Thanks to Our Screens, Heading Toward a Post-Literate Culture?

Bible, censorship, civilization, communication, COVID-19, economy, Education, Fahrenheit 451, governance, Guy Montag, James Marriott, Jared Henderson, literacy, literacy rates, memory, Newsweek, post-literate culture, Ray Bradbury, screens, stories, storytelling, Technology, Ted Gioia, television, Uncategorized, UnHerd, young people
Whatever one’s opinions regarding solutions for declining literacy rates, people can always start to brew change in their own lives and communities. Source
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Standing for Christ on the NBA Court with Jonathan Isaac

BLM Movement, cancel culture, COVID-19, Culture Apologetics, faith, morality, Podcast, truth
Would you compromise your Christian faith to save your job, your relationships, and your reputation? Or would you have the courage to stand up for what you believe, no matter the consequences? On July 31, 2020, the Orlando Magic starting forward, Jonathan Isaac, was the lone NBA player not to kneel for the national anthem amid a league-wide demonstration in support of Black Lives Matter. This week, Frank sits down with Jonathan to talk through his inspirational story of faith, conviction, and courage in the face of overwhelming pressure. In this episode, you’ll learn: How did Jonathan first become a Christian? What apologetics arguments solidified his quest for seeking out the truth? How did Jonathan overcome panic attacks and find his true identity beyond basketball? What was it like being…
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Tribalism in the Evolution Debate

Cornelius Hunter, COVID-19, Dan Stern Cardinale, Darwin-skeptics, debate, Evolution, Evolution News, faith, falsehoods, Inherit the Wind, Intelligent Design, lies, lying, masks, Michael Behe, Plato's Revenge, propaganda, Richard Sternberg, Rutgers University, science, scientific reasoning, self-preservation, soldiers, tribal affiliation, tribalism, tribe, Warfare Myth
What is all this about “lying”? Cornelius Hunter provides some context at the end of his video that I thought was insightful. Source
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At NIH, Bhattacharya Wants to Restore Open Inquiry

academic freedom, Anthony Fauci, bioethics, COVID-19, epidemiologists, Francis Collins, free speech, health policy, Honestly, Jay Bhattacharya, Khaleda Rahman, Lawrence D. Bobo, lockdowns, Maya Sulkin, Medicine, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Heath, Newsweek, Real Clear Politics, Scott Atlas, The Free Press, The New England Journal of Medicine, Washington Post, Wesley J. Smith
Restoring open discussion is certainly worth a try. Science advances more from doubt than from certainty. Source
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Hysteria in the Science Sector Over DOGE

Bethesda (magazine), bioethics, censorship, COVID-19, DOGE, Donald Trump, Francis Collins, free speech, hormone injections, hysteria, ideology, innovation, Jay Bhattacharya, layoffs, Medicine, National Institutes of Health, PhD students, Reform, research funding, respondents, scientific debate, scientists, Trump Administration
Whatever problems now exist for the public medical research funding sector, the disappointing Francis Collins helped create them. Source
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Congratulations to Jay Bhattacharya, Replacing Francis Collins at NIH!

academia, beliefs, belonging, bioethics, Center for Science and Culture, COVID-19, Donald Trump, epidemiologists, Evangelical Christians, Faith & Science, faith and science, fear, Francis Collins, free speech, Jay Bhattacharya, John Mac Ghlionn, John West, media, ministry, National Institutes of Health, Politico, Praise, promotions, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity: Why America’s Christian Leaders Are Failing — and What We Can Do About It
How can our country get more Bhattacharyas and fewer Collinses? That is one way of phrasing the question that Dr. West sets out to answer. Source
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On Science and Other Subjects, the “Experts” Have Blown Up Their Own Credibility

academia, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Angel Eduardo, Canada, cancel culture, Conrad Black, conspiracy theory, COVID-19, credibility, distrust, free speech, Greg Lukianoff, lab leak theory, misinformation, Neuroscience & Mind, News Media, public, residential school denialism, Rikki Schlott, The Canceling of the American Mind
Long time free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff and Angel Eduardo dissect the Cancel Culture that makes distrust a quite reasonable choice. Source
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Princeton Scholars Deliver Hard Truths About Covid Policies

Benefits, bioethics, China, COVID-19, disease, epidemiologists, Frances Lee, harms, Italy, laptop class, lockdowns, Medicine, pandemic, political scientists, Princeton University, Princeton University Press, progressives, Sara Talpos, Stephen Macedo, tunnel vision, World Health Organization
Princeton political scientists Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee have just published a book highly critical of COVID pandemic policies. Source
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Francis Collins Stands Up for DEI, High Overhead, and Unethical Research?

baby parts, censorship, COVID-19, Culture & Ethics, DEI, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, ethics, Evangelical Christians, federal funding, Francis Collins, free speech, government, Lincoln Memorial, mandates, National Institutes of Health, News Media, persecution, price gouging, progressives, racial discrimination, scientific research, secularists, Stand Up for Science, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, United States, __trending
At least Collins has made it harder to ignore his real agenda by appearing at this partisan political rally. Source
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Let’s Not Forget About That Covid Commission

9/11 Commission, accountability, bureaucrats, Children, Congress, Covid commission, COVID-19, Culture & Ethics, deaths, Declaration of Independence, Democrats, English, ethics, experts, Hoover Institution, Humanize, Jay Bhattacharya, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, leadership, liberty, lockdowns, Medicine, National Institutes of Health, pandemic, Republicans, Scott Atlas, Stanford University, vaccine, vaccine mandates, virus, Wall Street Journal, Washington DC, Washington State, Wesley J. Smith
When speaking of the disaster that began to unfold in 2020, do you refer to it as the Covid “pandemic” or the Covid “lockdowns and vaccine mandates”? Source
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