PinnedNolan’s Oppenheimer as PhilosophyRisk-Taking, Atomic Weapons, and Moral DilemmasAug 4, 2023Aug 4, 2023
PinnedNo, The Government Isn’t Lying to You about AliensDespite the intended appearance, contact with aliens was not “confirmed” in congress.Jul 30, 2023A response icon1Jul 30, 2023A response icon1
PinnedLet’s Get Santa Right: A ReplyIs there a middle ground between “no Santa” & lying to your kids about Santa?Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022
PinnedLet’s Bench The Elf on the ShelfIs the Elf on The Shelf a dangerous parental crutch?Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
PinnedSay Goodbye to the Santa Claus LieCan lying to your children about Santa be excused in the name of imagination?Dec 4, 2022Dec 4, 2022
Thinking Scientifically About Climate ChangeClimate change denial is not about the evidence; it’s about the ideology.Oct 12A response icon31Oct 12A response icon31
Thinking Scientifically about Conspiracy TheoriesConspiracy theories aren’t about finding truth; they’re about protecting fragile false worldviews.Oct 11A response icon32Oct 11A response icon32
Deductive vs. Inductive ReasoningWhy Aristotle (and your science textbook) is wrong about deduction and induction — and why it matters.Oct 9A response icon31Oct 9A response icon31
What if… we realized we had been living in a computer simulation?In my forthcoming Great Course, The Big Questions of Metaphysics, I overview the reasons we might be living in a computer simulation. While…Jul 16Jul 16
The Blue/Black White/Gold Dress Controversy: No One Is RightEveryone is wrong about what color the dress is. It’s no color at all.Jun 30Jun 30
