Category Archives: reposted uncredibility

Reposed Uncrediblity: Haloween in Madison

>>>This is something I tried to repost back in July, but it caused weird techincal difficulties for my blog. At the time, I was only reposting it because I liked it, but with Halloween being today it’s suddenly relevant again. First published 30 October 2005.<<< The Halloween festivities here in Madison are a draw for [...]

I’m a loyal grassroots Republican

>>>This Friday, I’m reminding you all of a piece from my old blog that would be too much of a hassle to repost in full, because it is centered around some very wonderful pictures. But they are wonderful.<<<

Free Will

Today, just like last time, we’re talking about a metaphysical topic that has implications for ethics: free will. We think free will is important for moral responsibility: if someone doesn’t do something of their own free will, they can’t be held morally responsible for it. These ethical implications bleed over into philosophy of religion: many [...]

Hypnotism

>>>Here’s an old post of mine that mostly qualifies as just fun, but also has some issues in the area of skepticism. In retrospect, I feel like the guy I mention at the end was very unsure of his memories… but maybe that’s /my/ memory playing tricks on me!<<< Yesterday evening, I got hypnotized. Well, [...]

Scroll-by shooting: Neism? WTF?

>>>Another post from the first month of my second year of blogging. I’m rather proud of it as an example of taking on odd things pseuds say about serious intellectuals.<<< With Matt on hiatus, someone needs to make sure the poo gets flung, and I have decided to take up that role. However, this blog [...]