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On Habits Good & Bad
Our neighbor up on the lake was old and growing infirm, and he had let my dad know that he needed some yard work done. My dad sent me over.…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Intellectual Substances & Subsistent Forms
See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Very brief…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Intellectual Substances Are Immaterial
See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Some mop-up…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Our Intellects Are Not Material
See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Our intellects…
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Stream: Global Warming Alarmists Plead: Save the Children By Not Having Them
Today's post is at The Stream: Global Warming Alarmists Plead: Save the Children By Not Having Them. Global warming will, of course, doom us all. That is, if the models…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Intellect & Free Will
See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. More on…
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Essence Is Of The Essence
This is Part II of my answer to Mayo's quip. See Part I. Obviously, it's only a wee fraction of what could be said. Are you you? I do not…
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Falsifiability Is Not That Useful
False is not True We spoke earlier of falsification and why I didn't think it was an especially useful criterion. My tweets about it inspired Deborah Mayo, who advocates for…