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Denyse O'Leary
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February 9, 2022
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Canada, Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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Truckers to government: We are not your lab rats any more

Denyse O'Leary
February 9, 2022
Canada, Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
The last word in elite cluelessness belongs to Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson: “It’s disturbing when you see the protest turning into what looks like some kind of a fun carnival, where they’ve got bouncy castles and hot tubs and saunas, a complete insult to the people who are putting up with this nonsense for the last seven days, and it shows a great deal of insensitivity,” ... Mr. Watson, kids - who are not at significant risk via COVID - have been in elite progressive COVID-19 jail for years. Soon, other parents are also going to get red-pilled and start liberating their kids from Trust the Science! jail. And trust them to think they have the right to ask some hard questions. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 7, 2022
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The police swoop in Ottawa: The Constitution? Old news now

Denyse O'Leary
February 7, 2022
Canada, Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
“Trust the science!” is starting to show its totalitarian face in Canada — but, as they slowly learn the facts, citizens are standing their ground, From the comments: “Canadians: ‘Be polite when you are being arrested.’ u guys rock!” (Sure, commenter. Canada belongs to the people of Canada. And this is how free people fight back. Serfs, by contrast, destroy things and attack people because they have no stake in a free and prosperous society.) Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 7, 2022
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
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The cost of silencing science debate: Subjective science

Denyse O'Leary
February 7, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Science
A vaccine research scientist from mainland China discusses the cost of authoritarianism in science. One consequence is that those who seek to provide non-approved but defensible information are vilified and persecuted, to protect the Official Story by which many prosper, though the public as a whole may be harmed. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 6, 2022
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Intelligent Design, Multiverse, Philosophy, Science
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Can the Higgs boson give believers their multiverse? Shot and chaser

Denyse O'Leary
February 6, 2022
Intelligent Design, Multiverse, Philosophy, Science
The obvious difficulty is that the multiverse drags in inconceivable complexity in order to solve comparatively common, minor issues of the sort that science always faces. People don’t think of that approach as a solution unless they have a vested philosophical and emotional interest in the idea. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 5, 2022
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Canada, Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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What I saw at the Freedom Convoy in downtown Victoria – various updates

Denyse O'Leary
February 5, 2022
Canada, Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
It was all friendly; people were having a good time. There was no violence; I heard no racial epithets and saw no racial insignia. So if media tell you that it is really about white nationalsm, etc., remember that the legacy Canadian media are in fact supported to stay in business by the federal government. Because few depend on them for news any more. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 31, 2022
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Intelligent Design, Laws, Media, Science
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John West explains why Discovery Institute will start speaking up about science totalitarianism around COVID

Denyse O'Leary
January 31, 2022
Intelligent Design, Laws, Media, Science
COVID-19 has been used as the rationale for an extraordinary expansion of government power in the name of science... COVID has shown government officials how to do an end-run around the normal system of checks and balances. They simply need to invoke “science” and declare an emergency — and then extend their emergency orders time and again. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 27, 2022
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Intelligent Design, Just For Fun, Philosophy, Science
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At Medium: Six scientific paradoxes on offer that will “blow your mind”

Denyse O'Leary
January 27, 2022
Intelligent Design, Just For Fun, Philosophy, Science
Dinelka: Imagine you are a time traveler. You decide to meet the great greek philosopher, Pythagoras of Samos, and introduce him to the fantastic relation among the three sides of the right-angled triangle. You introduce and you leave ... Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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January 6, 2022
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Media, Science
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Well, Jogalekar finally got a chance to tell his story re what happened at Scientific American

Denyse O'Leary
January 6, 2022
Media, Science
Asaronaon: Ashutosh used to write regularly for Scientific American, until he was fired seven years ago over a column in which he advocated acknowledging Richard Feynman’s flaws, including his arrogance and casual sexism, but also understanding those flaws within the context of Feynman’s whole life, including the tragic death of his first wife Arlene. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
January 3, 2022
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Philosophy, Science

Does philosophy make better scientists?

Denyse O'Leary
January 3, 2022
Philosophy, Science
Shraim: Most of us have a foundational understanding in this area — but, as a philosophy student, I was required to take a structured course in logic. At the start, it was like taking a class in brain-teaser puzzles: A∨B is true if both A and B are true; A∧B is true if either A or B is true. Read More ›