My series on evolution began last Sunday with  THE EVOLUTION OF RELIGION .  But before I get into Humanity, some speculations on the future of the Iran War:  I asked Google AI: How long do you think the Iran War will last? Not much of a response:    The duration of the war will largely depend on the success of these targeted strikes, Iran's ability to resist, and the willingness of all sides to seek. Repeated what has been mentioned in the past: President Donald Trump expects the war to last 4 to 5 weeks. Israel thinks this will go on for months. Iran wants a slow, protracted war of attrition. In other words, who really knows how long the Iran War will last. The weekend price of WTI crude oil is $99.30/barrel and Brent crude at $103.89/barrel.  Google AI:  what do you think the price of oil will be early this coming week and into the future? Bullish Pressure : Continued military activity near Kharg Island and the Strait of Hormuz is keeping supply rest...

Sunday is my day for spiritualism and philosophy.  So today I inquire into why we are here.  There is, of course, the biblical version, where God created everything.  But you can refer to the   Bible   or   Quran   or other historical source to find this answer. This not a particularly religious blog site, so I will instead today look into how  Homo sapiens  came to be and maybe not quite answer the question of  why  we are here. The Big Bang, followed by the subsequent formation of stars and galaxies, is the leading theory of our beginning, from which came our solar system with Planet Earth, then evolution to us.  You've seen these forms of graphic before: Clearly, there are galaxies, and our Milky Way is but one. When you look up into the night sky, almost all what you see are stars from our own galaxy.  If you searched and searched with your naked eye, you would be able to see only three galaxies.  The others are t...

A lot of Trump stuff in the news, but I'll let you  watch the Lawrence O'Donnell Show on MSNBC to bring some reality to what is happening .   Senate today votes on whether  Pete Hegseth  becomes Secretary of Defense. That  DEI order  about the federal government order.  This is just the beginning of what will affect people of color, especially African Americans, in the years to come.  Many of them are going to be pissed about voting for Trump. The mass deportation arrests have begun .  In time there will also be a lot of irritated Hispanics. President Donald Trump is visiting North Carolina and California today .  Want to know how your state will be accommodated if you have a cataclysmic natural disaster?   See what he says today .  Hawaii is in bad trouble, for a higher percentage of presidential voters supported Biden than California, and our governor flew to DC to protest the nomination of RFK Jr. for health secret...