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You Lie! Said the Geocentrist to the Catholic Scientist — Guest Post by Bob Kurland

Note: this post first appeared on Reflections of a Catholic Scientist. “People give ear to an upstart astrologer who strove to show that the earth revolves, not the heavens or…

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Atheists Can’t Trust Reason — Or Anything

I saw on Twitter another version of the old you-can't-trust-reason-without-God argument, under the title "On the futility of attempting rational discourse with atheists." It went like this. 1. Anyone who…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: The Soul Begins At Conception, Part II

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. Part II…

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Reasoning To Belief: Feser’s The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism — Part I

This series originally began 5 August 2012. The links to the remainder are below. Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part Interlude, Part IV, Part V, Part VI. Part…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Soul Begins At Conception, Part I

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. Part I…

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God’s Periodic Table & Evolution — Guest Post by Bob Kurland

Note: This post first appeared at Reflections of the Catholic Scientist. "Those distinct substances, which concretes generally either afford, or are made up of, may, without very much inconvenience, be…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Animal Souls Aren’t Immortal

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. Review is…

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Machines Can’t Learn (Universals): The Abacus As Brain Part II

Read Our Intellects Are Not Computers: The Abacus As Brain Part I first. Machines can learn, all right. But they can't learn like us. Machines cannot apprehend universals, ideas of…

NLR on Expert Nathan Confas: Experts Know BestJune 3, 2025
People are willing to take advice from someone with greater knowledge or understanding, provided that the experts is trustworthy and…
Phil R on Expert Nathan Confas: Experts Know BestJune 3, 2025
Not sure if relevant, but short personal anecdote. My wife used to work for a pest control company. one time…
JH on Expert Nathan Confas: Experts Know BestJune 3, 2025
Of course, experts are only considered experts when they say what you want to hear.
JH on Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass ShootingJune 3, 2025
If you believe it is incorrect to conclude that a person with a higher IQ score tends to possess greater…
JH on Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass ShootingJune 3, 2025
Statistics show that individuals aged 80 and older represent roughly 4% of the total population, which is probably the reason…