he's the president of ung's skeptics society. a secular club of about 25 members.hey meet once a week. >> today is ask an atheist day. once a month, we set up tables on campus. the topic is our info and have people start a discussion with us. >> jesus said i'm the way, the truth. he said i am the truth and the light. so that means there can be no other. >> that's not an exclusive claim to your religion. half the people give us looks of judgment or dissatisfaction but half of them stop and talk and have generally good discussion with us. >> that is subjective. wrong is not. >> dawkins says when it comes to atheism, most people just don't get it. >> it just means a certain philosophical position. it means you don't believe in a supernatural creator. it's not like being a fascist or a communist. >> for many americans, accepting atheism just isn't that simple. >> a couple of my uncles and cousins have completely stopped talking to me. i sort of felt as though i was the black sheep of the family. >> welcome. >> but gatt ergs like these provide support. >> how many of yo

i'm a skeptic. so many people won't say, i'm an atheist. is it all the same thing?re these just softer terms for i'm an atheist? >> yes, these are atheists who are afraid to use the word. and what are they doing? they're lying. >> david silverman is the fire brand head of american atheists. >> the flyer will not hurt you. >> a group formed in the early '60s that now has more than 5,000 members. >> atheists at cpac, yes, we're here. >> more and more americans are realizing they don't have the responsibility to pretend to believe the lies their parents believed. the under 30 crowd is about one-third atheist. millennials are the future of atheism. >> so who are these non-believers and what exactly is atheism? >> for me, it's there's no positive evidence whatsoever. there's no reason to believe in any kind of supernaturalism. and so i live my life as though there is nothing supernatural. >> atheism is the absence of religion. there are no gods. if santa claus lands on my roof, i will believe in santa claus. but until santa claus lands on my roof, fiction is fiction. whe

shareholders still have substantial skepticism about energy. now to the lead. tim cook will be taking the stage for the re-announcement of the apple watch, which has gotten underway moments ago. originally announced in september along with the iphone 6, a new watch's critical details will be revealed today price, launch date, and more. this would mark apple's first foray into something that is really fashion-like. brownstone is with us from europe when. -- yerba buena. also with us is paul kedrosky an apple watcher. since you are at the site, tell us what you are looking forward to most with this announcement? >> probably the apps. to put it another way, why should people buy an apple watch? we got an indication in september, it would perform the functions of a health band would connect to your iphone. but from the channel discretion six months ago, it almost sounded like it added more complexity to your life. what apple and tim cook needs to do is to make a case for this new device that really just tethers to your iphone. why bring this into our lives? i expec

the first major candidate to formally declare his candidate for president, is also a major skeptic of climate change. we'll see how the political debate . you'll see a dallas mom who sought hem for her messagely ill son, only to see him killed by police. >>> some comes helping them to make the split second decisions that could make the difference between life and death. i'm david schuster in for ali velshi, and this is "real money." next year's presidential race got off to a really early start today. senator ted cruz took advantage of his early timing to urge students to put their faith in him and help him win the republican nomination. >> i believe in you. i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of america. and that is why today, i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. [cheering and applause] >> ted cruz is a meteoric figure whose rise has been fueled largely by controversy. he ran in washington, for a texas senate seat and then cruz began cutting an unusual high profile for a senate freshman. in pr

i am still a bit skeptical, but i could see why it would catch on. >> what is the difference between this therapy and electric shock? >> elect row convulsive therapy is used for clinical depression. the major difference is ect uses so much more electricity. it's a major shock to the brain that causes total convulsions and the tdcs we are talking about minimal changes to the electricity of the brain that researchers think changes the ability to rewire and plasticity. >> i can't wait to see the results of the studies. next: we are going from diy brain hacking to diy figuring out how long you will live. and it's using your cell phone. you think it will work? >> i don't know. >> we'll find out after the break. >> tonight, the parents of captured american reporter austin tice. >> austin went missing in syria. >> campaigning for his release and maintaining hope. >> austin tice is alive. >> find him and get him home. >> a special "talk to al jazeera". tonight, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> tomorrow, a climate emergency. >> so a species could not be here in ten years. >> nasa

phil: i'm skeptical. mark: coming up, a man who almost sort of officially speak for hillary clinton. sayonara for now. ♪ >> mark: our guest tonight is affiliated with and runs a number of organizations that are all for hillary clinton and her looming presidential campaign. he's a tactician and a man who loves gotham city. david brock, thank you for joining us. david: thank you for having me on. mark: first question, and fill in i will stop you if we think you are misunderstanding or not answering what we are asking. you care about transparency and government accountability. do you think you worry about the way hillary clinton has acted as secretary of state? >> yes. i'm going to create a moment. i want you to say this sentence hillary handled her e-mail practices at the state department perfectly. david: yeah, she handled her e-mail at the state department perfectly. i agree with that. phil: david, just a simple question. why didn't she use government e-mail? it seems simple. david: i cannot answer that f

