
Santiago Sánchez Navacerrada
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"New Atheism is dead—in fact, hardline atheism in general seems to have stopped in its tracks." Dear @NickPompella : Atheism is not a worldview, belief system, ideology, or set of tenets. We just don't believe in God. Full stop. We do not define ourselves by what we don't believe. What do we believe? Enlightenment Humanism is a system of positive beliefs: reason, science, natural rights, civil rights, women's rights, gay rights, property rights, free speech, press & assembly, rule of law, equal treatment under the law, liberal democracy, market capitalism, etc. Do theists not believe such things? Of course they do! Christians are thorough-going Enlightenment Humanists who don't know that's what they are because they think if you add "God" to the equation it grants special power to belief. thedispatch.com/article/why-ne…





¿Por qué estas lluvias que inundan España son tan extraordinarias? La Península ha sufrido ocho borrascas de alto impacto desde que arrancó el año. Los expertos apuntan a un cambio climático que vuelve más potentes los temporales social.elpais.com/9k1qq5

¿Estamos ante un invierno «cálido y seco»? ¿Hizo realmente Aemet este pronóstico? Hilo 🧵


❄️ Why do severe winter storms still occur in a warming climate? 🌀 Polar vortex shifts 💧 More atmospheric moisture ⚖️ Competing effects Understanding this complexity strengthens forecasting, early warnings, & preparedness. ➡️ ow.ly/E2r250Y4r0F #WinterStorm #PolarVortex






This essay by @Noahpinion is an excellent, balanced, and well-argued summary of what we know (and what we still do not know) about the recent global collapse in fertility. Before jumping to quick conclusions and skipping the piece, consider one striking fact. Perhaps the fastest decline in fertility ever recorded has taken place in Guatemala’s poorest, least educated, and indigenous majority rural areas, where women’s rights are weakest, between 2006 and 2025. In 2006, Guatemala’s total fertility rate was 3.8, comparable to that of a sub-Saharan African country. By 2025, it had fallen to 1.8, only slightly above the fertility rate of non-Hispanic Whites in the United States (around 1.6). At the current pace, Guatemala will have a lower fertility rate than non-Hispanic Whites in the U.S. before 2030. Does your preferred explanation (women’s education, feminism, smartphones, or women choosing holidays in Bali over children) fit that pattern? open.substack.com/pub/noahpinion…












