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We Have -12 Months To SAVE THE PLANET
There is a typo in the title. Not the negative. That's supposed to be there. We really do have negative time to save the planet. The typo, or rather inaccuracy,…
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Subjective Probability Is Objective
Because certain forms of Bayesian probability, particularly so-called subjective probability, are being taken up in quantum mechanics, it's well to understand just what subjective probability is, if it's anything, and…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Things Which Looks Miraculous But Aren’t
Previous post. Always seek for the genuine article. HOW SPIRITUAL SUBSTANCES DO CERTAIN WONDERFUL THINGS WHICH, HOWEVER, ARE NOT TRULY MIRACLES 1 It was Avicenna's position that matter is much…
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The Week In Doom — Bugmen Eat Bugmeat Edition
Item You will be eating replacement meats within 20 years. Here's why At the same time, concerns about how to feed this expanded populace, along with the impact meat has…
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The Official Death Of Superhero Movies
Not all news is bad. Like this: Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer are ready to save the world on the set of their superhero movie Thunder Force. Here's a live-action…
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The Theology That Justifies Everything
This might seem like inside baseball, but it's worth reading because what happened gives a solid indication of the new world religion that is taking shape. Fr Martin tweeted this.…
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The Pozzing Of Medicine Continues, Lancet Editor Edition
Listen to this first; it's only a minute. https://twitter.com/DoctorsXr/status/1187377667928141824 My transcription: My name is Richard Horton and I'm editor of The Lancet. The climate emergency that we're facing today, being…
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Cardinal Richelieu On The Necessity Of Non-Education
This excerpt is from The Political Testament of Cardinal Richelieu, chapter II (1642); numbers and paragraphifications have been added to aid readability. (1) Because a knowledge of letters is entirely…