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Induction & Essence
Suppose we observe a raven. It's black. We see a second, also black. And so on for a few dozen more. We reason, or rather we argue with ourselves, "Since…
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Gorilla Warfare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDC5wswGnaA I do not understand the human race. It has so little love for creatures with a different face. Treating animals like people is no madness or disgrace. I do…
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The Big Bang, Eternal Inflation & Many Worlds
We're back to our Edge series of ideas scientists wish more people knew about. Today is John C. Mather and the Big Bang. Mather isn't pleased with popular conceptions. What…
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Russia’s (Soft) War With The West, Part I — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
The cat is out of the bag, although most people don't realize that because most people still do not see the cat. Why? Simple. They couldn't see the open bag,…
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A Theory of Nothing Leads to Something
A Theory of Nothing by Thomas Barlow was the most realistic science fiction book I have ever read. The science in the book was fanciful, and even silly, but how…
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Pascal On Confession
From 100 of Pascal's Thoughts. Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still greater evil to be full of them, and to be…
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Music, God’s Gift to Man–and to Robots? — Guest Post by Bob Kurland
Editor's note: The original post can be seen at Kurland's place. A few days ago my wife pointed out a news item announcing a robot that (or who?) can compose…
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The Circus Is Closed—But Animals Still Don’t Have Rights
You already know the Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey have folded up the Big Tent for the last time, a sad event. Any thoughts we have had about running…