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I think there is little to question about these remarks concerning risks – especially by those, like me, who have…
My “headline” was a reference to the earlier thread on “existential” risk. I’ve written multiple times about the threat to…
These are excellent points, but I think they serve to emphasize the importance of getting our psychological terms straight. While…
FWIW, my semi-expert opinion on this aligns pretty closely with David’s: we’re playing with fire here, and there’s a real…
I don’t disagree with David Wallace, the things he says are to my mind obviously true. But I have a…
A few things: (1) It may be worth noting, chiefly for the benefit of those impressed by the idea that…
David Berman was my PhD supervisor in the late 1970s and early 1980s for my research on the philosophy of…
Dover, Pennsylvania pastor and parent Ray Mummert, a defender of the local school board’s decision to teach intelligent design creationism as an alternative to evolution in the schools, on opponents of the decision: "We’ve been attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of the culture."
Well, you certainly wouldn’t want those kinds of folks determining the content of the school curriculum!
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