. >>> and silencing global warming skeptics. we'll tell you about the democratic campaign to intimidate professors and organizations that dare question their climate change agenda. welcome to the "journal editorial report." i'm paul gigot. here in the u.s., the administration appeared at times to be openly hostile to his re-election bid. so is netanyahu's win a defeat to president obama? and what does it mean for the emerging nuclear deal for eastern? let's ask bret stevens who is just back from iraq. what does net netdanyahu's surprisingly victory mean for the u.s.? are we in for a rougher road? >> judging wait that president obama has behaved since that victory, i suspect we are. this was a humiliation for obama. >> that's a strong word. he wasn't objectn the ballot. >> well, in a sense he was. prime minister netanyahu who might thank president obama for the assist he provided in the margin of his victory. >> how so? >> a lot of israelis this came to be signeen as a contest, sort of a question of netanyahu versus obama. would

corporate india has been very skeptical and has been complaining that it remains very high. this comes as a surprise and every economist that bloomberg has surveyed said they do not expect a mid-march cut. one thing that will ease the nerves of empires is the fact that the r.b.i. in the government are finally singing the same tune. the chief economic advisor to the government and the finance minister have reiterated that they are on the same page when

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. >> real skepticism. melissa: that is really true. i remember the ipad. making fun of the name and then it is a huge hit. >> what i love about apple it is probably the best in american capitalism. tim cook was greeted with a lot of skepticism coming in. even by his board members. we reported that. i agree with you on the watch. it does not mean that they will not be some market for it. melissa: we came on the air and it was up about 2%. >> we are all focused on the watch. they are going to write to consumer with hbo. it is an amazing thing. you can bypass cable. you disrupt the entire cable model that we make money off of. it is a very interesting thing that is going on right now. >> the new macbook air. there is a reason that they bought pete. they only have one plug for everything. think about that. [laughter] melissa: saying the companies valuation could hit a trillion dollars. >> this is karl icahn. i think he has not sold a share stock. i guess that this is big enough for his herbalife losses. i do not know what the metrics over. half the time, they

they seem skeptical of that on the bench today.gress, they say, many of the justices sailed likely have to get involved to make a change like that. we'll find out in a couple of months when they write the opinion. liz: patents matter to silicon valley and the pharmaceutical industry. you have the brigade behind you. >> eighth grade trip. liz: see if they can fix your toy. less than one year ago, online dating company zoosk was right there. it was on the brink of a major ipo. that is until immediate december when the company quickly and attempted to quietly withdraw efforts and put a red light on ipo dreams. it cut it all. so is love online thriving again? joining me zoosk's new ceo, we introduced you to kelly stuckelberg, you have been with the company, and the two co-founders step down. that's not unusual to me. a lot of times the co-founders aren't the grown-ups in the world. now you are running it. let me ask you the easy question, will there be an ipo of zoosk this year? >> hi, liz, thanks for having me. so as you said, we did

>> i would make it a little bit -- i would be a little bit skeptical.ou have to look at how they have treated things like this in the past. we saw skepticism when faced with worst users to use messenger in that chatting through the facebook app. i know people who still downloaded to read a message and then delete it right after because they are concerned with the privacy concerns. if people are so freaked out about, will they use it to send money? facebook is saying they are not asking for your bank account. it will be a little bit more seamless. this is qlik technologies they have developed in-house so they are not giving it to a third-party provider. cory: this allows users to facebook friends and link debit cards and send money through the process. something a button on the massive -- messenger screen. >> it is designed to be pretty seamless. the question is, have people gotten into the habits of this enough gekko cap people used paypal enough capital or are they just a skeptical as they will be of the facebook messenger gekko i think they will hold

