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The Myth Of Physicalism — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor

Physicalism is an extreme form of materialism that says that only physical entities exist. This differs from more moderate forms of materialism like property dualism or emergentism where immaterial entities…

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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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Reasoning To Belief: Feser’s The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism — Part I

This series originally began 5 August 2012. The links to the remainder are below. Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part Interlude, Part IV, Part V, Part VI. Part…

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Jaws and the Meaning of Life

Stream: What the Atheist Claim of the Meaninglessness of Life Would Mean (If it were True) Links fixed! There is a scene early on in the killer-shark movie Jaws which…

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Stairway To Heaven, Or To Atheism? — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

What does 'a bustle in the hedgerow' mean? I'm referring to a previous post, wherein I said Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Paige was a liar. Why? Because there isn't 'still time…

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Poor Richard Carrier Goes On The Offensive

Six years ago I wrote a small, daily piece (Bayes Theorem Proves Jesus Existed And Didn't Exist) about the use of probability in proving or disproving the existence of God.…

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Insanity & Doom Update XXXII

Item Chinese government official: No religion 'transcends nations' A Chinese government official who oversees religious affairs said Tuesday that government restrictions on bishop appointments are not a violation of religious…

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Atheists Will Have No Excuse

There is a class of the argument of God's existence that depend entirely on your thoughts. The one that interests us is Joseph de Maistre's "no excuse" argument. It is…

Incitadus on Class 2: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Quid Est VeritasApril 15, 2024
If you consider Earth local-Jimmy Dore......https://www.youtube.com/@thejimmydoreshow His truth we're fu_ked if we don't wake up. I think the truth is…
E Douglas Jensen on Class 1: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Logic TeaserApril 15, 2024
I hope that you will address additional mathematical models of uncertainty, such as starting with Bayesian and progressing to Dempster-Shafer…
E Douglas Jensen on Class 2: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Quid Est VeritasApril 15, 2024
I have already read a lot of your book.
Briggs on Class 2: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Quid Est VeritasApril 15, 2024
Kevin, Working on that. Thanks.
Kevin on Class 2: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Quid Est VeritasApril 15, 2024
Also, just a suggestion, but your musings at the chalk board are interesting, important and, because of the use of…