Author: David Klinghoffer
Weekend Reading: Heretics and Inquisitors
A heresy might be true or it might be false, but part of its attraction lies in offering a rallying cry against the smirk of the mighty.
The “Virus That Infected Philosophy”
Egnor explains, “Nominalism is the view that universals exist only as concepts in the mind, but not in reality.”
Suicide by Zoom — Technology and Dehumanization
“We are always told that ‘strict guidelines will protect against abuse.’ It’s always been baloney.”
Lancet Hydroxychloroquine Paper Scandal Illustrates Scientific Bias, Not Only in Medicine
It’s a particularly crude example of how confirmation bias works — how else would you explain this story? — not only among lay people but among top researchers.
Neuroscientist: Neuroscience “Is a Failure”
“How many other scientific disciplines have utterly failed to explain the salient phenomenon of the system they study?” I can think of one.