It has been deemed as unscientific to say that a person’s genitals determines their sex. Genes, too, have been disallowed as scientific evidence. Nature says so, and they are the preeminent science […]
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Sing, Ye Gods, Of The Wrath Of Achilles — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
Remember the line ‘Sing, ye gods, of the wrath of Achilles’? First line of the Old Testament. I guess it depends on which Bible you are reading. In this case, I am […]
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 […]
Do Not Read This Article On Why You Don’t Have Free Will
There is a certain charm in a fellow who can bring himself to write “We humans like to think of ourselves as mindful creatures” while intimating it isn’t so. Yet if we […]
Don’t Panic, But Intelligent Design Is Trivially True (Breathe, Breathe…)
This post, a follow-up to yesterday’s, originally ran 4 August 2016. What I mean by intelligent design (which is perhaps not what you mean by it) is that All There Is, along […]
Summary Against Modern Thought: Celestial Bodies Don’t Control Our Will
Previous post. Celestial bodies don’t control our intellects or wills; though they may control our bodies. Well, the moon’s gravitation, for instance, does do something to us. THAT THE CELESTIAL BODIES ARE […]
Edge’s Last Question
The guy who runs Edge, the site we’ve had some fun with over the years, has decided he’s run out of interesting questions. So to go out with a noise, which you’ll […]
Jerry Coyne Doesn’t Have Free Will
Edge is at it again, asking named persons “What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known?” Many interesting things to discuss, so consider this the launching of a new […]
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