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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Sun Sep 17, 2017, 08:19 AM Sep 2017

Sunday's Non Sequitur Toon - Science is a Tyrant

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Sunday's Non Sequitur Toon - Science is a Tyrant (Original Post) n2doc Sep 2017 OP

Great cartoon Gothmog Sep 2017 #1

Lovely. planetc Sep 2017 #2

"Gravity is a harsh mistress" - The Tick ThoughtCriminal Sep 2017 #3

Good one! mcar Sep 2017 #4

Thanks. K&R TheBlackAdder Sep 2017 #5

Reality is a harsh mistress. And many Americans have lost touch with it. GoneOffShore Sep 2017 #6

Gothmog

(145,894 posts)

1. Great cartoon

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Sun Sep 17, 2017, 10:09 AM

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planetc

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2. Lovely.

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Sun Sep 17, 2017, 11:22 AM

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ThoughtCriminal

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3. "Gravity is a harsh mistress" - The Tick

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Sun Sep 17, 2017, 01:01 PM

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mcar

(42,467 posts)

4. Good one!

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Sun Sep 17, 2017, 01:23 PM

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TheBlackAdder

(28,255 posts)

5. Thanks. K&R

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Sun Sep 17, 2017, 01:39 PM

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GoneOffShore

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6. Reality is a harsh mistress. And many Americans have lost touch with it.

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Sun Sep 17, 2017, 01:48 PM

Sep 2017

Just read a great analysis of why in The Atlantic - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/how-america-lost-its-mind/534231/
Kurt Andersen - the guy who does Studio 360 on WNYC - details why he believes so many people indulge in magical thinking.

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