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In a recent Twitter survey I conducted, nearly 90% of people rated their trust in mainstream media as either “very low” or “low.” And is it any surprise? Ever-mounting media consolidation has [...]

My Turn: Two ways to look at Earth The Earth as seen from the Apollo 8 spacecraft as it emerged from the dark side of the moon. The NASA photo, taken in 1968 by astronaut William Anders, has been named “Earthrise.” NASA PHOTO Published: 5/6/2021 2:04:05 PM There is always more than one way to look at things … unless you are locked into a belief about the matter under discussion that is unshakeable. Margot Fleck’s excellent My Turn essay on April 14, “Our place in the universe,” i...

Belief vs. acceptance Published: 4/9/2021 10:38:52 AM I am fond of quoting Ursula Le Guin. In her last book, “No Time to Spare,” she clarifies the difference between belief and acceptance. Asked if she believed in evolution, she would answer “no.” Most readers would register a moment of “what?!” before reading on. “I don’t believe in Darwin’s theory of evolution. I accept it,” she writes. “It isn’t a matter of faith, but of science.” Le Guin says that belief “has it...