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Conservatives Produced By “Low Effort” Thinking: Study
If there is one subject which fascinates academics more than any other, it is why are they so smart and the rest of the populace not. Although there is no…
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What Will You Do To Celebrate Earth Day?
On this most holy day, I shall trek---barefoot because my Cannondale SuperSix EVO Di2 ($11,000) bicycle is in the shop to be fitted with eco-friendly rubber tires---to the local Whole…
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Breast Cancer Screening Ruins Lives?
Today's title is from the Daily Mail: "The expert branded a woman hater for saying breast cancer screening ruins lives." What could be more sensible than having a mammogram? If…
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Steve Zwick Says Burn The Deniers (Metaphorically)!
There is a scene in Woody Allen's Radio Days in which we see a diminutive old man from Rockaway Beach who, one day, snaps and runs out of his house…
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I Am Not Selling Ham Equipment: My QRZ Account Has Been Hijacked
I am not selling any ham equipment. A thief using the fictitious email K2JM@dr.com has been attempting to sell non-existent equipment to people using my name and call sign. I…
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The Red-Ball-In-The-Box Fallacy
Okay, friends, I need your help. One day last year, shortly after I had arrived in Taiwan, I awoke from a fitful, jet-lagged sleep at 2 a.m. with the argument…
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Descartes Knew More Than He Thought
You can only know what is true. For example, everybody knows the statement "If p is true then p is true" is true (just why in a moment). You can…
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Brain Atrophy Responsible For Religious Belief?
Readers can help me choose the best metaphor. (1) A snowball which starts the size of a pea but gains in strength and speed as it rolls downhill, mindlessly consuming…