For some reason, this has become a hot topic among physicists, astrophysicists, astronomers, and philosophers, and I have to admit I simply don’t understand why. Here’s Nick Bostrom, in 2003, laying the…
Month: September 2018
Is Burning Man a Hotbed for Suicide? Not Really.
I don’t go to burns, but my brother and sister in law are pretty heavily baked into the local southeastern burner culture. And since burners talk about burns about as much as…
The Two Confusing Definitions of Racism
Logic is math, and if two logical people apply logic to the same sets of givens, then they must come to the same conclusions. Most disagreements in my experience boil down either…
Conversations with Progressives
How Democrats have “Wedged” themselves out of Red State Elections Herein, we analyze internal ideological barriers that prevent Democrats from winning electoral races in Red states, by talking to them. Preface: The…
Stop Freaking Out About 3D Printed Guns
The latest Handwaving Freakoutery over guns appears to be the news that Cody Wilson won his court settlement against the US State Department over his 3D printed gun plans. This has been…