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Author Archives: Steve
The methodology of trust
Our lives revolve around trust. We trust countless things every day to be as we think they are. When you get in a car, you trust that the brakes are not going to fail, the engine is not going to … Continue reading
Three a week: Free will
Do we have free will? Three questions: Question 1: What is free will? It sounds obvious, but upon further inspection, this is a tough question. Can we make choices freely? Well, what is a “choice”, and what is “freely”? Perhaps … Continue reading
The methodological error of “faith”
If you value finding truth, you should be concerned with the methodology of thinking. There are common pitfalls and fallacies which are easy to be deceived by, and, in order to properly avoid deception, you should be actively searching for … Continue reading
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Three a week: Science
Science is the cornerstone of the modern age, right? Three questions: Question 1: Can science explain everything? There are a few deeper questions at play here. Are there things which are non-empirical? What does an “explanation” even mean if everything … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving. I am spending time/traveling with my family, so I will not be writing until next week. (What is Thanksgiving anyway? How do you know?)
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The negation of truth
As I have written about before, if you want to base your worldview on a solid foundation, you must center your beliefs around logical reasoning. This post is furthering the search for and analysis of certain truths. (See here and … Continue reading
Three a week: Makeup
Millions of women wear makeup. Three questions: Question 1: Why wear makeup? Makeup is used to look pretty, right? Well, what is looking pretty? Who determines what pretty is? How much influence does society have in determining what “pretty” is? … Continue reading
Statistical anomalies: are they divine?
Religious people love to claim that God personally intervened in their life. They will give you a touching story about a statistical anomaly which they know couldn’t have happened unless “something else was going on”. That one time that mistake … Continue reading
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Three a week: Intellectual honesty
How honest should you be with yourself? Three questions: Question 1: What do you know? There is a difference between what you believe and what you know. You probably believe a bunch of things which you don’t know (as I … Continue reading
Can feelings lead to truth?
I have a pet peeve. When people say, “I just feel like this is true.”, I want to slap them. Who cares about your feeling? Whether or not you feel a certain way has no bearing on whether or not … Continue reading