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Changing Your Mind
By: TᵢG
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Critical Thinkers
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114 Comments
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6 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.
By: Enoch
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Critical Thinkers
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57 Comments
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6 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
By: Enoch
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Critical Thinkers
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26 Comments
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6 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...
TERRIFYING TALENT! Freaky Magician GIRL Scares Judges & Audience On Asia's Got Talent!
By: Krishna
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Critical Thinkers
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32 Comments
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6 years ago
WARNING: If you don't understand what's going on here, you might find it to be scary or otherwise upsetting-- so perhaps you should decide not to watch it!
Dr. Richard Ireland, Psychic Demonstration. Real . . . or Fake? (Steve Allen Show 1960)
Via: Krishna
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Critical Thinkers
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33 Comments
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6 years ago
Richard Ireland demonstrates his psychic abilities on the Steve Allen Show in 1969. During the show, Steve Allen, an ardent skeptic, even provides commentary to acknowledge the validity of...
Men with Pens
By: TᵢG
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Critical Thinkers
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25 Comments
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8 years ago
Virtually everyone agrees that the Holy books of religions (especially the Abrahamic religions) were written by ancient men. That is, there are no popular claims that God literally wrote these...
