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Six Thousand Years Of History
If you ask a physicist "Why can't objects go faster than light? That there should be a limit doesn't seem right to me", he will abuse you. He'll start off…
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E. Michael Jones vs. Michael L. Brown: Can We Speak of “The Catholics” or “The Jews”?
The readings for Sunday, 12 May (Acts 13:14, 43-52): Paul and Barnabas carried on from Perga till they reached Antioch in Pisidia. Here they went to synagogue on the Sabbath…
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The Limitations And Usefulness Of IQ
That Smarts Everybody knows that some people are smarter than others, and that some are teachable and some not. Well, some people do deny these facts, believing that if everybody…
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The Week In Doom — Pedophilia Is An Orientation Edition
Item The purge of Dr Seuss has begun 'Take home a n***** for your woodpile.' Children's author Dr. Seuss once wrote shockingly racist and misogynistic cartoons and REFUSED to apologize…
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Researchers Claim Biological Test For Sex Doesn’t Exist
Advocacy and activist organizations goose statistics in their favor. The National Organization For Red-Haired Pickpockets is bound to arrive at a figure higher, and perhaps much higher, especially if donations…
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Is Time Travel Metaphysically Possible? — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
Before answering the question, I will define the different meanings of the word "possible". In philosophy, there are different senses of the word "possible". Besides, it's good to know the…
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AI Is Kicking Statistics’s Ass
Here's the headline: "AI can predict when someone will die with unsettling accuracy: This isn't the first time experts have harnessed AI's predictive power for healthcare." Unsettling accuracy? Is accuracy…
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Independent Rating Of University Degrees
The University of Akron is, so this story says, offering to buy out half of is faculty. Half. How many administrators it will buy out or fire is not said.…