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Is economics a science? I think so, but I'd agree its not a "hard" or "natural" one.
ECONOMICS IS NOT NATURAL SCIENCE In doing so, we become capable of imagining a marketplace based in something other than scarcity — a requirement if we’re ever going to find a way to employ an a… more →
Skepoet At Crossroads of Critical Thinking and the Humanities.
Is economics a science? I think so, but I'd agree its not a "hard" or "natural" one.
skepoet wrote 3 months ago: ECONOMICS IS NOT NATURAL SCIENCE In doing so, we become capable of imagining a marketplace based in … more →
Judge refuses to let church/state plaintiff file anonymously
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skepoet wrote 3 months ago: Ed Brayton has recently reported on a disturbing case where the identities of are not being allowed … more →
Alternatives to the Singer Solution:
skepoet wrote 3 months ago: One of things about being a skeptic is also being hard on the theories you’d like. I, in no wa … more →
More statistics abuse: Rescission is rare, unless you're sick
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: Taunter Media wrote how the claims that rescission is rare is a claim that should be taken with a gr … more →
Why you should be skeptical of Labor Statistics even when they are valid:
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: I don’t like to talk about partisan politics here and I know Paul Krugman is a largely partisa … more →
Bio-Tech is vital and GM foods are complicated
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: While I understand the SERIOUS complications with Bio-technology, I have distrusted Luddite-tendenci … more →
Thanks to Ed Brayton for this one
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: So in news of the weird: Feds can seize Dinosaur Adventure Land: A ruling this week says the nine pr … more →
Reflections: nontheism may be necessary, but not sufficient.
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: So I have seen this video about celebrity atheists, and, at first, it made me proud. But then I saw … more →
Interview with Tauriq Moosa
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: I first heard of Tauriq Moosa from a repost of a piece of his writing at Butterflies and Wheels abou … more →
Paleofantasies, abuses of evolutionary psyche, and the "paleo" diet
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: I am a fan of the evolutionary neurology and psychology, but I have been highly critical of “j … more →
Skepticism and Health Care reform: An excerise
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: I don’t normally cover political issues outside of education or religion. I have definite poli … more →
Repost-Two Thursday Quotations: Emerson and Lincoln
chr1 wrote 4 months ago: “Public opinion, I am sorry to say, will bear a great deal of nonsense. There is scarcely any … more →
The pitfalls of Teleology
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: People easily fall into teleologies without even realizing that they are doing it. Early interpreter … more →
The Rogerian Argument and Internet Polarization
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: There are times when one must forgive the source. I am not one to cite Counterpunch as a general rul … more →
Texas, Culture Wars, and dashed hopes
skepoet wrote 4 months ago: My hopes that the funding threats and reforms in public schools would slow down the culture wars ove … more →
After Reading 'The Great Turning'
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aguilahombre wrote 6 months ago: After reading The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community, by David Korten and The Party … more →
Big Brother - The potential abuse
petermears wrote 7 months ago: Okay, so its about stopping crime, the legislation used to sue the Icelandic government following … more →
A wish for well written history
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petermears wrote 7 months ago: As you may know I’m studying history, a subject that means a lot to me and is a huge part of m … more →