. >> very very skeptical. >> amazon one of the bright spots this year. the stock is up about double digits. >> before we go to break, we'll remind you of the headlines at this hour. u.s. futures point higher as they look for direction after the federally fades. the drug maker biogen points out the drug exceeded expectations in the latest trial and millions witness the solar eclipse of the decade. >>> welcome back. it's solar eclipse friday here on worldwide exchange. let's update you on what's happening to european markets. they had a descent week and they're finishing with a little further gains. france up .2%. germany up half a percent. it was way down yesterday but bouncing back today. the ftse 100 with a very strong week of 3.5% of gains getting another 10 basis points to the upside. >> u.s. pu tours indicating a higher open after a volatile couple of days for equities. s&p 500 up about 7 points in premarket trade. the dow jones industrial up about 87 points. nasdaq which briefly broke 5,000 in yesterday's trade up about 16 points. i want to bring yo

-- the use -- view bush skeptically." and he was asked, is there bush fatigue in iowa? >> the iowans that i know are thoughtful and they want to get to know the candidates. my answer to your question is that i will go make my case. most people know my record as governor and my life experience, so i will get a fair hearing. >> we will be here tomorrow streaming live from jeb bush and other potential candidates. let's start with jeb. what are the stakes for him and what should people be looking for on this big trip? >> first of all, he has to prove that he is a conservative. there is a suspicion as you know, that he is not, that he is a moderate. he has to make that case. he started to do it in an aggressive way in florida. and he has to do the retail thing. you know, i saw him and las vegas, he was pretty good out there, but he was doing a lot -- -- a lot more events and i will. he will face a lot more scrutiny and iowa. he will have to bring his a game. >> this will be a big deal. my sense is this is is kind of event beca

guest: i am more then skeptical i am pessimistic about long-term. one, the whole stagnation.surfers from an aging population and that will drag down growth. on top of that, without the legacy of the crisis. it resulted in low level of investments by governments and businesses. that is what a serious, long-term consequences. manus: when we were chatting, you said 2015 my surprise people. my counteracts would be the 60 billion euros of quantitative easing, why are you still so skeptical if that's what the ecb are doing? patrick foley: it is a bit of a red herring. if you believe it will have an impact, it may have an impact on companies and help the economy. i do not think it was any other besides confidence. what will drive eurozone growth in 2015 is one less fiscal restraint. will see really severe fiscal restraint and that is getting cut back. secondly, the week in your role will help a week oil prices -- weak euro and weak oil prices will help. a one off the benefit. manus: there is a debate about parity and jpmorgan saying, the dollar has gone to the upside. is the euro th

this one, there is some skepticism about the source of this. with all threats like this it is taken seriously by the u.s. government and agencies. >> jomana karadsheh, thank you for that. live in baghdad. >>> the president of tunisia is announcing a manhunt under way for a third attacker who escaped the museum massacre. two other gunmen were killed by police. one tourist who survived is back home in florida. listen to giovanna gonzalez. >> reporter: >> we have to run like crazy. we heard a bomb. then him shooting. it was a challenge. it was something that marked my life forever. i thank god i'm here. happy to see my mom and daughter. happy to be home. >> since the attack tunisia authorities have arrested 20 extremists in a nationwide security sweep. >>> u.s. expanding to train troops. hundreds of advisors working at a military base north of baghdad helping forces get on the same page with weapons training and improved coordination with coalition air strikes. iraqi military is increasing efforts to recapture land seesized by isis. >>> substantia

sarah: i would be at least a little bit skeptical.hat you have to look at is how people are treated facebook artists like this in the past or we saw a lot of skepticism last year when facebook forced its users to use messenger instead of chatting to the facebook app. i know people who still downloaded to read a message and then delete it right after because they're still worried about the privacy concerns all the commissions they get asked for the app. -- permissions they get asked for the app. if people are freaked out by the app, will they use it to send money? i don't know. it will be a little bit more seamless -- this is all technology developed in-house. they will not be giving your information to a third-party provider. cory: this allows users of facebook home a friends who use facebook messenger, to link their debit cards and send money. it sounds like it is just a button on the messenger screen. sarah: yes. it is designed to be pretty seamless. the question is, have people got into the habit enough that they don't want to swit

