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We Are All Eugenicists Now: New Test Identifies 3,500 Genetic “Faults” In Fetuses — Update

See the crucial update below. I was assured, several times, that my second son was to be my first daughter. The doctors who told me this had performed certain tests,…

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Atheists More Motivated By Compassion Than The Faithful?

Why? (Source) Today's title was swiped, word-for-word, from a Live Science press release. This is important because the point I wish to make has to do with how the press…

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The Lady Tasting Tea: Bayes Versus Frequentism; Part IV (finally the end!)

Read Part I, Part II, Part III. This is the missing Part, which was promised a year ago. We're all tired of this subject, and there are so many other…

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Supplement For Your Tea

This is meant to clear up some confusion in the Lady Tasting Tea series, which featured a problem people hoped would be easy. Here are two possible outcomes, comparing the…

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Happy Thanksgiving

We are all thankful for many things, but let's pause to be especially grateful for Bing Crosby, who can make even silly lyrics sound good: For wonderfully bad jokes like…

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Feel Better? Antidepressant Use Rises 400%, White Women Top Lists

Pill popping for pleasure pushes past previous records. Or so says the CDC in their report Antidepressant Use in Persons Aged 12 and Over: United States, 2005â€“2008. "From 1988â€“1994 through…

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Muslims Sue To Remove Crosses At Catholic University?

The story that's circulating is that "Muslims at a Catholic University are offended the university doesn't allow them to take down or cover crosses before they pray and claim their…

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Sloppy Language About What’s True: Part III

Today, a technical interregnum, a necessary pause for proof of that claim that each of us must come equipped with knowledge that cannot be learned. Stuff that is only known…

Anthony Probst on Academics Have Contest To See How Many Times They Can Say ‘Racist’ In An Article: An IQ StoryJuly 16, 2024
Mention of Jung and Schweitzer reminds me of a question Jung once posed: What is Albert Schweitzer doing in Africa…
Incitadus on Arrest All Stochastic Terrorists In Trump Assassination Attempt & Civilian Murder & ShootingsJuly 15, 2024
Well done Briggs; the Democrat's midden heap of noxious effluence has caught up with them. They've crossed the line and…
Briggs on Arrest All Stochastic Terrorists In Trump Assassination Attempt & Civilian Murder & ShootingsJuly 15, 2024
He did it for love, JH.
JH on Arrest All Stochastic Terrorists In Trump Assassination Attempt & Civilian Murder & ShootingsJuly 15, 2024
We know that the young shooter used an AR-style weapon. Do we know his motive? Was this a suicidal attempt?…
Johnno on Arrest All Stochastic Terrorists In Trump Assassination Attempt & Civilian Murder & ShootingsJuly 15, 2024
Did DIE mess up? Did DIE forget to secure the very obvious building? Did DIE forget their binoculars? Was DIE…