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1. 5 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Above you write “There is not one single claim of evolution that cannot be countered by rational application of intentional design… with the concept of an intelligent creator answering a lot of questions evolution cannot answer.”

   Could you clarify exactly why an ‘intelligent creator’ designed the recurrent laryngeal nerve in a giraffe to extend from its brain all the way down its neck, then loop all the way back up its neck to the larynx rather than simply have it take the most direct (and far shorter) path between the brain and the larynx?

   Evolution has the answer to that question (and explanations for many other rather ‘unintelligent’ designs that persist among life on earth). For instance, was it really intelligent to design humans who can’t breathe under water when water covers about 75% of the earth’s surface? Was it really intelligent to design human eyes in such a fashion that they cannot detect UV, X-ray, infra-red, gamma ray, or radio-wave portions of the electromagnetic spectrum?

   And, as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has asked “And what comedian configured the region between our legs – an entertainment complex built around a sewage system?”

2. 5 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Above you post “But let me ask you this: How many of those dead people did you interview to find out exactly what they think The Truth is? Hundreds? Thousands? And they all — every last one of them, even the Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Confucianists, atheists, etc., every single one of them — told you the exact same story?”

   One of these days you’ll stop asking embarrassing questions, but I hope that’s a long ways down the road.

3. 5 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Above you say “Everything has a beginning and an end. The universe can’t be an exception to the rule.”

   I would add that the end of earth will come when the sun nears the end of its existence (generally thought to be in about five billion earth years), enters “red-giant” status, and expands beyond the orbit of the earth. While the ambient temperature of the sun as it engulfs earth will be “only” between about 4,000 and 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit, it’ll still be warm enough to vaporize our insignificantly small little rocky orb – kind of a “whole earth” cremation.

4. 5 days ago on Doonesbury

   Add in a couple of ROFLMFAO’s from me.

5. 5 days ago on Doonesbury

   I second your suggestion – I follow both, and find them to be well worth my time.

6. 29 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Unfortunately, the Yam’s supporters (in general) either are unaware of the points you make or simply don’t care. What seems to motivate them most is fear – more specifically, fear that “others” (liberals, immigrants, anyone without a white skin or an Anglo-Saxon surname) are “out to get” them. Thus, the only way to save the country their fevered minds believe exists is to vote for the human traffic cone in the passenger’s seat of a dump truck.

7. 29 days ago on Non Sequitur

   I offer two alternative answers to your question: 1) from the imaginations of various individuals who’ve been dead for thousands of years; or, 2) found as the prize in a box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes in the 1950’s.

8. about 1 month ago on Non Sequitur

   You make a good point that I hadn’t considered. My only experience with “thumbs down” is Charlie Pierce’s blog, and while the option is there for commenters, not that many comments attract a “thumbs down”. Maybe that’s because Charlie’s preaching to the choir, or maybe there are other factors in play – I don’t know. I’m inclined to think the majority of folks who pay to read his blog do so because he’s an excellent writer and covers a wide range of subjects, but have no way to document/support that belief other than my observation that the vast majority of comments on his blog expand on a particular point he’s made rather than take issue with what he’s written.

9. about 1 month ago on Non Sequitur

   “Now. I charge my clients $100/hr, with a minimum of a half-hour charge. With MN state sales tax of 8.125% (Oct-Dec 2024), that would be an added $4.06, making a total charge of $54.06. Pay up.”

   I suspect you shouldn’t carry that open receivable on your books as an asset.

10. about 1 month ago on Doonesbury

    A veritable walking, talking encyclopedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the greatest volume of the purest BS the world has ever seen.