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How to Think About Weird Things 6: Science and Its Pretenders
By far the most useful chapter in the book as far as actually evaluation claims goes. It’s a very useful overview of the scientific method, and what makes it better than less reliable methods of… more →
Climbing Mount Incompetence
Morality, apes, and doing the right thing
wrote 12 hours ago: So we were chatting in the pub and my wife laments that in meetings the big bull-headed males tend t … more →
wrote 16 hours ago: Pretty good practical discussion of knowledge, possibility, burden of proof, accuracy of methodology … more →
Examined Rationality
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wrote 17 hours ago: As illustrated (left), you are faced with three urns, each containing 2000 balls. A has 2 reds and t … more →
On paranoia
wrote 19 hours ago: SERIES: Paranoia seems to be part and parcel of public life – certainly politicians appear per … more →
Why Do Rational People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?
wrote 20 hours ago: “The best predictor of belief in a conspiracy theory is belief in other conspiracy theories. … more →
Storm Clouds, Tornadoes and Carbon
wrote 21 hours ago: Storm Clouds, Tornadoes and Carbon Storm Clouds, Tornadoes and Carbon A second F-5 tornado strikes M … more →
Objective Reality, Ideology and the Rational Actor
wrote 1 day ago: The first thought that occurs when writing a philosophy piece of sorts is… how do you open a p … more →
Religion
wrote 1 day ago: I don’t claim to have researched the origins of religion but it seems to me that the likely roots of … more →
More on Food Truck Regulation
wrote 1 day ago: Popular Durham-area food truck Chirba Chirba serves dumplings. Photo via livewell. More on the pligh … more →
The Arrogance of Belief: Thinking in Jewish 44
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wrote 1 day ago: If you were to die today, where would you go? Billboard Sign in Kansas The Arrogance of Belief: Thin … more →
Monday Ramblings
wrote 2 days ago: 1) If I were to possess 3 assumptions or axioms, those being A1, A2 and A3 and I’d use these t … more →
Dear Religion
wrote 2 days ago: Dear Religion, Logic, reason, rationale… etc. This train is one that has come and gone for you. If … more →
How to Think About Weird Things 6: Science and Its Pretenders
wrote 2 days ago: By far the most useful chapter in the book as far as actually evaluation claims goes. It’s a v … more →
The Grand Inquisitor
wrote 2 days ago: “Read this book. There is a character that reminds me of you.” I hope it’s Aloysha … more →
The Responsibility of Thinking Well
wrote 2 days ago: Anderson: “The best way to keep an audience from seeing the weakness in any plot is to step up … more →
Better systems
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wrote 2 days ago: See, the thing is, religion isn’t all bad. *FIRST PARAGRAPH CONTROVERSY KLAXON* It’s not … more →
PhilozoveeVideo #056 - Phil on Faith
wrote 3 days ago: Phil discusses the notion of faith. … more →
Beeminder and Self-Tracking: Five Months In
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wrote 3 days ago: So back in January, I started using a little service called Beeminder to track my goals and encourag … more →
Debating a Muslim creationist
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wrote 3 days ago: I’m up for a conversation. I’ll let you open it. John, If you have time & if you are … more →
