promote their religious beliefs at taxpayers expense. Read the rest of this entry »