“I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize winner for his research on quantum electrodynamics INTRODUCTION Seventy years ago when I first heard this quote […]
Why Attempts To Control Opinion Cause Opinion To Diverge
From Mars, John Carter reports in a wonderful essay discussing the Regime’s attempts at manipulation says this: People don’t like being gaslit. The psychological techniques used by salesmen, con men, and pickup […]
What Parts Of Reality Does Science Describe, And Which Parts Are Merely Constructs?
A rose would not smell as sweet if it was called, as it likely is called in German, a sourbloodpetal. Or whatever. Naming things, getting the good names for things, brings with […]
If You Think Evolution Thought Of Thinking, Think Again
There is a popular argument that says that because man evolved, his thoughts do not guarantee truth, and that his inclinations to like or agree with an argument reflect what is best […]
Christian Accelerationism
Perhaps you have seen the term accelerationism used by some members of Team Reality. The idea, simplified, is that the system is lurching toward a leftist singularity, and that “If it were […]
What The Psychic Theory Of Sheep & Goats Tells Us About Our Most Cherished Belief
Here is a true story. See if it rings any bells. Not in the story itself, which you likely won’t know. I mean see if it sounds like anything you hear about […]
David Deutsch Rediscovers The Worst Argument In The World
You can read the whole story at Jim Franklin’s place of how the late and lamented David Stove held a contest for the Worst Argument In The World. In [Stove’s] marking scheme, […]
How “The Science” Is Created By Not Understanding Belief & Decision Are Not Uncertainty & Probability
Stick with me on this not-so-easy subject, because I’m going to reveal a trick used to make you “Follow the Science!” Belief is an act. Uncertainty is a state. Decision is a […]
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