Previous post. There is no point to reading your horoscope. THAT THE MOTION OF A CELESTIAL BODY IS NOT THE CAUSE OF OUR ACTS OF CHOICE BY THE POWER OF ITS SOUL […]
Summary Against Modern Thought: The Stars Don’t Make Our Choices
Classical Statistics Has Outlived Its Usefulness: Here’s The Fix
A PDF of this article may be downloaded here. This article is a precis of Uncertainty. Opening Act Patient walks into the doctor and says, “Doc, I saw that new ad. The […]
Is Time Travel Metaphysically Possible? — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
Before answering the question, I will define the different meanings of the word “possible”. In philosophy, there are different senses of the word “possible”. Besides, it’s good to know the different senses […]
Celebrating The Court’s Common Sense — And Lamenting Its Mistake
The OSHA opinion is here: the “Health” opinion is here. We earlier went through the Fifth Circuit quashing the OSHA mandate. The Court ruled twice yesterday. Once on the OSHA dictate, and […]
Academics Throw Fit After Being Told They Don’t Throw Fits Over IQ & Race
There are many positions on IQ, the so-called intelligence quotient, but most fall into two camps. Those who reject IQ measures outright, because racism, and those who claim people have an IQ, […]
Summary Against Modern Thought: God Can Product Effects Without Proximate Causes
Previous post. Miracles are possible. This chapter is only an introduction. In two weeks, we get to the meat of miracles. THAT GOD CAN WORK APART FROM THE ORDER IMPLANTED IN THINGS, […]
The Static Theory of Time and Free Will — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
It is often argued that if the block universe theory of time is correct then people lack free will. The reason for this contention is because on a B-theory of time, future […]
The Problem With Ethical Egoism — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
Ethical egoism is the position that says that one ought to value oneself above others and that one ought to always act with the aim of benefiting oneself. Ethical egoism also holds […]
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