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Woke Nature
It has been deemed as unscientific to say that a person's genitals determines their sex. Genes, too, have been disallowed as scientific evidence. Nature says so, and they are the…
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Don’t Panic, But Intelligent Design Is Trivially True (Breathe, Breathe…)
This post, a follow-up to yesterday's, originally ran 4 August 2016. What I mean by intelligent design (which is perhaps not what you mean by it) is that All There…
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You Don’t Have Free Will, Which Is Why You Make Such Bad Choices
Stream: You Don't Have Free Will, Which Is Why You Make Such Bad Choices There is a special kind of stupid achievable only by the intelligent (I resemble this remark).…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Celestial Bodies Don’t Control Our Will
Previous post. Celestial bodies don't control our intellects or wills; though they may control our bodies. Well, the moon's gravitation, for instance, does do something to us. THAT THE CELESTIAL…
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The Static Theory of Time and Free Will — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
It is often argued that if the block universe theory of time is correct then people lack free will. The reason for this contention is because on a B-theory of…
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Do Not Read This Article On Why You Don’t Have Free Will
There is a certain charm in a fellow who can bring himself to write "We humans like to think of ourselves as mindful creatures" while intimating it isn't so. Yet…
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Edge’s Last Question
The guy who runs Edge, the site we've had some fun with over the years, has decided he's run out of interesting questions. So to go out with a noise,…
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Why Child Sex Abuse & Trafficking Is Allowed To Continue — Guest Post by Cassandra Outlander
A brief summary from an new contributor. Child sex abuse and trafficking is as horrific as it is unbelievable, which is one reason why the criminals involved are able to…
