Tag Archives: Consensus

A Case For Somaliland

A Case For Somalilandby Michael DoyleWashington held it as a proper expectationThat immigrants would adhere to dedicationThat anyone moving into our great nationWould endeavor to adopt the path of assimilation.Still, we find that there are familial tiesTo their past nation, … Continue reading

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The Rejected Man Stumbles

The Rejected Man Stumblesby Michael DoyleThe rejected man stumbles back into the darknessFilled as he has become by this life’s harshnessHe had been helpful and knowledgeable in his waysAnd though ill-tempered, he was useful in his daysScience, too, is useful … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: In Science Consensus Is Irrelevant. What Is Relevant Is Reproducible Results

“Let’s be clear: the work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. Consensus is the business of politics. Science, on the contrary, requires only one investigator who happens to be right, which means that he or she has … Continue reading

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An Easter Of Empty Churches

What an odd sort of Easter wasn’t it?  But perhaps a lesson to be learned… An Easter of Empty Churches by Michael Doyle April of 2019, Notre-Dame was burning And in this, we were surprised and learning That there would … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Our Hearts and Not the Opinions of Others Form Our Honor

“Our own heart, and not other men’s opinions, form our true honor.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)    

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Thought For the Day: The Work of Science Has Nothing To Do With Consensus

“The work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. Consensus is the business of politics. Science, on the contrary, requires only one investigator who happens to be right, which means that he or she has results that are … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Science Is Not A Matter of Consensus

“In questions of science the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.” —Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Does anyone remember when the Left was all about questioning authority? Does anyone remember that science is best … Continue reading

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