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Bem, ESP, And Hypothesis Testing

Daryl Bem, Cornell professor of psychology, once again believes he has proven the validity of ESP (extra-sensory perception). Bem is a long-time researcher of the paranormal who once found notoriety…
Posted inPhilosophy

Rousseau And The New York Times

It All Started With Rousseau 'The General Will is always righteous.' Moreover, provided the State is 'well-intentioned'...interpretation of the General Will can safely be left to the leaders since 'they…
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Faith In Climate Catastrophe

A recent article at Real Climate (linked from BoingBoing) informed its faithful that they, the writers and site leaders "Michael Tobis and Scott Mandia with input from Gavin Schmidt, Michael…
Posted inPhilosophy

The Pope And The Big Bang

It seemed to some that Pope Benedict claimed in this year's Epiphany sermon that modern science helps explain God's existence. "Contemplating [the universe] we are invited to read something profound…