Survivorship Bias
Or, why financial success isn’t just determined by the winners:
Sweatshops Are Good
The author of a new book explains.
The Self-Evidence of God
I know a few people that definitely deserve a heaven if there is one, people whose goodness is so far beyond my own that it makes me doubt I’ll ever be in the running… But perhaps the best argument for God isn’t about proofs or sound reasoning, but in the observation of man and self.…
DetailsAnother Word to the Historically Ignorant
Quite a few words, in fact. Just over a week ago, I posted about how those claiming that the Middle Ages were a time in which the Catholic Church sought to control and cruelly subjugate all “for their own benefit” are both historically ignorant and theologically bereft. I don’t want to end it there, since…
DetailsOne Day Late!
I missed St. Patrick’s Day for these. Dangit! An Irishman arrived at J.F.K. Airport and wandered around the terminal with tears streaming down his cheeks. An airline employee asked him if he was already homesick. “No,” replied the Irishman “I’ve lost all me luggage!” “How’d that happen?” “The cork fell out!” said the Irishman. An…
DetailsSugar < Fat
The momentum that drives human knowledge results in casualties of truth and the end of truly outstanding scientists’ careers. In health sciences, we have grasped the food pyramid, based on psuedoscientific nonsense, for decades. At least since 1972, one scientist has been arguing that sugars, including complex sugars in carbohydrates, are much worse for us…
DetailsThe Big Bang, Revisited
Recent findings at Harvard may prove the Big Bang much more likely than ever before. Something to do with gravity waves. Until that news is out, here is a refresher on the BB:
The Atheist God-of-the-Gaps
In recent discussions about naturalism and evolution, I find this short post to be so true: The Christian theist is often accused of arguing for the “God of the Gaps” when invoking God as an explanation. It’s important to understand that this is actually a complete misrepresentation of what the theist should be arguing. Theists…
DetailsRise Above Tribalism
The Asch Conformity Experiments showed our tendency to avoid upsetting the apple cart by having opinions of our own that are distinct from those around us. Scientists speculate this type of conformity is developed when students are young, and when peer pressure is exerted on kids without any interference, it will have serious implications in…
DetailsGödel, the Wizard
Your lecture of the week this week is about Kurt Gödel, the greatest mathematician ever to have lived. In three parts, the following is an examination of some of his most incredible findings. If you are interested in logic or how human beings think, don’t miss it. If you need a followup implicating philosophy, we…
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