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Um. . . no, it isn't. As you prove in your next paragraph. That's not "a" difference. It's the antithesis of religion. Religion asserts that it has the sole, invariable, and inviolable truth. Science knows that a theory is only good until the data show otherwise.

No it doesn't. I rather expect you to know the difference between science and politics, cap.

Eh? Nothing. The "cold coming out" of the fridge (which is actually heat going in) is exactly compensated by the extra heat "generated" (i.e., moved) by the cooling system. The only way the temperature in the room could be changed is if the radiator was outside the room, as in air...

The charming thing about science is that it does not respond to votes, nor gives heed to consensus. The majority does not rule.

Well, here we are. The actual cost. . . So, the second-lowest "silver" insurance option (kinda the mid-range), AFTER the tax credit, is seven percent of your gross annual earnings, assuming you make $12.50/hour, a bit less than double the minimum wage.

Arrr. . . 'tis a rare bounty. Ye just scoop 'em up off the ice like skimming stunned fish off the surface after an explosion. Scurvy lubbers.

Or maybe an Irish-American Catholic. . . What Maryland does better than Texas By Martin O’Malley Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, is governor of Maryland. With gridlock and partisanship having all but paralyzed Washington, governors are at the forefront of our country’s policy divide. On the...

This should be fun. When the Redskins take the field in Green Bay Sunday, they'll have to contend with more than a stadium full of Packers fans. Members of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin will also be on hand to protest the team name, according to the Green Bay Gazette “We support...

The Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Several prominent leaders in Alabama weighed in Friday on allegations that all-white sororities passed over two prospective black members because of pressure from alumnae, and in one case, an adviser. Paul Bryant Jr., the president pro tem of the...

Today is the anniversary of a vicious, unprovoked attack on the United States by lunatic barbarians bent on dominating the world. Having burned Washington, on September 11, 1814 a British naval force sailed up the Chesapeake Bay with orders to take Baltimore. The British guns had greater...

WASHINGTON -- The "Beacon Hill Bandit" has robbed the same Hybla Valley bank for the fifth time. The FBI says the man hit the TD Bank across from the Beacon Hill Shopping Center on Richmond Highway around 11 a.m. Monday. They say he robbed that same bank four times between March of 2010 and...

NFL falls leave 1 fan dead, 2 hurt TERRY COLLINS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- NFL opening day excitement was tarnished with the death of one fan who fell from a pedestrian overpass outside the big game in San Francisco, and injuries to two others from falls inside the Indianapolis...

By Sarah Kliff and Lena H. Sun Every month, a hundred or so people crowd the lobby of the Arlington Free Clinic, clutching blue tickets to enter a health-care lottery. Uninsured and ailing, they hope to be among the two dozen who hit the jackpot and are given free care. Some might think the...

By Michael S. Rosenwald The push by 50 western Virginia counties to secede in 1863, forming West Virginia at the height of the Civil War, was led by a charismatic store-clerk-turned-lawyer who famously urged his supporters: “Cut the knot now! Cut it now! Apply the knife.” West Virginia was...

WASHINGTON – NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous, who is credited with boosting the finances and helping to stabilize the nation's largest civil rights organization, said Sunday that he plans to step down at the end of the year. The Baltimore-based National Association for the...

Seriously? That's your greatest hope? Wow.

Answer: Just enough.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

What Bill O’Reilly’s apology means By Erik Wemple, Published: August 30 at 10:14 am A fully cornered Bill O’Reilly last night issued a bold and full-throated apology for a rather consequential error from his Wednesday night broadcast. In a chat with pundit James Carville, O’Reilly stated...

BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) -- A 911 call released Friday provides a dramatic account of a tragic joyride by an 8-year-old boy in his mother's car as he swerved through traffic, turned around at a convenience store and eventually slamming into a light pole, killing his 6-year-old...