The CVECares Committee with Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative announced that it has continued its mission of giving back to the community by donating $2,000 to two local organizations that are making a difference.
The Seminole State Lady Trojans hosted the Rose State Lady Raiders Saturday afternoon in a double header event.
The Seminole High School Alumni Association is currently taking candidate applications for the Seminole High School Alumni Association’s Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
The CVECares Committee with Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative announced that it has continued its mission of giving back to the community by donating $2,000 to two local organizations that are making a difference.
At 11 years old, Cooper Prince already knows the sound of hard work. It sounds like the steady crackle of his welding machine or boots hitting the ground in step during drill. Those sounds not only shape his hobbies, but his future.
August Medicaid Election Plan
Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston, encourages Oklahomans and Route 66 enthusiasts to visit new public art installations in Wellston that were commissioned as part of this year’s centennial celebrations.
Staff Photo by Andy Wilson
The Maud Tigers hosted the Sasakwa Vikings Tuesday for their senior night. The night was threatened by storm clouds, but the baseball game still went on.
2026 County All Star and All State Basketball Players
The Seminole State Lady Trojans hosted the Rose State Lady Raiders Saturday afternoon in a double header event.
Senator Lankford, Thank you for your recent reply regarding U.S. military action in Iran. I appreciate the operational overview you provided. However, your response did not address the specific concern I raised, and I want to restate it with absolute clarity.
Crosses the Line With Smooch
The inquisitive nature of the human mind has been evident from the very beginning of time. After all, it was Lucifer playing upon Eve's inquisitive nature that got us into the fallen predicament the world finds itself in today. Inquisition, nonetheless, has driven innovations ranging from the archaic wheel for a simple cart to the Sojourner Mars rover and beyond. Each step along the way has been possible only through the utility of the gift of observation. Not only was observation key to Galileo's discovery of the moons of Jupiter in the early 7th century, but it was also key to Walther Flemming's discovery of cell division in the late 9th century. However, it was a 20th-century philosopher of science named Karl Popper who modernized the scientific method and revolutionized the process of scientific discovery through the methodology of falsification. Karl Popper (902994) believed all inquisitions (theories) fall into one of two categories-scien- tific or nonscientific theories. Scientific theories, he argued, should be distinguished by their hypothesis formulations, allowing for falsification. That is, any theory should be put forward in such a way that it can be proven false. Popper used the analogy of the black swan to explain his idea. Beginning from the hypothesis: "all swans are white," no matter how many white swans can be observed, one cannot prove that all swans are white. There is the possibility that one has not actually observed all swans in existence. However, if you found one single black swan, then that single black swan would disprove the hypothesis: "All swans are white." That is, since the hypothesis could be falsified in this way, it is considered a valid scientific hypothesis. Popper's criteria of falsifiability soon became the core principle of the sci- entific method. Following its inception, no scientific hypothesis or theory was considered legitimate if it could not be falsified. Today, falsifiability is so intricately interwoven into the fabric of the scientific method that the seeming inability to falsify string theory has created an ongoing firestorm of debate regarding its legitimacy as a scientific theory. Setting string theory aside, all other theories, then, can state whatever can be imagined; none can claim to be legitimate scientific theories unless they can possibly be falsified through observation. In the end, the criteria of falsification is a safeguard against claims, both reasonable and absurd, from being put forward that cannot be disproven. Having now touched upon the criteria of falsifiability in the scientific method, enter God. Of course, it is no rare thing to hear comments such as "Science has proven God does not exist." In fact, it is not at all uncommon to listen to critics of theism throw out words like science, evolution, proof, God, and does not exist, all in the same sentence. The problem, however, is best put by the cliché "You cannot put God in a test tube," which is precisely necessary to falsify the claim that God does exist and thereby "prove" atheism true. Scientifically falsifying the claim that God exists, and thereby "disproving" God, is logically impossible because the direct observability and knowability of a hidden God does not allow for the scientific method to collect objective evidence in order to potentially falsify the claim. In a sense, it is no different than scientifically disproving that unicorns exist, which cannot be scientifically done. If God cannot be experimentally observed, then the scientific method, including the criteria of falsifiability, is useless. That does not mean that God does not exist; it simply means that God's existence can neither be "proven" nor "disproven" by the scientific method. Nor by the same measure can atheism be "proven," or "disproven" either. Even so, it does not mean that an evidence-based probability concerning the existence of God cannot be strongly suggested (the power of logic is also a formidable tool often brought to bear on the debate concerning God. Interestingly, both the scientific community and theologians are in general agreement. That is because consummate scientists acknowledge that the sciences are not equipped to answer questions of God's existence and therefore refuse to comment, as scientists. Similarly, the physicist Steven Hawking once said, "One can't prove that God doesn't exist." So, it seems we are in a conun- drum of sorts. Since the existence of God cannot be "proven" or "disproven," what can be said about the matter from either side of the debate? What if it were that the elegance of mathematics could be harnessed to give a statistical probability of God's existence being true, and concurrently a statistical probability that atheism is false? After all, statistical probability touches every aspect of our lives through the decisions we make multiple times each day. What is the probability that I will have an adverse reaction to a new medication? What is the probability that my car will not start this morning? What is the probability that the airplane I board will crash before I reach my destination? Statistical probability can also play a role in helping to determine the probability of such complex questions as God’s existence.
Coffeetime
Loeffelholz Carl Alan Loeffelholz passed away on April 8, 2026 at the age of 69 at home surrounded by family. He was born on May 25, 1956 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Paul Anton Loeffelholz and Ella Jean (Bogan) Loeffelholz.
Cobb Charlene Sue Cobb, age 39 and a long-time resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away April 9, 2026 at Mercy Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma.
Tucker Milburn Edward Tucker, known to family and friends as “Tucker”, passed away with family by his side on March 12, 2026, in Paris, Texas, at the age 85.
Parker Billie “Bill” Houston Parker landed to begin his mission on November 1, 1933. He was cleared for his final takeoff, destination heaven, on April 4, 2026. Billie was born to James Houston Parker and Mary Ellen Hamlin Parker in Gladewater, Texas. He was the youngest, having two older sisters, Norma Lee and Marian “Louise.” Billie grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma, the hometown always near his heart. Having natural musical talent, he performed in band, often assisting the director. He also played the piano. Later in life Bill became proficient with the guitar often entertaining friends, family, and other audiences such as at retirement homes. He loved a good jam session. He even recorded a couple of well-loved classical guitar cds.