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UFOs Are Real, but Our Thinking about Them Is Not Realistic

UFOs Are Real, but Our Thinking about Them Is Not Realistic

Can we have an intelligent discussion about UFO phenomena?
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Douglas Giles, PhD
William James’s Argument for Free Will

William James’s Argument for Free Will

It’s a simple hypothesis: I have the ability to choose freely what actions I will take. Whether that hypothesis is correct — or its…
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Buddhism Is Wrong

Buddhism Is Wrong

I heard a celebrity spout a mistaken thought and had to respond.
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Does Anyone Understand What “Freedom” Means?

Does Anyone Understand What “Freedom” Means?

By the look of things, not many.
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Hume’s Critique of Science

Hume’s Critique of Science

Hume showed that science is based on three assumptions that have no rational basis.
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Douglas Giles, PhD
The Epistemologies of Hobbes and Locke

The Epistemologies of Hobbes and Locke

Overview of the basic theories of perception developed by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
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Douglas Giles, PhD
People Aren’t Stupid — They’re Lazy Thinkers

People Aren’t Stupid — They’re Lazy Thinkers

Many people evade the ethical responsibility to think deeply
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Epicurus on Happiness

Epicurus on Happiness

Happiness is good. Duh!
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Douglas Giles, PhD
How to Have an Argument (More of a Debate Really)

How to Have an Argument (More of a Debate Really)

How to disagree without being disagreeable
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Trump, MAGA, and Making America Grotesque Victims

Trump, MAGA, and Making America Grotesque Victims

MAGA and right-wing victimhood culture
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Plato’s Morality of the Person and the State

Plato’s Morality of the Person and the State

Plato provided much of the foundations for Western thinking on ethics and politics.
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