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Polar Bears Are Doing Fine: Activists, Not So Well

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Should Humanity Take Religion on Interstellar Space Voyages?

In case you thought it was only theologians who debated strange questions like how many angels could dance on the head of a pin1 (ouch), today we have a group…
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Aristotle On Non-Contradiction: Why UN Chief Ban Ki Moon’s Views On Free Speech Are Invalid

The simplest version The Philosopher gave is this: It is impossible to hold the same thing to be and not to be. If something is a "Quantum Superposition" it cannot…
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What Do Philosophical Proofs Prove? — Guest Post by DAV

Note about civility: we are all, or should be, ladies and gentlemen here. Non-gentlemanly comments will henceforth be censored. Arguments, however, are more than welcome. ---Briggs There have been some…
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Today is the last day to participate in the voting study. If you have not already done so, please click below. And please send this to people you know, especially…
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    > But that’s because the setup is itself weird. It contains the implicit premise that more beliefs equals better survival,…

  2. John M on Impossible LSAT Statistics QuestionFebruary 3, 2026

    Well, now I know why lawyers are all screwed up.

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    I think Mr. Blow hit the nail on the head.

  4. Uncle Mike on Impossible LSAT Statistics QuestionFebruary 3, 2026

    Statisticians always get blamed for everything. My friend is a statistician, so it's his own stupid fault.

  5. JH on Impossible LSAT Statistics QuestionFebruary 3, 2026

    (A) Both valid and sound arguments are considered correct. The premise for a valid argument may be false. (See https://iep.utm.edu/val-snd/).…

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