Headlines

Kamala’s rivals seize on [her] health care stumbles

The economist who first linked the yield curve to recession sees ‘pretty high’ chance of down turn

Shock poll: Trump disapproval 62% ...

Fed officials strike defiant pose against Trump, yield curve inverts

Hickenlooper to run for Senate in Colorado

Fed’s Powell will find it hard not to rock markets with his comments Friday

Manufacturing sector contracts for first time in decade ...

Yale computer scientist David Gelernter abandons Darwinism

Jay Inslee drops out of Democratic presidential race

How Amazon is fighting back against workers’ increasing efforts to unionize

Biden: Raise capital gains tax back to 39.6% ...

Silicone Valley high school bans smartphones

God’s Darwin

Or Darwin’s God. David Gelernter, Yale computer science professor ... who was once targeted by the Unabomber ... has upset the evolutionary applecart by questioning Darwin’s explanation of how the many species, that we find here on Earth, came about ... basically being mathematically impossible.

Which, of course, introduces the idea of intelligent design ... which then borders us on the idea of God ... or, as Elon Musk prefers,  a giant computer simulation sometime in the future creating our current reality. Anyhow, if you are interested in this subject, watch the discussion held by the Hoover Institute between Gelernter and Stephen Meyer, a believer in intelligent design. There is a third participant, a philosopher, who seems a poser NO-OP. Anyhow, watch it ... it will get your gray matter juices flowing: Understanding Intelligent Design ... Kinda.

Afterward: Not covered in this discussion and what I am inclined to believe is something called “punctuated equilibrium” ... wherein rapid evolutionary changes take place in animals based upon the details of environmental pressures.

A Rational Mind

I love good concise writing ... particularly when it reflects my mind's inner workings. Such is from a Yale Computer Science professor, David Gelernter. See: The Real Reason They Hate Trump. It is refreshing to discover a liberal professor who is no ta total moonbat. My only parting with his points is that Trump seems brighter than he gives him credit. Trump often seems to see beyond the horizon. Anyhow, please, please read this man as he is deserving ... and try to empty your heart of some of your burning Trump hatred ... he is not deserving.

For you who find this auricle behind a paywall, keep trying. For me, on the second try it wasn't.

Afterward: Or go to A Ratiomal Mind (cont.)