Article History
Why the universe seems so strange
Via: TᵢG • Critical Thinkers • 4 Comments • 1 Like • 7 years ago
“What we see of the real world is not the unvarnished world, but a model of the world, regulated and adjusted by sense data, but constructed so it's...”
This well conceived talk illustrates the difference between our intuitive view of reality compared to a far more complex reality per the findings of modern science. One of several interesting points made by Professor Dawkins: Steve Grand points out that you and I are, ourselves, more like a...
Determinism vs Free Will
Via: TᵢG • Critical Thinkers • 206 Comments • 6 Likes • 7 years ago
“Where would these free decisions, the ones that launch entirely new causal chains, come from?”
We have had several thread-sourced discussions on free will. This short video provides a good baseline that might make future discussions on free will more productive.
Slavery in the Bible is Disingenuous
Via: TᵢG • Religious and not News Chat • 128 Comments • 6 Likes • 7 years ago
“I wake up every day, every single day, in a world where the majority of people believe in batshit crazy stuff that is also evil and contributes to...”
Matt was very triggered in this video. Not the presentation I would prefer, but he made points that I have made using examples I have used and got the kind of response I have witnessed. In spite of Matt's often emotional presentation, this video has a lot to offer. Matt Dillahunty's bio, by...
Ricky Gervais And Stephen Go Head-To-Head On Religion
Via: TᵢG • Religious and not News Chat • 135 Comments • 4 Likes • 7 years ago
“… so this is atheism in a nutshell. You say, "there's a god.". I say, "you can prove that?" You say, "no." I say, "I don't believe you then.”
Ricky in his usual soft-delivery of brutal candor offers a clear description of agnostic atheism (i.e. the position of most every atheist) and demonstrates why he is an agnostic atheist. Here is the operative part of the short video: Stephen: Talking about hell before, about this...
Why The US Has No High-Speed Rail
Via: TᵢG • Health, Science & Technology • 29 Comments • 7 years ago
“It's just very difficult to make the economics work here. … There's just too many other tough pressing problems we're facing.”
We have vested interests in the private sector that do not want to see an efficient transportation infrastructure that lessens the demand on individual vehicles. On top of that, the safety regulations, natural challenges (e.g. mountains), labor costs, etc. make such a system difficult to cost...
How Game of Thrones Should Have Ended
Via: TᵢG • Entertainment • 1 Comments • 7 years ago
“Jump to my alternate ending: 4:43”
This is intriguing. A few minor mistakes, but a better story line. I thought it would be fun to consider one of many other possible endings to this otherwise spectacular series.
Homosexuality Is Not Moral And Here's Why
Via: TᵢG • Critical Thinkers • 35 Comments • 7 Likes • 7 years ago
“Homosexuality is not inherently moral but it is not immoral either.”
Alex (the speaker) makes the point that it makes no sense to consider sexual orientation in terms of morality. One's sexual orientation is not moral or immoral ... it just is an un-chosen characteristic of their person. Similarly, it is not moral or immoral to be of a given skin color,...
Flat Earth vs. Round Earth
Via: TᵢG • Critical Thinkers • 79 Comments • 2 Likes • 7 years ago
“You are essentially perpetuating ignorance by denying science.”
They believe this stuff. The leader of the group, Mark Sargent, claims that the Earth is flat and the stars and planets are just lights in the sky. He holds that the flat Earth means that there is a greater force than us. Apparently the views are religious.
Scientific Proof of God?
Via: TᵢG • Critical Thinkers • 48 Comments • 7 Likes • 7 years ago
“Because we have no compelling evidence of the multiverse theory (at least not yet) we are not going to make claims of absolute certainty because...”
Alex is a very accomplished video blogger (especially at his age). I like his style; it is entertaining and cuts to the chase. His knowledge and articulate, biting rebuttals hint as to why he now has over 200,000 subscribers. This analysis (one of many) deals with some of the most common...