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I daily receive thoughtful emails from readers. Some ask questions, many point to articles or "studies" that need comment. Others just want to say hi. I am grateful for these…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Man’s Knowledge of God Through Demonstration
Previous post. Ultimate felicity does not come in reading chapters like this. But it's sure to put you in a good mood. That Human Felicity Does Not Consist In the…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Ultimate Happiness Man’s Knowledge of God
Previous post. Three-word summary: Avoid bad books. That Human Felicity Does Not Consist In the Knowledge of God Which is Generally Possessed by Most Men 1 It remains to investigate…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Ultimate Happiness Comes In Contemplation Of God
Previous post. Finally, the grand (and not unexpected) reveal! That the ultimate felicity of man consists in the contemplation of God 1 So, if the ultimate felicity of man does…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Human Happiness Does Not Lie In Acts Of Virtue
Previous post. Strange (again again) are the things men seek out. That man's ultimate felicity does not lie in acts of the moral virtues 1 It is clear, too, that…
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Chapter 1 Excerpt from Uncertainty: The Soul of Probability, Modeling & Statistics
Buy the book! Necessary & Conditional Truth Given "x,y,z are natural numbers and x>y and y>z" the proposition "x>z" is true (I am assuming logical knowledge here, which I don't…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Human Happiness Does Not Come In Health
Previous post. Strange (again again) are the things men seek out. That Human Felicity Does Not Consist In Goods of the Body 1 Moreover, that man's highest good does not…
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Anthony Bourdain In Hell?
Hell exists. The unrepentant go there. By all accounts, and from the man's own pen, Anthony Bourdain was unrepentant. Therefore, Anthony Bourdain is in Hell. Or perhaps purgatory. Or maybe…