Welcome to the May 1, 2007 edition of this is not my country. I am happy to have another issue up. This is a small edition, not because there were no submissions but because too many of the submissions were simply not relevant. Come on folks, the Carnival is not here so that you can promote just anything. Try to make it relevant.
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And it looks like a fine one. Check out the Carnival of Commentary: The First Edition
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I would like to suggest that all physicists, chemists, astronomers, cosmologists, and other scientists commit themselves to some dogma within their science and henceforth apologize for it without reservation. I suggest they assume an answer. I’d like to suggest that scientists adopt the final answer and commit themselves to its defense. I suggest that the scientific community guide itself not by evidence or by argument but by adherence to a defined goal. I’d like to suggest, in fact, that everyone just start with assumptions that, surprise, lead to the ends desired, then defend said position by claiming that “we are justified in believing because, well, people believe it”, support the statement with some circular nonsense about Something being rationally believable because that Something inplanted belief in It in our heads, and maybe quote someone long dead as proof. I think things would work out quite well if we all behaved as just outlined. I’m sure you all agree.
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The Huffington Post: Laura Bush appeared on the Today Show this morning in a one-on-one interview with Ann Curry. Curry asked her about the situation in Iraq, to which Mrs. Bush responded, “No one suffers more than their president and I do.”
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