Philosophy – Page 18 – William M. Briggs

The Best Decision For A Doctor Might Not Be Yours

Probably for the shock value, news outlets are quoting this odd doctor, Ezekiel Emanuel, who, the title promises us, says "U.S. Must Stay Locked Down For 12-18 Months Until There's…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Incest Is Out

Previous post. Notice carefully that none of the arguments below are related to genetics or biology, which is important because some wag will always claim it is possible to "cure"…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Marriage Is One Man, One Woman

Previous post. No sharing. THAT MATRIMONY SHOULD BE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN 1 It seems, too, that we should consider how it is inborn in the minds of…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Matrimony Should Be Indivisible

Previous post. We know every one of these arguments, so it's sad that we reject them. THAT MATRIMONY SHOULD BE INDIVISIBLE 1 If one will make a proper consideration, the…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: The Consent Fallacy Applied To Fornication And Sodomy

Previous post. Our good saint did not use the name Consent Fallacy, but we see it in the first argument. No real comment is necessary here: the saint's words are…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Even Private Acts Can Be Sinful

Previous post. Getting away with it in private won't cut it. THAT DIVINE LAW ORDERS MAN ACCORDING TO REASON IN REGARD TO CORPOREAL AND SENSIBLE THINGS 1 Now, just as…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Worship Belongs To God Alone

Previous post. A good reminder "cult" has changed in meaning over time. Latria = highest kind of worship. Why we worship God is in #5 below. THAT THE CULT PROPER…

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The Impossibility of Star-Trek Like Transporters

According to SyFy Magazine there was an episode of Star Trek: The Woke Generation (Kirk ≫ Picard) in which Riker was transporting himself to the ship, but where a mysterious…

Neil Jordan on Class 94: Quantifying The UnquantifiableSeptember 17, 2026
At last, an opportunity to join you in the "Quagmire of Marginal Statistics." This and later quote are from memory…
McChuck on The MRS Degree — Guest Post by Johnathan EdwardsSeptember 17, 2026
"South Korea and Japan will no longer exist, perhaps in our lifetime, if they don’t start reproducing or bringing more…
McChuck on PFAS and Preservatives: Entrenching Chemophobia through Everyday Stuff — Guest Post by Jaap HanekampSeptember 17, 2026
How many of the breast milk lab techs (doesn't that sound filthy out of context?) were wearing latex gloves, known…
JH on PFAS and Preservatives: Entrenching Chemophobia through Everyday Stuff — Guest Post by Jaap HanekampSeptember 16, 2026
The alternative to preserved clay is, sooner rather than later, mouldy clay… Does this mean to create fear? There are…
Cary Cotterman on PFAS and Preservatives: Entrenching Chemophobia through Everyday Stuff — Guest Post by Jaap HanekampSeptember 16, 2026
Growing up in the late 1950s, I played with modeling clay almost every day. Who knows, back then it was…