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#LaudatoSi Thoughts
I'll have more later, including a piece at The Stream. Still teaching. The fake controversy of the "broken embargo" is now at an end and we have the final text.…
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Statistics Good, Bad & Ugly
In an attempt to catch up on my 300-some emails (yes, the total has grown considerably; probably because of recent publicity), here are some articles sent in by readers that…
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Science Is Only A Matter Of Culture, A Different Way Of Knowing?
Since it's Easter, it's high time we confronted a devastating argument against science. Hold onto your test tubes, fellow beings, your faith is about to be shaken. Isn't it true…
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Oh Good, We Have Consensus About Climate Change
See if you agree with me: agreeing with me isn't proof that that which we agree about is true. Doesn't mean that that which we agree about is wrong, neither,…
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Believers Less Vindictive Than Godless Atheists: New Research
Vengeance Is Mine The actual title of the Live Science press release was "Believers Leave Punishment to Powerful God," a story which opens with the memorable words: Believing in an…
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England’s Rulers Insist Natives Must Assimilate To “Migrants”
Rampant egalitarianism, i.e. woke, insists all peoples are equal and that only circumstance causes difference. Which, of course, is false. But believed. One consequence of the belief was open-borders welcome-to-all…
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Who’s Better at Playing Doctor, Boys Or Girls?
Keeping with Fadeback Fridays, which is soon to be an international success, this classic post, which originally ran on 23 December 2016. It's yet another in an endless supply of…
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Class 30: Hypothesis Testing Stinks I
Today the math, which you don't strictly need if you can't calculate, behind how to think about Research Shows headlines and papers. This will be an invaluable exercise. You must…