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Ever Heard of Plato?1 comment

Anna Hub - Writer wrote 1 week ago: Ever heard of Plato? Three years ago I knew nothing about him but as my book series progressed I fou … more →

Tags: inspirations, Plato, cave allegory, Socrates, Republic, Science Fiction, Imagination, alternate realities, Book Series

History, Adaptation, Evolution and Scientific Theories

Knowledge of World wrote 1 month ago: Theory is an adaptation to the society we live in. However, history students understand that underst … more →

Tags: Science, History, Adaptation, Evolution and Scientific Theories, Evolution

Charges of conspiracy, collusion and connivance

Graham Coghill wrote 2 months ago: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, So if there’s no smoke, is there a conspiracy t … more →

Tags: Science red flags, scientific evidence, Scientific Community, Conspiracy Theories

Science uses models to explain aspects of the real world.

Graham Coghill wrote 4 months ago: Good scientists need to be creative. They need to invent fertile new models and design imaginative w … more →

Tags: Hallmarks of science, scientific models

The Scientific theories behind the Ten Plagues

Willows Branches wrote 4 months ago: The Ten Plagues 34.684539 -84.390145 … more →

Tags: Ancient Isreal, Egypt, Worship, Plagues, Theories, Philosophy, All, God, Religion

Scientific Theories explained by someone who knows nothing about science.2 comments

MaximumWage wrote 7 months ago: Scientific theories explained by someone who knows nothing about scientific theories. GAME THEORY: T … more →

Tags: A Magical world filled with mystery, Humor, Comedy, Funny, Science, Theory, Ockham's Razor, Thermodynamics, Moore's Law

Map of World Religions6 comments

Bob Seidensticker wrote 9 months ago: Everyone’s seen maps of world religions like this one. Have you ever wondered why you never see a Ma … more →

Tags: Christianity, BIG QUESTIONS, Science, Science vs. Religion, Map of World Religions

Is William James’ Pragmatism Different from “Saving the Appearances”?1 comment

jacobschriftman wrote 9 months ago: In my last two posts, I talked about William James’ Pragmatism in relation to religion. But it could … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Science, Truth, Pragmatism, Plato, Galileo, William James, Simplicius, saving the appearances

Strevens on Induction

d wrote 10 months ago: When two theories are empirically equivalent, their likelihoods relative to any given body of eviden … more →

Tags: induction, Epistemology, problem of induction, Philosophy of Science, black swans, white ravens, Bayesian Probability, Bayesian inference

A Brief Restatement and Defense of Bartley

d wrote 10 months ago: ‘Faith’ is often taken to be a theory that is not taken on logical or empirical grounds. … more →

Tags: Empiricism, Experiments, Bartley, comprehensively critical rationalism, Foundationalism, nonfoundationalism, w.w. bartley, Rationality

Klsm942's Universe1 comment

klsm942 wrote 11 months ago: Hi Im Kaila. I was watching the science channel with my uncle last night and we started talking abou … more →

Tags: Science, Theories, universe

Miss-Guided USA

Progress to the People wrote 11 months ago: The 2011 Miss USA Pageant took place last night, with Alyssa Campanella receiving the ultimate title … more →

Tags: Science & Technology, pop culture, Evolution, Miss USA, Alyssa Campanella

Is it permissible to interpret the Qur’aan according to modern scientific theories?

Irfan Ibn Muhammad wrote 11 months ago: Ruling on interpreting the Qur’aan according to modern theoriesPraise be to Allaah. Shaykh Muhammad … more →

Tags: Islam Q&A, Quran and Modern Science, Islam and Quran, Science and Quran, Interpretation of Qu'ran, Science and Islam

What Is A Scientific Theory?

Santo D'Agostino wrote 1 year ago: How does science work? (At least in the case of physics and other mathematical sciences.) I touched … more →

Tags: what is science?, Scientific Laws, laws of physics, does nature obey the laws of physics?, Physical laws, Asimov, Picasso, Modigliani, what is science?

Evolution is Just a Theory: How American Politics Undermines Science

happygrad wrote 1 year ago: There is no question that science is undermined and denied in this country every day. There are peop … more →

Tags: Science and Politics, Vaccines, Science, Politics, Global Warming, Scientific Method, Evolution, Hypotheses, transgenic crops

The Secret of Scent by Luca Turin

conorcaffrey wrote 1 year ago: Read this for some novel research. Very interesting theory about the sense of smell. Turin has compa … more →

Tags: Recent Reads, Book Reviews, science and medicine, Medical theories, sense of smell, How the nose works, luca turin, Perfumes, Theories

Philosophical beliefs and Metaphysical assumptions7 comments

Luis Rosa wrote 1 year ago: I don´t know exactly how many philosophical opinions I have. The issues on philosophy are so extensi … more →

Tags: Philosophy, metaphysics, Belief, Assumptions, ontological commitment, beliefs system

Where Beagles Dare: Speaking for Darwin? The Dawkins/Darwin Audio Debate 18 comments

rosyb wrote 1 year ago: PART OF TALKING BOOKS: AUDIO BOOK MONTH ON VULPES LIBRIS Abridgement is always a thorny issue in aud … more →

Tags: Interviews: publishers, Non-fiction: nature, Non-fiction: essays, Entries by Rosy, Special Features, Non-Fiction: Science, Talking Books - Audio Book Month, Charles Darwin, RIchard Dawkins

Should the Public Be Able to Choose What Science to Believe?3 comments

Stuart Robbins wrote 1 year ago: Introduction This blog post is about a statement made by Dr. Caroline Crocker on the ID The Future p … more →

Tags: Creationism, intelligent design, Moon, General Science, History, id, Casey Luskin, astronomy, Evolution


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