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The Apes Do It So It’s Fine For Us Fallacy
< I'm on the road for the next several days and won't always have access to the Internet. So I'm reposting a series of classic fallacies. Regular service to resume…
Posted inCulture Statistics
Here Comes The Gene-Editing Research In Human Embryos
The mechanistic view of man and the universe has consequences, the most important of which is that man is seen as a machine. Well, he must be if everything is…
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Gender Ideology Harms Children, Is Child Abuse Say Pediatricians
The American College of Pediatricians, that stalwart organization, says Gender Ideology Harms Children and is child abuse. And so say we, too. Here is their statement, along with [my notes…
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Real Philosophy Is Science — Guest Post by Old David
Editor's note: Old David, a.k.a. David Marwick from Australia, is familiar from the comment pages, and I thought it would be fun if he were on the receiving end of…
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There Is No Such Thing As An Average Man
Several readers---thanks to James, Steve E, and Ted Poppke---found the story "When U.S. air force discovered the flaw of averages", which is an excerpt from the Todd Ross book The…
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Did Neanderthals Have Souls? Guest Post by Bob Kurland
Editor says: do not miss two other essential articles on this topic. Mike Flynn's "Adam and Eve and Ted and Alice", and Ed Feser's "Modern biology and original sin" Part…
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On The Supposed Newly Discovered “Gay Genes.” Or, The Importance Of Model Skill
Great news! The press and activists are touting a study which claims to have discovered the genes that "make" somebody gay. So get your enwombed baby's DNA scanned and make…
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The Unknown Fallacy: Inflicting Your Views On Me
https://twitter.com/unknowncomic/status/639899682496454657 So a guy with a paper bag on his head, two holes cut for eyes and one for his pie hole, walks on stage, begins pumping his arms like…
