The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles Division of ODOT confirmed that an estimated 3.5 million driver’s license and identification card files were compromised when the agency was hacked two weeks ago. That’s bad news because your driver’s license contains plenty of information about you, including your birthdate, home address and even your height, weight, and […]
It wasn’t the Psalmist of Israel who was honorable, but one of his soldiers who exemplified honor. When it was the usual time to go to battle, David sent his soldiers but, for whatever reason, he stayed back at the palace. “In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent […]
Western Culture has a long history of a genuine appreciation for the value of open, rational discourse. True leaders value dissent among their ranks as a source of invaluable insight of many flavors. “There are times in the experience of almost every community, when even the humblest member thereof may properly presume to teach — […]
If a person does not believe in God, then is there anyone to whom he gives thanks for a beautiful sunset, a rainbow, a walk in the forest next to a bubbling brook, or his daily meals? “For although they knew God [as Creator], they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, […]
Essential to Totalitarian take-over and rule, the manipulation of the minds of millions is necessary, but is never sufficient. People always eventually see through the lies. Or do they? This is the fourth in a series of five Popular Rationalism Articles in the Open Society Series. The next article will be “The Wisdom of the […]
Just like an Authoritarian scientific dictator who held power in the United States, the mob mentality can hold new hypotheses at bay – sometimes critical hypotheses that can harm hundreds of millions. During COVID-19, the public had the chance to see authoritarian Faucian Science displayed in full view. Numerous times when being questioned by Senator […]
It’s not difficult to understand that limited viewpoints yield limited understanding. Here’s an analysis that with a little effort will show us why Faucian science leads to relative impoverishment. When Karl Popper created his formal calculus to describe how science works, he refused to include the subjective scientist in the equation. For many, this was […]
Modern “Big Science” has rendered dangerous tendencies toward totalitarianism. It is time for a return to Popperian views on Science to protect Democracies around the world. Sir Karl Popper, arguably the world’s most influential Philosopher of Science, wrote extensively in defense of ways that scientists and those concerned with scientific endeavors should interact. As a […]
Over the next four weeks, the Oregon legislature will decide whether to make a down payment of $1 billion to replace the I-5 Interstate Bridge connecting Portland with Vancouver. The total cost of the bridge is unknown, but is estimated to be around $6 billion. The legislature should reject this allocation, and shut down planning […]
SATAN seeks to overthrow God. “I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” (Isaiah 14:14) JESUS seeks to obey God. “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:8) SATAN wants to […]