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How To Make An Atheist Cry
Before I expose the secret of atheist lachrymosity, let me tell you how you won't make a physicist cry. Tell a physicist that there would be no gravity without G.…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Utopia, Rationalia
Who's up for Utopia? Neil deGrasse Tyson, that's who. He tweeted, "Earth needs a virtual country: #Rationalia, with a one-line Constitution: All policy should be based on the weight of…
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Equality Motivates The Refugee Crisis
Nick Land, about whose views more in a moment, points us to Damon Linker about how Angela Merkel's German airplane has imperiled Europe. A real Messerschmitt. About the details you…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Intellectual Creatures & The Universe’s Perfection
See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Why are…
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The Dangers Of Sam Harris’s Anti-Free Will View
Received this email from Justin. I've edited it only to correct the typos my enemies placed in my Inbox. Hi William, I am contacting you because you have a different…
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Preface to Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics
The book is now at a 15% discount at Amazon (I apologize for the price). Buy today. And buy again tomorrow! This will be linked permanently on the book's official…
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Islam Asleep, Islam Awake — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
Editor's note: Watt's previous essay generated quite a bit of controversy. Watt answers those criticisms here. As is clear, Erdogan has at least made the best of the coup. Well,…
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“I Believe In Science” — Which Is Not Believing In Much
Today's post is at The Stream: Hillary Believes in Science -- Which Isn't Saying Much. You just knew it was going to be a good night. Hillary shined on that…