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Physician Oaths, Then & Now
It is well worth examining the changes over time in the oaths physicians swear to, especially as we have entered an era when the term "doctor" is being applied to…
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Scalia Dissents: Some Favorites
With the passing of that great man I thought it appropriate in remembrance to quote from one or two of Scalia's dissents. Readers may have their own favorites. The reader…
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Analysis Of A Sermon From The Secular Scientism Priest Neil deGrasse Tyson
It's not that anybody of stature claims Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of our greatest minds; instead, it has been said he is a harmless entertainer. In this there is…
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When Philosophy Lost Its Way Discussion
So the official voice of godless materialism published a piece by Robert Frodeman and Adam Briggle (who are plugging a new book, see below), "When Philosophy Lost Its Way" which…
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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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This Week In Doom: The Demands And Ravages Of Equality
Progressive beasts We had fun with the foolish Vox explaining that animals "in the wild" suffer from being eaten, from disease, from neglect, from the lack of personal recognition, and…
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I Self-Identify As The Yak King
Person I know was attending recently a mandatory training session at a well known university. Session was led by trainers not themselves employees of the university, folks who self-identified as…
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Ridley Claims Materialists, Atheists, & Secular Humanists Don’t Preach
Matt Ridley has a curious piece in The Times (no, the better one), "Why Muslims are turning away from Islam". (Incidentally, Ridley and I both have chapters in the new…