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Sensible Disbelief: November 2016
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Monday, November 28, 2016. The Afterlife, Part I - Ghosts, Spirits, and Reincarnation. 8220;You don’t believe in me,” observed the Ghost. 8220;I don’t,” said Scrooge. 8220;What evidence would you have of my reality beyond that of your senses? 8220;I don’t know,” said Scrooge. 8220;Why do you doubt your senses? 8220;A Christmas Carol” – Charles Dickens. Some questions occurred to me as I considered the question of life after death. The Contemplation of Non-existence. We cannot. And so, people have dev...
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Sensible Disbelief: The Afterlife, Part I -- Ghosts, Spirits, and Reincarnation
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Monday, November 28, 2016. The Afterlife, Part I - Ghosts, Spirits, and Reincarnation. 8220;You don’t believe in me,” observed the Ghost. 8220;I don’t,” said Scrooge. 8220;What evidence would you have of my reality beyond that of your senses? 8220;I don’t know,” said Scrooge. 8220;Why do you doubt your senses? 8220;A Christmas Carol” – Charles Dickens. Some questions occurred to me as I considered the question of life after death. The Contemplation of Non-existence. We cannot. And so, people have dev...
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Sensible Disbelief: God as Sustainer of All Things
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Saturday, October 29, 2016. God as Sustainer of All Things. In the book The Beginning of Infinity. Physicist David Deutsch imagines the following dialogue between the philosopher Socrates and the Greek God Hermes:. Hermes, speaking to Socrates: “How many [Athenians] are willing to criticize a god. By the standards of reason and justice? Socrates, [ ponders. 8220;All who are just, I suppose. For how can anyone be just if he follows a god of whose moral rightness he is not persuaded? If we take David Deuts...
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Sensible Disbelief: Does the Creation of the Universe Imply the Existence of God?
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Thursday, September 15, 2016. Does the Creation of the Universe Imply the Existence of God? 8220;Is there a God? Is there an angry unicorn on the dark side of the moon? God, the Creator. This post will consider the question of God himself. As discussed in the first post of this series, the question of belief in God first requires a definition of God. If Creation occurred as a distinct event, doesn’t that imply a Creator? Further Evidence of a Creator: The Fine-Tuning Problem. Some philosophers argue that...
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Sensible Disbelief: Does a Virus Have a Soul?
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Does a Virus Have a Soul? You," your joys and your sorrows, your memories and your ambitions, your sense of personal identity and free will, are in fact no more than the behavior of a vast assembly of nerve cells and their associated molecules. Francis Crick, The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul (1994). Watercolor by Inupiaq artist Ken Lisbourne, of Point Hope, Alaska. Does a Virus Have a Soul? Can we say that a grape plant has 24% of a soul? It is also ...
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Sensible Disbelief: October 2016
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Saturday, October 29, 2016. God as Sustainer of All Things. In the book The Beginning of Infinity. Physicist David Deutsch imagines the following dialogue between the philosopher Socrates and the Greek God Hermes:. Hermes, speaking to Socrates: “How many [Athenians] are willing to criticize a god. By the standards of reason and justice? Socrates, [ ponders. 8220;All who are just, I suppose. For how can anyone be just if he follows a god of whose moral rightness he is not persuaded? If we take David Deuts...
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Wonky Thoughts: Global CO2 Summary -- The Keeling Curve, Seasonal CO2 Cycles, and Global CO2 Distribution
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Wonk: An overly studious person, an intellectual, a nerd with a keen interest in policies, strategy, and technical details. Rome Didn't Fall in A Day. Objective Truth Exists, and is Accessible to Everyone. All Human Problems can be Solved with Enough Knowledge, Wealth, Social Cooperation and Time. Photo: Rusty Peak, Anchorage, Alaska. Friday, May 17, 2013. Global CO2 Summary - The Keeling Curve, Seasonal CO2 Cycles, and Global CO2 Distribution. Take a deep breath. The Keeling Curve, as measured at Mauna ...
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Wonky Thoughts: Forecasting the 2014 Ebola Outbreak
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Wonk: An overly studious person, an intellectual, a nerd with a keen interest in policies, strategy, and technical details. Rome Didn't Fall in A Day. Objective Truth Exists, and is Accessible to Everyone. All Human Problems can be Solved with Enough Knowledge, Wealth, Social Cooperation and Time. Photo: Rusty Peak, Anchorage, Alaska. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Forecasting the 2014 Ebola Outbreak. April 29, 2015. My latest update regarding the history of the Ebola epidemic can be found here:. The World He...
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Wonky Thoughts: The Limits to Growth
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Wonk: An overly studious person, an intellectual, a nerd with a keen interest in policies, strategy, and technical details. Rome Didn't Fall in A Day. Objective Truth Exists, and is Accessible to Everyone. All Human Problems can be Solved with Enough Knowledge, Wealth, Social Cooperation and Time. Photo: Rusty Peak, Anchorage, Alaska. Wednesday, October 19, 2011. The Limits to Growth. Http:/ dougrobbins.blogspot.com/2011/09/energy-return-on-investment.html. So we are left with the question: Will food, we...
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Wonky Thoughts: The Keeling Curve and Seasonal Carbon Dioxide Cycles
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Wonk: An overly studious person, an intellectual, a nerd with a keen interest in policies, strategy, and technical details. Rome Didn't Fall in A Day. Objective Truth Exists, and is Accessible to Everyone. All Human Problems can be Solved with Enough Knowledge, Wealth, Social Cooperation and Time. Photo: Rusty Peak, Anchorage, Alaska. Friday, March 16, 2012. The Keeling Curve and Seasonal Carbon Dioxide Cycles. Than your first breath at birth, and about 40% more CO 2. Cause global temperature to rise, or...