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Scientific Proof of God?

Scientific Proof of God?

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  48 Comments  •  5 years ago

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...
Teaching Religious Views as Science

Teaching Religious Views as Science

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  143 Comments  •  5 years ago

Answers In Genesis is probably the most influential Young Earth Creationism organization.   It is an organization with about $172 million in assets which aggressively promotes religious...
Black men making it in America: The engines of economic success for black men in America

Black men making it in America: The engines of economic success for black men in America

Via: XXJefferson51  •  Critical Thinkers  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

Over the last decade, much of the racial news and academic research on black men in America has been sobering, if not downright depressing. But negative news isn’t the only story about race or...
What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs?

What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs?

Via: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  156 Comments  •  5 years ago

An intellectual mini lecture by the distinguished Ken Ham.     This is a disturbing level of serial nonsense.    I make no guarantee that you will retain your current IQ level if you...
Dumbing down the next generation

Dumbing down the next generation

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  121 Comments  •  5 years ago

Groups like Answers In Genesis are on a never-ending crusade of disinformation attempting to convince people that bio-chemical evolution is a worldwide conspiracy, fake science, etc. because it...
Changing Your Mind

Changing Your Mind

By: TᵢG  •  Critical Thinkers  •  114 Comments  •  5 years ago

During the Ham and Nye debate a few years back a percipient question ↓ was asked of the debaters:    What, if anything, would ever change your mind? The question was about...
Getting an "Ought" from an "Is.

Getting an "Ought" from an "Is.

By: Enoch  •  Critical Thinkers  •  57 Comments  •  5 years ago

A traditional philosophical problem is can we get an "ought" from an "is". What, if any relationship exists between statements of value and observed data? By using a sports metaphor to illustrate...
The Problem of Induction - N+1 and Penguins

The Problem of Induction - N+1 and Penguins

By: Enoch  •  Critical Thinkers  •  26 Comments  •  5 years ago

The following is a quotation about the problem of induction by Sextus Empiricus. "When they propose to establish the universal from the particulars by means of induction, they will effect this by...
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