Ranty Skeptic

One challenge with engaging Creationists is that they love to claim that science is compatible with their beliefs yet will never say what they expect the evidence to look like if their beliefs are true. I've therefore tried to think of testable predictions of Special Creation. 🧵

@SingularTechie @nealtaparia Because the vast majority of people don’t want to live on handouts. They want to work reasonable hours and be able to support their family/lifestyle. People need a bit of help from time to time but don’t want to be reliant on it.

@nealtaparia I suspect that behind that idyllic vision, there’s much more that you’ve missed. What you describe could have turned into a comfortable society, dependent on public handouts, and yet it hasn’t. Why? That’s the missing question. I think…

And Finland's approach actually created more prosperity, not less. Their economy thrives because: • Crime rates are minimal • Healthcare costs are lower • Workers are more productive • Innovation flourishes in a low-stress environment

@catturd2 Making money from overseas wars is what made America great the first time around.

You have got to be freaking kidding me.

I didn't realize that a two-sentence tweet would get so much attention, so here is a longer explanation of why Social Security doesn't add to the national debt: 🧵

@ItaiYanai And if you’re in Australia, make sure you’re a Level E professor. 🙄 @arc_gov_au @nhmrc @ausgov

How to write a grant? 1. Write it for the reviewer, not you, the applicant. 2. Communicate in stories. 3. Make your story cohesive—leave no puzzling gaps. 4. Make your story resonate to keep the reviewer reading. 5. Accept chance and noise in peer-review. pnas.org/doi/epub/10.10…

Just dropping in here as an infectious disease immunologist: HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. It doesn’t matter what RFK Jr, Joe Rogan, Bret Weinstein), Pete Hegseth, Woody Harrelson, Bill Maher, and others say. Their arrogance doesn’t make their claims true. 1/

@upstatefederlst It will be of inferior quality. There’s a reason Chinese goods are cheaper and Americans won’t accept those wages and conditions.

Hey what happens if the shirt is made in the US for $20?

@RossKneeDeep The world is in a state thanks to the climate crisis and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump did an exceptional job of scapegoating a bunch of different folks - mainly Biden and immigrants - for global problems and thereby present himself as the solution. (To stay out of prison.)

Trump ran a horrible campaign and was trounced in the debate. Can anyone explain his win?

@DreadNobody @CBSNews Sadly, if Trump starts a global trade war, my own back yard is collateral damage. Anyway, good luck. I hope we’re all wrong about it.

@rantyskeptic @CBSNews 😂Ok, clown. Tend to your own backyard.

As Donald Trump readies to return to the Oval Office, U.S. retailers that depend on foreign suppliers are prepared to pass along the cost of his proposed import tariffs to consumers, potentially leading to higher prices for a range of products. cbsn.ws/48Lnwcc

@JDRedding @Prime_Headlines @CBSNews It was. Reply was more aimed at the post before.

@rantyskeptic @Prime_Headlines @CBSNews dont need the fucking economic cross, to bear, so some corp, which doesnt give a fuck about me anyways, here can gain a foothold the 'brilliant' was sarcasm, if you didn't catch it

@WakkaChokka @polijunkie_aus Good luck, anyway. I hope I’m wrong, but I think you’re going to need a lot of it. Hopefully, Trump will surprise all his detractors, America will be a shining beacon, and the world will not be irrevocably fucked. 🤞

@WakkaChokka @polijunkie_aus Trump is making promises he can’t keep but he doesn’t care. It will keep him rich and out of prison.

My two cents: 1. Biden/Harris were unlucky with the economic cycle that saw inflations went up a lot hitting voters' hip pockets 2. Half of the job being President is performative, and Biden simply lacked the communication skills to project confidence (Trump was great at it)

@DreadNobody @JDRedding @Prime_Headlines @CBSNews But well done for gambling your future on a man who has bankrupted multiple businesses and achieved the appearance of success largely through fraud and manipulation. Just remember to blame him when his plans are shit.

@DreadNobody @JDRedding @Prime_Headlines @CBSNews Green energy is cheaper in the long run. Already cheaper than fossil fuels over here. It was spiking oil prices that drove up energy prices globally (thanks Putin) because we don’t yet have the energy security that local renewables provide.

@JDRedding @Prime_Headlines @CBSNews Indeed. How? By making everyone accept higher prices so that local manufacturers become competitive. Both things can be true at the same time. If you’re in a privileged position, you can probably afford this brand of patriotism/nationalism. What about those who can’t afford it?

@Prime_Headlines @CBSNews "Long run" Just gonna have to make the little guy suffer, for the short run Fucking brilliant

@NBarton @polijunkie_aus I only how that there are historians in the future who can look back and add his name to the list of people who were responsible for so much harm. I fear that his legacy might be a collapse of the civilisations that would record it as Trump America fucks the climate forever.

@rantyskeptic @polijunkie_aus This will take years to fully play out. There will be repercussions for decades, just like we feel Clinton's decisions still, allowing China into wto for example, Trump will result in things we will feel globally long after he dies.

@WakkaChokka @polijunkie_aus He didn’t cause the inflation here. Or in the UK. Or Europe. It was a global problem, largely caused by wars and energy insecurity - and past inaction on climate change. Remember to blame Trump when Musk breaks the functional government and his trade wars tank the economy.

@polijunkie_aus Biden directly caused inflation. Nothing to do with luck. When you print 5 trillion bucks and hand it out to your friends, the currency is devalued. He knew that and did it anyway.

If it didn’t have such awful consequences for the rest of the world, I could console myself that I’m not American. Feeling for my American friends. I hope your country isn’t broken beyond repair. Look out for whoever Trump chooses to scapegoat his inevitable failures. #sigh