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• Convince Me There’s A God: The New Testament Part 11

  

  Written by faithandselfdefense I’m answering a question often asked of me by atheists – What would move a strong atheist to become a strong theist? Read more

  The 14 february 2020 by   Mmcgee
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• Romantic Kissing is Not Universal

  Fran Barone, eHRAF Highlights, July 17, 2015: From pop culture to evolutionary psychology, we have come to take kissing for granted as universally desirable... Read more

  The 14 february 2020 by   Bbenzon
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• Why Empathy Can’t Ground Morality

  

  Showing empathy to another person is a highly moral thing to do. But can empathy ground morality itself? Is the following meme right? Read more

  The 14 february 2020 by   Stuart_gray
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• Conjunctions: Transportation and Graffiti [Jersey City]

  

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  The 13 february 2020 by   Bbenzon
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• Bernie Sanders Isn't a Socialist

  Paul Krugman in the NYTimes: The thing is, Bernie Sanders isn’t actually a socialist in any normal sense of the term. He doesn’t want to nationalize our major... Read more

  The 13 february 2020 by   Bbenzon
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• Has "civilization" Entered a Phase of Decadence?

  That's what Ross Douthat argues in his new book, The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success, which Damon Linker reviews in The Week,... Read more

  The 13 february 2020 by   Bbenzon
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• Pandemics and Cooperation Between Nation-states

  Thomas Bollyky and Samantha Kiernan, No Nation Can Fight Coronavirus on Its Own, Lawfare, February 12, 2020: "Infectious diseases were the first global problem... Read more

  The 13 february 2020 by   Bbenzon
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• Rodney Brooks on AI and Robotics

  

  As you may know, Rodney Brooks is a pioneering robotics researcher and entrepreneur (his company markets the Roomba) who once headed the AI lab at MIT. He has... Read more

  The 12 february 2020 by   Bbenzon
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• Spain is Now the World's Healthiest Country

  Maybe it’s something in the gazpacho or paella, as Spain just surpassed Italy to become the world’s healthiest country https://t. Read more

  The 12 february 2020 by   Bbenzon
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• Music Versus Algorithms

  Alexis Petridis reviews Ted Gioia's current book, Music: A Subversive History: In terms of scope, well, put it this way: it starts out talking about a bear’s... Read more

  The 12 february 2020 by   Bbenzon
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