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Bradley Monton on the goals of science

Posted on February 21, 2011 by me

Food for thought: “If science really is permanently committed to methodological naturalism – the philosophical position that restricts all explanations in science to naturalistic explanations –  it follows that the aim of science is not generating true theories. Instead, the … Continue reading →

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Leadership as gift-giving

Posted on February 20, 2011 by me

From my other blog: Everyone has gifts. A true leader not only recognizes this, but empowers people to use those gifts. Everyone also has needs. I need your gifts, and you need mine. No man is an island, not even … Continue reading →

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If lying is always wrong, do you want to be right?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by me

Hadley Arkes writes an interesting article today on the rightness or wrongness of lying, in When Speaking Falsely is Right. An excerpt: … The point is: Not every taking of property is a theft. Not ever killing is a murder. … Continue reading →

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The alden swan dot com Wordle

Posted on February 17, 2011 by me

From wordle.net, here’s a graphic representation of words used in my blog, with the most-used being the largest. I don’t know how it chooses the words, however, as at least one word in the image has only been used twice, … Continue reading →

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