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I daily receive thoughtful emails from readers. Some ask questions, many point to articles or "studies" that need comment. Others just want to say hi. I am grateful for these…
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Does Free Will Exist In The Universe? (That Would Be A Yes.)
Embedded in nearly every argument against free will is the Appeal to Effeminacy. Here it is in Alfredo Metere's new Cosmos article "Does free will exist in the universe? (That…
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University of Minnesota: Use The Preferred Pronoun Or Be Fired
My preferred pronouns, as I wrote several years ago, are "your" or "his majesty". Anyone not using them must be punished. Indeed, offenders should be fired from their job. Because…
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Trump & Putin Drive The Media Mad. And It Was Beautiful
Chris Wallace sat down with Vladimir Putin. The goal of the interview, it seemd, is to show the world how important Chris Wallace is. The video, if it is still…
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Dissolving & Not Resolving The Fermi Paradox
Paper by Anders Sandberg, Eric Drexler and Toby Ord of the Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University made the news last week. "Dissolving the Fermi Paradox", on Arxiv (and therefore…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Man’s Knowledge of God Through Demonstration
Previous post. Ultimate felicity does not come in reading chapters like this. But it's sure to put you in a good mood. That Human Felicity Does Not Consist In the…
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Insanity & Doom Update XLIII
Item Scoring 30% on a test is enough to graduate high school in NYC The bar keeps dropping on state math exams -- and critics are saying it's because officials…
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Ireland Worries Trans Women Can’t Secure Abortions
Ireland, a democracy, voted to purge its constitution of language preserving of life and so install abortion. Proving that the will of the people, when the people's will turns out…
