The Pastafarians, started to mock ID, are becoming a fast-growing religion
Richard Weikart: Darwinian philosopher embraces Darwinism as a religion
New Scientist: Richard Dawkins shows us how to outgrow God
Why the “computer” model of the human brain fails
Melanie Phillips muses on the extinction of reason
Physics envy is a terrible thing, especially in economists
David Gelernter in a more accustomed role… asking rude questions about Facebook’s $billions
Egnor on the evidence against materialism:
News just tagged this on to a news post but this is worth headlining: Blurb: Discovery Science In this bonus interview footage from Science Uprising, neurosurgeon Michael Egnor discusses the evidence against materialism and explains how materialism undercuts rather than supports genuine science. Be sure to visit https://scienceuprising.com/ to find more videos and explore related articles and books. Michael Egnor, MD (from Columbia University), neurosurgeon and professor of neurological surgery at Stony Brook University. Dr. Egnor is renowned for his work in pediatric neurosurgery. See https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2516312…. Food for thought. END
Logic & First Principles: What about “appeal to consequences” (vs. reductio ad absurdum)?
In a current thread, frequent objector, Seversky, posed a one liner objection intended to dismiss an OP: “Argumentum ad consequentiam.“ This raises an obvious issue on logic and linked epistemology, as argument by reduction to absurdity (which is broader than simple logical contradiction) is a well recognised argument type. Where, also, the issue is not emotive reaction to logical or operational consequences, but that that which is false or evil often leads to chaos, logical or existential or both. Thus, for example, we learn from history that certain things are manifestly false or evil. In short, we need a way to responsibly decide on when an argument succeeds as a reductio. For example, dismissing any arguments we do not like Read More ›
Live Event: On Life in the Universe
At Youtube, here: Note, the assumption that the cosmos is a closed system, which is philosophically loaded. Let us monitor — note, several hours from the beginning. END