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    Thread: Epstein Files
Post: RE: Epstein Files

(February 8, 2026 at 7:57 pm)Leonardo17 Wrote: Here is what Wikipedia says about Epstein’s death:   “…On August 16, 2019, Barbara Sampson, the New York City medical examiner, ruled Epstein's death a...
GrandizerII News & Current Affairs 35 3292 February 11, 2026 at 11:51 am
    Thread: Thank You, President Trump!
Post: RE: Thank You, President Trump!

MAGA love Trump, not his cronies. Unfortunately, people aren’t waking up. It’s just Trump wasn’t on the ballot today.
GrandizerII Politics 6 1416 November 5, 2025 at 9:35 am
    Thread: Daily conspiracy
Post: RE: Daily conspiracy

Another dumb conspiracy theory for the day, this one linking the movie Snake Eyes (of all things) to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Morons hard at work atm editing the Wikipedia article to reflect...
GrandizerII Skepticism & Pseudoscience 3024 532906 September 26, 2025 at 3:33 pm
    Thread: Who is your favourite god?
Post: RE: Who is your favourite god?

Not generally considered a god in Greek mythology, but Prometheus would be my favourite. Put heart into creating human beings and cared for them, providing them with such things as fire which he had t...
GrandizerII Religion 24 4804 September 18, 2025 at 4:03 pm
    Thread: Philosophy Versus Science
Post: RE: Philosophy Versus Science

(August 25, 2025 at 3:48 am)Belacqua Wrote: I am skeptical that any standardized test can assign a number score to a person's intellectual humility or open-mindedness. These are things (as Aristotle...
GrandizerII Philosophy 106 18413 August 26, 2025 at 8:23 pm
    Thread: Philosophy Versus Science
Post: RE: Philosophy Versus Science

(August 24, 2025 at 6:14 am)Belacqua Wrote: (August 23, 2025 at 10:24 pm)GrandizerII Wrote: I don’t understand what you mean by “failing to show any of their work”? The data has been linked to (th...
GrandizerII Philosophy 106 18413 August 24, 2025 at 3:06 pm
    Thread: Philosophy Versus Science
Post: RE: Philosophy Versus Science

(August 24, 2025 at 4:03 am)Paleophyte Wrote: (August 23, 2025 at 10:24 pm)GrandizerII Wrote: I don’t understand what you mean by “failing to show any of their work”? The data has been linked to (...
GrandizerII Philosophy 106 18413 August 24, 2025 at 3:00 pm
    Thread: Philosophy Versus Science
Post: RE: Philosophy Versus Science

(August 23, 2025 at 9:38 pm)Paleophyte Wrote: (August 23, 2025 at 8:37 pm)GrandizerII Wrote: I agree they should’ve provided some details in the text on what was done to determine no interaction e...
GrandizerII Philosophy 106 18413 August 23, 2025 at 10:24 pm
    Thread: Philosophy Versus Science
Post: RE: Philosophy Versus Science

(August 23, 2025 at 8:00 pm)Paleophyte Wrote: (August 23, 2025 at 7:42 pm)GrandizerII Wrote: The tendency for only the brightest philosophy majors to take the LSAT or the GRE was also examined, an...
GrandizerII Philosophy 106 18413 August 23, 2025 at 8:37 pm
    Thread: Philosophy Versus Science
Post: RE: Philosophy Versus Science

I just read through the study. I think it treated the central question of whether philosophical education cultivates intellectual abilities and dispositions/virtues quite well. The researchers accoun...
GrandizerII Philosophy 106 18413 August 23, 2025 at 7:42 pm
    Thread: Philosophy Versus Science
Post: RE: Philosophy Versus Science

Link to actual study here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/...4490109D4A
GrandizerII Philosophy 106 18413 August 23, 2025 at 5:17 pm
    Thread: Philosophy Versus Science
Post: RE: Philosophy Versus Science

(August 21, 2025 at 8:40 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Quote:Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning, according to our new study published in the Journal of the Amer...
GrandizerII Philosophy 106 18413 August 21, 2025 at 9:18 pm
    Thread: Books That Shatter Faith: When Fiction Becomes Blasphemy
Post: RE: Books That Shatter Faith: When Fiction Becomes...

These are on my to-read list for sure.
GrandizerII Atheism 36 12055 August 20, 2025 at 7:22 pm
    Thread: Psalms 14:1 is not about intellectual atheism
Post: Psalms 14:1 is not about intellectual atheism

Psalm 14 Psalm 14:1 Quote: The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. Many people who read this think this is sayin...
GrandizerII Christianity 2 1202 August 19, 2025 at 12:09 pm
    Thread: It is a bit frustrating reading through Ecclesiastes
Post: RE: It is a bit frustrating reading through Eccles...

(August 19, 2025 at 9:50 am)emjay Wrote: (August 19, 2025 at 9:15 am)GrandizerII Wrote: I wouldn’t say it’s the accuracy of the Bible that I’m interested in, but more about what the texts themselv...
GrandizerII Christianity 31 6186 August 19, 2025 at 10:20 am
    Thread: It is a bit frustrating reading through Ecclesiastes
Post: RE: It is a bit frustrating reading through Eccles...

(August 19, 2025 at 8:33 am)emjay Wrote: @GrandizerII Hi there. Since you seem to be quite interested in the study of the accuracy of the Bible, I was wondering if you could recommend any books tha...
GrandizerII Christianity 31 6186 August 19, 2025 at 9:15 am
    Thread: It is a bit frustrating reading through Ecclesiastes
Post: RE: It is a bit frustrating reading through Eccles...

So having read through Ecclesiastes further, the pattern is even clearer (and of course, I have confirmed this with scholars who have written stuff on Ecclesiastes, though they being Christians often ...
GrandizerII Christianity 31 6186 August 19, 2025 at 3:28 am
    Thread: Same Harris interviews Tom Holland
Post: RE: Same Harris interviews Tom Holland

That got cut off abruptly. Looks like you have to pay for the full version
GrandizerII History 1 3643 August 17, 2025 at 9:39 am
    Thread: Same Harris interviews Tom Holland
Post: Same Harris interviews Tom Holland

I was surprised to find out recently that Sam Harris actually interviewed Tom Holland (author of Dominion and other interesting works on history) and expressed agreement with him about the impact of C...
GrandizerII History 1 3643 August 17, 2025 at 8:59 am
    Thread: It is a bit frustrating reading through Ecclesiastes
Post: RE: It is a bit frustrating reading through Eccles...

(August 17, 2025 at 4:11 am)Belacqua Wrote: (August 17, 2025 at 1:57 am)GrandizerII Wrote: While the Teacher points out how futile it is to have all the wealth a man can have, the later scribes ch...
GrandizerII Christianity 31 6186 August 17, 2025 at 5:14 am