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i suggest to them that they should be skeptical. and now many of those colleagues who were skeptical or at least undecided have taken the optics of this and the invitation and the disrespect and they're now saying, well, you know, i may be for this deal because of how partisan this process was. so if the strategic objective was to move people into the, against the iran deal column, it actually has had the opposite effect and that's the true tragedy and irony of this botched partisan invitation by speaker boehner. >> you're always nuanced and smart. thank you, steve israel. ambassador marc ginsberg, my friend. thank you. jeremy ben-ami. nathan diament. and erel margalit. >>> coming up, president obama versus bibi netanyahu. we'll get to the human politics of netanyahu and the speech tomorrow versus the president. the prime minister is coming to congress tomorrow sounding like churchill. you can bet he's going to quote churchill. the president is calling him a distraction. no worse than that. i think he thinks it's worse. think the pr

in the days since, there's been praise and skepticism. we're looking inside big food. chick-fil-a had already moved to antibiotic free poultry. panera has used it for a century. susan von broderers and arianda gann. welcome both of you. ended. do you think this is public relations, mcdonald's is famously well aware of what people are saying about it or an important change in the american food supply? >> i think it's a bit of both. i think it's what americans have been wanting a while, they've been wanting transparency . where their foods are produced how they are produced and where they're coming pr. it'sfrom. it's got to be good pr. i think it's a bit of both. >> your chdges chickens from your suppliers have always been raise raised without antibiotics. is it easy for your farmers or for someone who is doing large factory farming? >> yes of course, thank you for having me ray. but yeah, it's easier to raise chickens in the small farm in the natural way, without any medication, with space, without stress, and there it's okay to use no medication. it's almost easy. you

>> well, real skepticism is warranted, chris. >> no, but he's saying more than real skepticism.is saying break it off. >> if we can't get an agreement that has real teeth in it, we shouldn't have an agreement. the problem is, the alternative isn't exactly a walk in the park either. really at the end of the day it's probably the use of force, which is a euphemism for going to war against iran. there are real consequences to that which would be adverse to the united states. when it comes down to it, the two questions are, are we willing to accept a iranian -- nuclear iran. if the answer to that is really no, which it should be, are we prepared to deal with that now or are we going to put it off and force our children to deal with it at some point that's more favorable to iran? so the bottom line is if it's a bad deal, the general is right, no deal. and we consider our options. >> matt? >> i think the problem with this administration and the problem with presidential leadership, it's all about credibility and restraint. and this administration looks a little bit desperate. and they

doug: i have to say personally, i am skeptical. the smartphone exerts such a gravitational pull on our lives. this is why ipad sales have slowed down. we pay more attention to our phones. the idea of a watch that complements the phone, that does not work without it, that offers a limited, curated version of what is already available on the smart phone -- that is a tough sell for me. i did not see any apps demonstrated today that expanded our understanding of it. i think tim cook from what i can tell, did a marvelous job. sales numbers will tell the story. i do not know if he completed the sales pitch. alix: what country do you think the iwatch is really targeted toward? i think gold, i think china. cory: i think it is a u.s. product. it really is a global product. the notion of this phone is meant to have a global appeal. i was really shocked they are going to sell this thing in nine countries around the world. i was also shocked to see they are going to sell this in department stores in paris and london, on a very high-end and sel

there is skepticism from the general public in terms of how fish farms work.kepticism from the traditional existing commercial fish farms that this can be done in the open ocean. we have got a lot to prove. rachel: how much does a fish farmer have to invest into this technology? >> the initial investment is high. we are talking about tens of millions of dollars. it is a farming system that is probably not suitable for small aquacultures, but for medium-sized company. >> we acknowledge the fact that setting up an open ocean fish farm is going to be challenging. we have investors who realize that what we are doing is cutting edge, it is new. we're very confident that by the end of this year we will be profitable. >> we think we can achieve profitability between 10 to 15 aqua pods. rachel: how many fish does that mean? >> about 40,000 per aquapod. rachel: a lot of fish. >> a lot of fish. rachel: what is the future of the expansion of the aqua pod system? >> it is a huge future. we are looking at worldwide expansion. we have aqua pods in asia, latin america. defin

