Well, today’s my last full day in Dobrzyn, and I’ll be sad to leave. This is a warm haven for secular writing and discussion (see the dedication of Faith versus Fact below), and besides the wonderful hospitality of Andrzej and Malgorzata, which includes daily pies, there’s also The Furry Princess of Poland, who sat purring on my lap this morning.
Tomorrow through Tuesday, posting will be light as I head to Sweden and then Atlanta, but I hope that Grania, Greg, and Matthew can fill in (Matthew promises a post on the new finding that the descendants of some hominins who left Africa migrated back, contributing genes to the African gene pool). Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili ponders the mystery of biological altruism:
A: Who is an altruist?
Hili: A human who never forgets about the cat.
Ja: Kto to jest altruista?
Hili: To człowiek, który nigdy nie zapomina o kocie.
You get benefits from the cat so the altruism is mutual.
Have a safe and pleasant return journey, PCCE.
Speaking of books and Dedications – I noticed some words about Jerry Coyne in John W. Loftus’s new book, How to Defend the Christian Faith.
Something along the lines of — in his published works and daily writing on his website is doling out one beating after another to religious and faith-based reasoning. No other scientist of his stature is writing so much, so knowledgeably, and so passionately. His influence is being felt around the world.
Is it even hypothetically possible to forget about a cat? Seems to me that, like division by zero, this is one of those things that you can put into words but that doesn’t actually mean anything.
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I think Hili has influenced me, an unrepentant caninophile, to become a reliable food and affection source for a Barn Cat. I never forget to bring cat food and treats out to the ranch now.
And so it begins…