Anon reader query: I believe you are a Christian apologist. I am a theist but have issues seeing a reason to believe in an afterlife. Do you have any reasons to believe […]
Wolfgang Smith’s Vision Of Oneness — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
We were talking this morning about the latest insanity when she said ‘I hate all these damn politicians!’ I answered, saying that she had to quit imagining that ‘politicians’ control anything, at […]
How A Science Becomes THE Science
Our main concern is what has become of science, now often called by those who control it The Science. This is, as mentioned, the Cult of Science. Members are easy to spot. […]
We Know Our Son Is Our Daughter: A Mini-Play In One Act
Say, Jesse, how ya been? Step in any more poop on the golden streets of Frisco? “Very funny. You know, that’s awfully close to being racist.” That so? What can I do […]
Do Most People Enter Philosophy Already Atheist?
I am now only months behind in answering emails. I have a string of excellent questions from readers that I will try to get to at weeks’ end. From reader S: “I […]
Cognitive Bayes & Rationality: Why Theoretical Explanations Charging People With Conspiracy Theories Fails
Fun quiz time! This is some data: x = c(0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1). Something caused that data to be. I know what it is, but you […]
A Simple Proof Mathematics Is Discovered And Not Invented
This came up in an email thread, but for the life of me I can’t find it. Since this is the second email (thread) from a colleague I have lost in as […]
Dear Quacks & Experts: Your Loss Function Is Not Our Loss Function
Note to the colleague who wrote me. I lost your email! You asked excellent questions about the post Classical Statistics Has Outlived Its Usefulness: Here’s The Fix, which I meant to answer, […]
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