in place so we could respond and advertise very quickly. >> all skepticism aside, there's one thingveryone here agrees on -- the view over the alps here in southern switzerland is nothing short of spectacular, regardless of the price. >> i can confirm that. looking down from the roof of europe into our pine valleys, i fabulously beautiful view. i would even call it a rejuvenating, refreshing experience. everything so smooth, clean, covered in white snow, and definitely priceless. as you can see from that report, the swiss are looking for ways to keep it affordable. cannot argue with that. if you have any comments or suggestions on that report or any other report of the show today, do not hesitate -- just get in touch with me. my twitter handle is on the screen for you right now. alternatively, you will always find us at our website. thanks for watching, and see you soon. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ansan is an industrial city in the

what's the end change for climate change skeptics. i'll talk to one >>> an investigative report claims that florida governor rick scott does not like the term climate change and banned its use in official documents. he denied the allegation but is open about cleaning a change denier. lately he adopted the hedge i'm not a scientist. he showed the majority of americans believe climate change is real. the debate for keptsceptics is not about whether the arth is warming u but if it's a good thing. my next guest is from a conservative think tank known for its skepticism on climate change. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me on. >> you are not a climate change denier. >> i don't think there are many climate change deniers. no i'm not. >> you do question though whether or not or what role humankind has had in the - in climate change as it stands now, and whether or not this is a crisis. >> i don't think the human causation issue is important. if you look at the context of temperatures we are cold when you compare temperat

>> i'm skeptical.because you got into this issue and went back and examined why we missed isis, what was going to happen with isis, how lethal isis would become. so the trust, i think, is based on recent experience, how credible are their reassurances that if they go off the tracks they'll be able to stop it. we weren't able to see what was about to happen in the middle east with the rise of isis. >> we also missed a lot of what iran has done over the last decade and now brennan wasn't on the watch them. >> and all of the nuclear sites you also alluded to. there's a track record for body -- of spotty results for american intelligence. i am glad you got to the moral at the cia. it took a huge hit and he acknowledged that. they're trying to reassure all the skeptics on capitol hill, that they're worried about, so given recent history, that's a difficult sell to make and with this conflicting deal with iran fighting isis, but petraeus is saying that's the big threat here. i think it's difficult for this a

at some point the investors are thinking i'm missing something and they're skeptical of the skepticism. can't argue with overseas being more attractive, but it's still u.s. good. >> i want to turn back to your point about international being better target of opportunity. if you'd put money into european equities at the start of the year you'd be feeling pretty smart now. do you anticipate that europe is going to be one of those targets of opportunity, or when you say international elsewhere, are you talking beyond there? >> sure. look i'm a portfolio manager. i focus on companies, and the flaw of investing last year in europe was that companies were not really generating good earnings growth. and that has started to change and the big change was that the euro peak last may, and there tends to be about a six to nine-month lag between when there's a big change in the currency and when the earnings start to kick in. this year unlike last year the earnings started to accelerate. that's been the key problem for europe. yes, you have good european central bank policy but without earnings gro

. >> the governor is skeptical. shortly after election many were ordered not to use certain words. >> sea level rise was to be referred to as nuisance flooding. which i thought was laughable. >> reporter: christopher was an attorney for the state, working to help the waterways. >> they said if you know what is good for you you will not use the word climate change sea level rise or sustainability illy. >> reporter: f.e.m.a. has stepped in issuing guidelines demanding states consider climate change when planning for disasters or risk losing funding. governor scott repeatedly insisted there's no policy against mentioning climate change. >> my goal is instead of talking, let's do something. >> reporter: doing something like spending millions protecting the environment and defending florida from storms. bird lost his job in 2013. told he no longer fit with the department's new direction. >> some may look at this and say maybe a disgruntled employee with an axe to grind. >> sure many people might think that. that was two

joy's skepticism is warranted. we'll see what kind of agreement we come up with. >> what about the argument -- you've just said that we asked and have been asking for years for them to tell us -- since 2009 what they have before. they're refusing to tell us that. we know they're a bad actor across the middle east. what about general flynn who is basically saying, stop. don't continue down this road with the iranians? >> well, real skepticism is warranted, chris. >> no, but he's saying more than real skepticism. he is saying break it off. >> if we can't get an agreement that has real teeth in it, we shouldn't have an agreement. the problem is, the alternative isn't exactly a walk in the park either. really at the end of the day it's probably the use of force, which is a yuf nichl for going to war against iran. there are real consequences to that which would adverse to the united states. when it comes down to it, the two questions are are we willing to accept a iranian -- nuclear iran. if the answer so to that is rea

