2014 – Page 15 – William M. Briggs

The Global Warming Non-Expert Expert

Reporteritis is the disease, or rather psychiatric condition, common among journalists, brought on by exposure to important people and events. The exposure causes the journalist to feel that he too…

Philosophy

Philosophic Issues in Cosmology VII: Is there a Multiverse?–Guest Post by Bob Kurland

Bob Kurland is a retired, cranky, old physicist, and convert to Catholicism. He shows that there is no contradiction between what science tells us about the world and our Catholic…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Is Not Made Of Parts

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. That God,…

Fun

How Do You Care For The Environment? #BecauseICare

https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/502967725488996352 If you can't see it, it reads: "When I drive, I only use 100% organic fuel. #BecauseICare" How about you? What do you do for the environment? Update You're…

Philosophy

The Unexamined Scientific Life

Busy day at WMBriggs.com-land, so only a slight puzzle. If you want to be a scientist, it is essential---I speak in earnest---to learn the calculus. Indeed, the importance of this…

Culture Philosophy

Latest Threat To Global Warming? In Vitro Fertilization

Stop me if you're heard this one before. An academic, educated well beyond her capabilities, having a lot of free time on her hands, and frightened past the point of…

Culture Philosophy

Government To Issue Baby Licenses

Regular readers will recall that I am a (self-appointed) bioethicist, a post I take on not because I need the work, but because the professionals are making such a hash…

Fun

What Should Artists Do About Global Warming Contest

Picture shows artist Sarah Cameron Sunde, who stood in San Francisco Bay on Friday Aug. 15, 2014, "for a full cycle of tides, a more-than 13-hour process." A more than…

Brian (bulaoren) on Should Doctors Be Put In Charge Of Making Decisions About Bodies?July 24, 2024
In a previous post, I mentioned "The Island of Dr Moreau". Now, I'd just like to know if anyone out…
Forbes on Should Doctors Be Put In Charge Of Making Decisions About Bodies?July 24, 2024
As a friend of mine, long ago, referred to doctors as "plumbers to the body," it would be equally fitting…
Johnno on Should Doctors Be Put In Charge Of Making Decisions About Bodies?July 24, 2024
A Law should be passed where no doctor can qualify to make such decisions until he/her has him/her-self gone through…
Dors on Should Doctors Be Put In Charge Of Making Decisions About Bodies?July 24, 2024
Steelmanning is hardly one of the strong sides of this post. ... You may be entertained, as well as horrified,…
Briggs on Should Doctors Be Put In Charge Of Making Decisions About Bodies?July 24, 2024
All, My enemies have a sense of humor, I see. Normally the typos they insert are embarrassing. This one is…