Nexus of Thought: Who was the Top American Ace of the Korean War?

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Who was the Top American Ace of the Korean War?

Captain Joseph C. McConnell Jr. (1922–1954) of the 39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. He had won more victory than second place James Jabara. Unfortunately for Captain McConnell (who was also a navigator in WWII) he was killed in a training accident in 1954. He is to this day the top scoring American jet fighter ace.

His accomplishments are portrayed in the 1955 movie the McConnell story staring Alan Ladd.

Source: Joseph C. McConnell Jr source: This Day in Aviation

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My beliefs

I believe ….

1.That there is a God who transcends space and time. (I call it God for want of a name although I personally prefer the Kabbalistic term Ein Sof).

2. That it is impossible to know the nature of God. It cannot be truly defined.

3. That the universe operates according to the Laws of Physics. Life evolved through a combination of natural selection, genetic drift and other selection pressures acting on a genome whose variation arose as a consequence of mutation.

4. That God can intervene but such intervention is undetectable and does not contravene the laws of physics. God is a subtle actor who presents no evidence of understandable design.

5. That an agnostic position on a personal God makes sense.

6. That revealed religion are merely man made attempts at trying to understand God and although some carry the wisdom of earlier thought they are all inherently flawed.

7. That humans need to develop their own moral code based on reason, logic and the collective thinking of what has worked in the past.

8. That some religious customs may serve a purpose with respect to group cohesion but they need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

9. That God is a minimalist in action but not a disinterested party.

10. That the afterlife is unknowable.

11. That skepticism and the scientific method are the best tools we have in understanding the world.