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Against Moldbug’s Reservationist Epistemology: Reason Alone Is Not Reasonable

For most, Mencius Moldbug will need no introduction; for those who do not know him, this review of his work is succinct (which Moldbug never was) and fair. We'll not…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: There Is No Highest Evil

Previous post. The good is "that which all things desire." With that, and in these two chapters, we wrap up the subject of evil. We next time move to the…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Evil Has A Cause

Previous post. Two chapters this week on the (non-controversial) claim that evil must have a cause. The nature of this cause is, however, of some interest. That Evil Has A…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Evil Does not Wholly Destroy the Good

Previous post. A hint of the calculus and a reminder all acts intend a definite good, even when the act results in an evil. That Evil Does not Wholly Destroy…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Evil is Based on the Good

Previous post. We have a very easy week, a short chapter defining how evil is in a good thing, and what that means. This is a mopping up chapter, collecting…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Good is the Cause of Evil

Previous post. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. That Good is the Cause of Evil 1 The foregoing arguments enable us to conclude that evil is caused…

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Should We Worry Artificial Neurons Can Now Compute Faster Than The Human Brain?

Stream: Should We Worry Artificial Neurons Can Now Compute Faster Than The Human Brain? The report from last week's Nature magazine is that "artificial neurons" can now "compute faster than…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Why You Might Say Evil Is A Thing, Part II

Previous post. These are the rebuttals to the arguments presented last week. Review! Answers to these arguments 1 It is not difficult to answer these arguments. Evil and good are…

Johnno on What Are The Chances Of All These Scientists Dying, Killed, Or Going Missing?April 21, 2026
" I have never been a conspiracy theorist, for the simple fact that keeping secrets with multiple (tens, hundreds, and…
Brian (bulaoren) on What Are The Chances Of All These Scientists Dying, Killed, Or Going Missing?April 20, 2026
@Cary Motorcycle accident? No, that was due to covid.
Cary D Cotterman on What Are The Chances Of All These Scientists Dying, Killed, Or Going Missing?April 20, 2026
In the mid '70s I was the janitor at Cal Tech's Kerkhoff Marine Laboratory, where they studied the effects of…
Brian (bulaoren) on What Are The Chances Of All These Scientists Dying, Killed, Or Going Missing?April 20, 2026
I'm waiting for members of the California Coastal Commission to start disappearing.
Bill Hankel on What Are The Chances Of All These Scientists Dying, Killed, Or Going Missing?April 20, 2026
Thank you for your application of common sense (and math!) to this issue. I have never been a conspiracy theorist,…