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Introduction to The Web of Meaning
Introduction to The Web of Meaning Ed. note: This excerpt from the Web of Meaning is published with the permission of the author. As our civilization careens toward a precipice of climate breakdown, ecological destruction, and gaping inequality, people are losing their existential moorings. Our dominant worldview has passed its expiration date: it’s based on […]
Fantasies, Myths, and Fairy Tales, Part Two
Fantasies, Myths, and Fairy Tales, Part Two This facade of the main street in Thurmond, West Virginia, looks impressive but hides the fact that this is a ghost town. No businesses actually exist in these buildings today and the entire town only has 4 or 5 residents today. More info can be obtained here and here. * […]
Fact Checking Patrick Moore, Climate Skeptic
Fact Checking Patrick Moore, Climate Skeptic The ex-Greenpeacer claims his new book is science-based. It’s gaining traction. But when contacted, researchers he cites said he got their work wrong. Moore wrongly claims that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change didn’t conclude the climate is changing faster than in the past. Actually, it did. Photo: Shutterstock. Five […]
Stop Trusting the Experts!
Stop Trusting the Experts! Every now and then, I’m lucky enough to meet someone who “follows the science.” I count on such folks to teach me some science that I do not yet know. Being scientifically literate, I like to start by asking them some basic questions: How are key data terms defined? How are […]
Seeing through the seductions of science and technology
Seeing through the seductions of science and technology The history books in our schools tell us that scientific and technological advancement have freed us from boredom, ignorance and oppression; from drudgery and repetition; from dirt, disease and malnutrition. Let’s briefly examine these assumptions about what “progress” has achieved, and consider where we go from here. […]
Where Did The Science Go?
Where Did The Science Go? Claude Monet Misty Morning on the Seine 1897When the covid virustime started, we were told by everyone with a microphone to “follow the science”. But 16 months or so in, we’re not following the science, yet no-one calls us on it. What happened? Where did we lose the thread, where did we […]
Everything is Illuminated: The New Middle Ages
Everything is Illuminated: The New Middle Ages The Enlightened Middle Ages: Prepare for a New Way of Running Society The concept of “back to the Middle Ages” is becoming more and more widespread. Indeed, we must begin to think seriously not so much about a “return” to the Middle Ages but a “New Middle Ages” that […]
Fear is the New Smart
Fear is the New Smart Auguste Renoir The umbrellas 1881-6The Washington Post said recently: “The anti-vaccine movement is comparable to domestic terrorism, and must be treated that way”, while the Guardian had this: “When it comes to shifting attitudes to vaccines, it is crucial to distinguish between public information campaigns that seek to educate the public and those that […]
Climate Campaigners Say ‘Listen to the Science’ as New Study Shows Earth Now Warmer Than Any Time in Last 12,000 Years
Climate Campaigners Say ‘Listen to the Science’ as New Study Shows Earth Now Warmer Than Any Time in Last 12,000 Years The study “changes the baseline and emphasizes just how critical it is to take our situation seriously,” its lead researcher said. A new study published in the journal Nature shows the Earth is now hotter than […]
Thank You 2020
Thank You 2020 Eugene Delacroix Greece expiring on the Ruins of Missolonghi 1826A little personal thank you note from the Automatic Earth is in order. 2020 has been an annus horribilis across the world, but we have been blessed with lots of attention and comments, as well as great support from our readers throughout the year, both […]
COVID Equals Groundhog Day
COVID Equals Groundhog Day Paul Cézanne The Card Players 1892-3When politicians across the globe tell you they listen to “the science” when defining their COVID measures, they don’t really, they are lying. What they listen to is a shred of science as formulated by their local virologists and epidemiologists, which is inevitably questioned by other scientists. If […]
Testing 1,2,3
March 29, 2021
Testing 1,2,3 Rufino Tamayo The Dance of Joy 1950We’re running two grand experiments at the same time: we inject 100s of millions with untested substances, and then we let them fly and gather and tell them it’s safe to do so. First things first: none of the “vaccines” that are being injected as we speak into 100s […]
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