July 5, 2012 – William M. Briggs

Spanking Good For Future Education, Income: Researchers

Spanked as a child? A new peer-reviewed paper in the journal Pediatrics shows that girls are luckier than boys in avoiding spankings, that those who were spanked as children went…

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I rather like Sheldrake's idea that brains are more like radio receivers which resonate with or tune into signals from…
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I give up. I admit: I don't know anything. It's overwhelming.
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J W Wells on Faith Deposited: Why Godless Science FailsMarch 4, 2026
C-Marie, I'm always puzzled by expressions like 'choose to believe'. I don't think I ever choose to believe something. I…
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87 octane gasoline averages $4.67 per gallon in California today. Oil refineries are being driven out of the state by…