123 Dec; random shit before break

Living Through Extinction

Skeptical: The Watchmaker Argument

Skeptical: The Sunk Cost Fallacy

Environment: Mysterious Gooey Blobs on Canada's East Coast

Environment 2: New Hajpshire Distillery Makes Whiskey out of Invasive Crabs

Wildlife: Whale Poop; neon green, red, sparkly

Positive: Creepy Doll Contest

References:

https://www.philosophycubed.com/the-watchmakers-self-defeat/

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/02/god-watchmakers-and-the-short-half-lfe-of-technology-metaphors/385408/

https://www.answers-in-reason.com/religion/atheism/dismantling-the-watchmaker/

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmaker_analogy#:~.text=The%20Watchmaker%20analo

https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/resources/mini-encyclopedia-of-be/sunk-cost-fallacy/

https://hbr.org/2021/07/how-susceptible-are-you-to-the-sunk-cost-fallacy

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-sunk-cost-fallacy-7106851

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost

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