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Road Rage: Paper Says Living Near Road Causes Dementia

Dust is thrilling researchers these days. Dust, or the more scientific sounding PM2.5, is the next greatest struggle after global warming. We've already seen attempts to prove dust, as measured…

Culture Philosophy

Why “I Believe Survivors” Is Asinine: Kavanaugh vs. Ford, Realists vs. Fantasists.

We're interested here in why people believe this female Ford's charges against male SCOTUS nominee Kavanaugh. Many progressives say Ford's evidence, even at this late date (I'm editing this on…

Culture

A Joke About Race As Social Construct

Turns out Bhutan bans opinion polls. So I thought of making a poll asking this question: Should opinion polls be banned? * Yes, * No. Now there is only one…

Culture

Math Paper Scuttled By Angry Feminists & Frightened Effeminates: With Critique of the Paper Itself

First, I confess angry feminists and frightened effeminates are grammatical tautologies on the order of unmarried bachelor, but I plead artistic license. These words, while logically flawed, are more arresting.…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: A Second Misunderstanding of Separate Substances

Previous post. Like last week, this chapter exists to squash a subtle, technical errors. Again it requires close reading to grasp. It's best to at least skim: don't skip. Reminder:…

Philosophy SAMT

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…

Culture Philosophy

If The Founding Principles Were So Great, How’d We Get To Where We Are? Part II

Read Part I (first!). Munoz is right to show there was not unanimity among the Founders. Most adopted the language of rights, but some tempered this with doses of natural-law…

The Why & Frequency Of Miracles: Shapiro’s <em>The Miracle Myth</em> Reviewed — Part IV

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The Why & Frequency Of Miracles: Shapiro’s The Miracle Myth Reviewed — Part IV

Read Part I, II, III. MOTIVE That miracles have supernatural origins is true by definition (see below, in PROBABILITY). Miracles, like all events, must have causes, and cause has motive…

John Pate on Book UpdateOctober 14, 2026
I'm a big fan of LaTeX. I wrote a class package that made it into one or more of the…
Cary Cotterman on Book UpdateOctober 14, 2026
I just might buy a copy of the new edition, even though I already have the typo-ridden first one. I'll…
Uncle Mike on Book UpdateOctober 14, 2026
I lent my first copy to somebody? and they never returned it, so yes, I will buy a new one,…
Tars Tarkas on Book UpdateOctober 14, 2026
Contact Castalia House, a publisher run by Vox Day, a certified wrong-thinker.
Bill Hankel on Book UpdateOctober 14, 2026
I look forward to adding this to my Christmas wish list and watching my wife's eyes glaze over in bored…