Posts by reverendhornibastard

Might an intelligent, technologically capable species have previously arisen on and inhabited our planet? How certain can we be that we are the first intelligent species to arise on Earth? No one has found evidence for any prior, advanced, non-human…

Have you ever asked yourself questions like “Why am I here?” and “What is my purpose in life?” If you are like most people who become preoccupied with such questions you may have found it difficult to come up with…

Faced with dwindling attendance after widespread scandals over pedophile priests and the consequent cover-ups, the Holy Roman Catholic Church (NYSE ticker symbol “HRC”) has been forced to reassess its marketing strategies. After millennia of dull, gray piety and flavorless white…

Most people have heard or read that humans share 99% of their chromosomes with chimpanzees. No one seems to understand this better than the folks on Madison Avenue. Advertisers constantly take advantage of our chimp-like idiocy. When I watch TV…

Nobody really knows for sure what happens when we die. I haven’t died yet but my lack of personal experience with death is not about to stop me from having a theory about it. I’m prepared to wager dollars…

I traveled the world on business trips since before some of you mongers were born. All that world travel was not as glamorous as some people think. There was lots of jet lag, food poisoning in third world countries, lost…

Mrs. Hornibastard #2 was the very prim and proper, conservative WASP type. Why she ever agreed to marry an incorrigible reprobate like me is a mystery. She must have been desperate. But I thought her conservative, proper WASP ways made…

I know you think you exist but if you will give me your attention for a few minutes, I will persuade you that your existence isn’t quite what you always thought it was.     This won’t take long.   Some people dive into arguments…

Some people believe some pretty weird and outrageous shit. Not you and me, of course, but SOME people do. But you and I both know some of these people who believe truly weird shit. Some believe the Earth is flat. Some believe the…

Exoplanets are being discovered with increasing frequency. To date, roughly 4,000 exoplanets have been discovered and are considered “confirmed.” Approximately another 3,000 are considered “possible detections” awaiting further data for confirmation. https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/faq/6/how-many-exoplanets-are-there/ Complex, chiral organic molecules (such as, my favorite, propylene…

Evolution provided us with a lot more than a bipedal gait, opposable thumbs and dentition appropriate for an omnivorous diet. It also provided us with a behavioral repertoire that aided our survival during the arduous, lean years that span most…

What a name! Zainuddin was the first driver assigned to drive me around when I was working in Indonesia. Most drivers are poorly educated people. When they’re not behind the wheel driving you around they’re usually asleep or absentmindedly…