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Insanity & Doom Update XXX
Item Top doctor: Ban deadly blades from our kitchens ONE of Scotland's leading doctors has called for a ban on "killer" kitchen knives. Dr John Crichton, the new chairman of…
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Washington Post to Christians on Christmas Morning: Jesus Didn’t Exist
Stream: Washington Post to Christians on Christmas Morning: Jesus Didn't Exist Early Christmas morning, the Washington Post thought it would be wise to stick its thumb in the eyes of…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: A Second Misunderstanding of Separate Substances
Previous post. Like last week, this chapter exists to squash a subtle, technical errors. Again it requires close reading to grasp. It's best to at least skim: don't skip. Reminder:…
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A Coincidence: Coyne Zinged Me Before I Him — Or, The Coyne Fallacy Redux
After posting yesterday's article, Jerry Coyne Doesn't Have Free Will (poor fellow), I immediately saw hits coming to my place from Coyne's. It turned out that, unbeknownst to me, the…
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The Static Theory of Time and Free Will — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
It is often argued that if the block universe theory of time is correct then people lack free will. The reason for this contention is because on a B-theory of…
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Give It Up
Time for the semi-annual reminder. Give it up, readers. Dig in and pay out. Here are the ways to support the blog. Hire Briggs. Use the Contact form. Have Briggs…
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Ritchie On Causes Of Evolution
Since we've been having fun discussing evolution, and because of YOS's repeated plea to distinguish observation of evolution (he provided this link), i.e. change, between the causes of these changes,…
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If The Founding Principles Were So Great, How’d We Get To Where We Are? Part II
Read Part I (first!). Munoz is right to show there was not unanimity among the Founders. Most adopted the language of rights, but some tempered this with doses of natural-law…
