Many people who are born into religious families become atheists. If this was not the case, there would be no atheists. (View Post)

I think the answer to your question is no. The nearest that I can find is Israel. In 1992 the fertility rate in Israel had declined to 2.7, but the most recent figure is 2.89 (for 2022). This increas… (View Post)

I hear you. This is what my mother wrote in a recent email: "I have no idea what is happening with cataract surgery. I have short sight, glaucoma, cataracts, and the beginnings of macular. Also … (View Post)

That's an example of a misleading statistic. Consider a hospital. To cut costs the hospital outsources its cleaning and catering services to private contractors. So we now have a hospital that direct… (View Post)

Putin, Orban, Erdogan, Fico, etc - all the dictators and wannabee dictators. (View Post)