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Essence Is Of The Essence
This is Part II of my answer to Mayo's quip. See Part I. Obviously, it's only a wee fraction of what could be said. Are you you? I do not…
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Falsifiability Is Not That Useful
False is not True We spoke earlier of falsification and why I didn't think it was an especially useful criterion. My tweets about it inspired Deborah Mayo, who advocates for…
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Behind The Russian Madness — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
Editor's note: this is third in a series, Part I, Part II. You can learn about Patriarch Kirill of Moscow here. The Russians are mad. No, I don't mean they're…
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Is Most Published Research Wrong? Yep. Here’s Why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42QuXLucH3Q One of my students---my heart soars like a hawk!---sent me the video linked above. I'll assume you've watched it, as my comments make reference to it. About the dismal…
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The Difference Between Essential And Empirical Models
I was having a back-and-forth with a colleague on modeling types (see this post for a modeling hierarchy) and falsifiability. It's crucial we distinguish essential and empirical models, but first…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: There Is Free Will
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. At last!…
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The City Of Sodom Possibly Identified (On Evidence)
A team of archaeologists are making the case for Sodom. Not for buggery, mind, but for the historical location of the doomed city. And when you hear the evidence for…
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Stream: AP’s LGBT ‘Rights’ Survey: Stacked, Biased, Bogus
Today's post is at The Stream: AP's LGBT 'Rights' Survey: Stacked, Biased, Bogus. AP is reporting young Americans "overwhelmingly support LGBT rights", a proposition deduced from a GenForward survey "of…