we have to overcome that and we have to set aside our skepticism. we cannot allow blind attachments or inertia to cause our men and women to suffer cruel consequences such as have beset the french and other militaries in history. if we are smart and persistent we can stay on top. for there is much in our country and around the world that depends on whether we are successful. thanks. [applause] host: thanks for coming back to csis. it is a great privilege to host you and listen to this preview. it's very exciting. i liked what i heard and i think a lot of others did, too. for the benefit of the audience. i'm andrew hunter, director of the defense initiative and had the privilege of working in the past for the house armed services on acquisition reform. so -- mr. thornberry: we shouldn't have let you get away. mr. hunter: i didn't go too far and obviously this is still an issue we are tracking closely. i want to ask you a few questions and once you had the opportunity to respond to that we'll open it up to the group here. we have folks with microphone

she is a little bit skeptical. a lot skeptical. >> reporter: in san francisco, andria borba, kpix5. >> the trial is expected to last three more weeks. >>> the bay area got a little jolt today. there was a 2.0 quake in cupertino in afternoon. it was right at the surface which can make it feel stronger than it actually is. and tonight, the usgs says the odds are increasing that we will have a major quake in the next 30 years. we are talking an 8.0 or bigger. but, haven't we heard that before? >> reporter: geologist david schrartz has seen hollywood's latest vision of a megaquake. thanks to cgi, destroying california has come a long way. by comparison, it is easy to feel like predicting the real thing hasn't come quite as far. it is something the usgs first tried back in 1988. >> scientists don't know where the fault line will give way next. >> reporter: the answer was loba prietta. predictions have kept rolling in and they are all the same. >> this new study says 72% in the next 30 years. >> reporter: he knows what y

the kremlin had tried to play down reports but the media around the world was skeptical.o today the president was on hand to help dispel the rumors. >> it would be boring without gossip, just boring. >> reporter: speculation of why he went missing raised from a couple of interesting theories. some say he travelled to switzerland for the birth of a child with his girlfriend. russia had its nuclear weapons on alert over the tensions in ukraine. now nearly a year later, the crimea peninsula is officially part of russia. and some businesses have had a difficult year making the transition. rory challands explains. >> reporter: the official anniversary of what russia now calls the crimean spring is just days away and here the patriotic flag waving has already begun. such jubilationing isn't for everyone though others have businesses to run. on the windy step land of central crimea, these new vineyards have struggled. >> translator: the ukrainian market is considerably smaller than the russian. since crimea became a part of russia we have a status of domestic producers. and can

>> i remain very, very skeptical about the talks and wary about having any confidence that the iranian regime is a group that will comply with an agreement that we might make. this is one of the most consequential agreements that we will have in my lifetime. it does seems like the congress of the united states or the treaty ratifying branch of the congress the united states senate should have a say in this i'm skeptical, i don't think the iranians have complied in the past with the minor agreements they have made, and i don't have much confidence, but i remain hopeful and am listens. i ayatollah is pushing back calling the americans bullies, and the president is actually speaking directly to the iranian people. what if a deal does not happen? what are your thoughts on the consequences of that? >> if a deal doesn't happen, the sanging will stay in place and the iranian people will pay the consequences. mentioned the ayatollah yesterday he appeared before the rally where people were chanting "death to america." i don't remember a country we ever entered into a meaningful treaty with wher

like many academic historians, i will confess i'm skeptical about the success of history as a means of prediction. i understand, i think like most of the historians in this room that historical training confers no automatic wisdom, alas, in the realm of public affairs. i wish it did, but i am not sure it does. for me, history is in many respects its own reward. i love as an historian to be able to study the past for the intellectual for it brings me, hopefully also the reader. for the ecstatic fulfillment -- for the os x that -- for the aesthetic fulfillment the historical study brings. i find in the disciplined effort to reconstruct and interpret the past just a marvelous opportunity for those who do it to consider both humanity's heroism and foolishness. but that is not the only reason why i do what i do. i do see. here i would be interested to know if historians agree or disagree. i do think, i want to say that what i do has the utilitarian purpose. because i do think that history can help us better understand the present and foresee the future. it is our collective memory. just lik