I only have half my paper, the part that came on Saturday, for some reason. There was no delivery today when I went down at 8:00 a.m. But the Book Review comes on Saturday and I have read it unusually early.
A historical book about the science of understanding human gestation (how sex works to produce future generations of a species) was reviewed. I had never really thought about it, but the actual science of baby creation was not understood until 1875 when a German scientist studied sea urchin creation under his new improved microscope. This late development was not the result of people not trying to understand this science in earlier times. They did try but there was not a sufficient base of knowledge for even Leonardo da Vinci to know what truth was. Technology had to reach a certain point of development for the science to be revealed.
The reason I am writing about this is because 100 years after this was initially discovered, I graduated from college. While I was not a biology major, I did take the science of human gestation for granted and 42 years late, I am surprised that it was not known earlier in time.
So for literally thousands of years, humans had no understanding of where we come from. But the human mind, while curious, also wants certainty. So it is not surprising that religion was believed in because it provided answers to uncertainty. And Lord knows if there is one ever present condition in this world for humans, who are not filthy rich, it is the presence of uncertainty in their lives. The possible sources of uncertainty are numerous for everyone ranging from lack of knowledge, to capitalism, to disease, to accidents, to aging, to political policies of all kinds.
Democrats need to remember that religion plays a role in helping people deal with this uncertainty of the human condition. Religion is deserving of respect. While religion is also the source of trying to hold back society in various ways including the uncovering of science, that is only because religion can be a political organization. It is those politics that must be opposed when they are wrong, but religious belief is such a basic part of the human framework, that opposing belief in religion cannot be part of a political platform. That will turn off too many voters and you will not win elections. And then you end up with the policies of Donald Trump and the GOP.
This is something the Green Party of the United States needs to contemplate very carefully. Their candidates have given us both George Bush in 2000 and Donald Trump in 2016 as our Presidents. That has not been good for the long term condition of the environment. Nor has it been good for economic development.
I am going to see if the rest of paper has been delivered.
Well it was and Maureen Dowd, who I usually find tiring to read, really nailed the Democrats with thoughts like I have. You have got to be for something with the 1st words out of your mouth or you won't get Trump voters to switch. They are not responding to "Trump is Awful & you are awful if you vote for him".
Link to "Donald Skunks the Democrats"
And Ross Douthat outlines the good within TrumpCare and the reason the bad overwhelms the good.
Link to Douthat column
And a person within the Health Insurance Industry describes the reality of it. This was a really good read.
Link to "Get Cancer Now Before it Makes You Uninsurable"
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