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Women Do Not Have A Right To Do Whatever They Want With Their Bodies

Over the weekend Yours Truly tweeted this: https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/262583368246497280 Within five minutes of posting, I lost seven Twitter followers, people presumably displeased with the entry. Since this is me, I first…

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The Year Of Faith: What Strange Things People Believe

What better way to start the Year of Faith than with this headline: Experts: Global warming means more Antarctic ice This was atop an article penned Seth Borenstein, who noticed…

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Dominicans And Jesuits Battle It Out Over Thomism—Guest Post by John Kelleher

First, I want to thank Matt for all he does. Not every Statistician to the Stars has risked career and fortune to teach an extraordinary and fruitful revolution in statistics,…

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We Have Evolved Beyond Evolution: How Can Evolution Help?

There is an argument favored by some fans of evolutionary psychology that goes something like this: For the vast majority of our 150,000 years or so on the planet, we…

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Reasoning To Belief: Feser’s The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism — Part Last: Skulls Full Of Nothing

Don't Think Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part Interlude, Part IV, Part V, Part VI. Part Last. Buy the book ($12.92 as of last glance). There is a…

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Reasoning To Belief: Feser’s The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism — Part VI: Akin And Abortion After Rape

Stop in the name of the Law! Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part Interlude, Part IV, Part V, Part VI. Part Last. Earlier this month, Missouri Congressman Todd…

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We Are All Eugenicists Now: New Test Identifies 3,500 Genetic “Faults” In Fetuses — Update

See the crucial update below. I was assured, several times, that my second son was to be my first daughter. The doctors who told me this had performed certain tests,…

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Are There Any Arguments Against Eugenics Left?

Most, or even all, progressives say they are against eugenics. Yet most, or all, progressives were against the recent Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act which would have outlawed sex-selective abortions in these…

Brian (bulaoren) on Canada Invents New Euphemism For Doctor KillingsDecember 29, 2025
Back in the 1970s, I went to college in Montreal. My Canadian counterparts were, on the whole, a pretty likable…
Faith on Canada Invents New Euphemism For Doctor KillingsDecember 29, 2025
I know it's difficult for you, China, but do try to stay on point. Shelley had the usual liberal ideas…
henry chinaski on Canada Invents New Euphemism For Doctor KillingsDecember 29, 2025
“Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only…
John Pate on Complete List Of All Moral & Ethical Questions Answered By ScienceDecember 28, 2025
Bah humbug! Scientism, on the other hand, can answer all your philosophical and moral questions for you, you degenerate denier.
John Pate on Why British & EU Rulers Are Juicing War With RussiaDecember 27, 2025
@hudbwu although the stupidity rather than malice argument is very powerful in smaller organizations, along with the Peter Principal, it…