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Why humans are the stupidest species on the planet

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The Colossal Cartesian Blunder

April 4, 2018 Homo Stupidus

The French philosopher René Descartes is held in high esteem for a number of reasons. One reason is that he made a number of important

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The True Cause of Soil Erosion

March 10, 2018 Homo Stupidus

There is a widespread belief that it is plant roots that prevent soil erosion by keeping the soil in place. When these are removed, as

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The Difference between Success and Longevity: The True Malthusian Catastrophe

January 16, 2018 Homo Stupidus

At the present time, there is, among much of the world’s human population, a dangerous tendency to confound human success with longevity. What I mean

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A Common Misconception about the Second Law of Thermodynamics

October 2, 2016 Homo Stupidus

The Second Law of Thermodynamics is stated in various ways, but its basic idea is that the total entropy or disorder in a closed system

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Contents

  • Act I: Philosophical Misadventures
  • Act II: Free-Market Folly: Why Economics is not a Science
  • Act III: The Glorious Miracle of Life
  • Act IV: Our Relationship with God
  • Act V: The Only Way Forward is the Way Back
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