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- A Theory of the Soul (Arguments for Substance Dualism) https://wonderandaporia.substack.com/p/a-theory-of-the-soul?sd=pf 39 comments philosophy
- A Theory of the Soul (Arguments for substance dualism) https://wonderandaporia.substack.com/p/a-theory-of-the-soul?sd=pf 10 comments philosophy
- Wyckoff Theory and an argument for re-accumulation https://www.booyahtraders.com/post/r-d-wyckoff-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb 15 comments cryptocurrency
- Moorean Arguments Against Moral Error Theory http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-realism/#1 243 comments philosophy
- Counter arguments against Talagheri's case for Out Of India Theory? https://talageri.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-full-out-of-india-case-in-short.html 7 comments linguistics
- Error Theory - Is Morality a Total Sham - Arguments and Objections https://youtu.be/4-tnbgBJJgw 5 comments philosophy
- 'Partners in Crime' Arguments: Moral Error Theory http://philpapers.org/rec/CUNTNW 30 comments philosophy
- Aryan Immigration (probably Invasion) theory - a conclusive argument https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/d6hbj9/aryan_immigration_probably_invasion_theory_a/ 19 comments india
- Ben Carson presents misinformed arguments against the theory of evolution http://blogofthecosmos.com/2015/09/24/ben-carson-presents-flawed-and-misinformed-arguments-against-evolution/ 2 comments politics
- Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Fringe Election Theory That Could Upend American Democracy https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-independent-state-legislature-theory_n_6390fce8e4b0b72f15bfa03d 15 comments politics
- [Discussion] John frusciante’s take on the “you don’t need to know theory” argument along guitarists https://www.musicradar.com/news/classic-interview-john-frusciante-red-hot-chili-peppers 37 comments guitar
- Trump's closing argument is full of conspiracy theories and brute force. And it just might work. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-s-closing-argument-full-conspiracy-theories-brute-force-it-n921996 21 comments politics
- Why the 'Citizen Militia' Theory Is the Worst Pro-Gun Argument Ever https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/01/why-the-citizen-militia-theory-is-the-worst-pro-gun-argument-ever/272734/ 64 comments politics
- Vitalik gives an argument based on Signaling Theory on why Craig Wright is probably not Satoshi Nakamoto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qLI3VIHuKU 36 comments ethereum
- Study: Rational arguments and ridicule can both reduce belief in conspiracy theories http://www.psypost.org/2016/12/study-rational-arguments-ridicule-can-reduce-belief-conspiracy-theories-46597 16 comments politics
- String theory and the crisis of particle physics II or the ascent of metaphoric arguments http://arxiv.org/abs/0805.1911 3 comments science
- Conspiracy theories have been defended as a normal part of democratic scepticism. However, this argument ignores the corrosive effect that closed systems of thought have on the shared epistemological foundations necessary for democracy to function. https://youtube.com/watch?si=ddaqp4q814t8S8J5&v=64v6yZt97Q0 162 comments philosophy
- Post-Argument Analysis in the Moore v. Harper Case Raising the So-Called “Independent State Legislature” (ISL) Theory: What Might the Court Do? https://verdict.justia.com/2022/12/13/post-argument-analysis-in-the-moore-v-harper-case-raising-the-so-called-independent-state-legislature-isl-theory-what-might-the-court-do 10 comments politics
- A Socrates-like AI can debate humans to help us "formulate and make sense of complex arguments" by providing "knowledge, arguments and counterarguments about a wide range of topics." Project Debator also forces its developers to further clarify theories of language, epistemology, and argumentation. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00539-5 8 comments philosophy
- Trump's Acquittal Shows The GOP Senate Acts Like A Cult | Republican senators blocked evidence and used lies, conspiracy theories and convoluted arguments to defend their leader. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e3dcf51c5b6f1f57f10f626 110 comments politics
- David Hume argued that 'where philosophical argument and evidence end, psychology comes into play'. Hence the dominance of our intuitions, some of which are so strong that philosophers will alter any theory to fit them. https://iai.tv/video/rebecca-goldstein-in-depth-interview?access=all?utmsource=reddit 7 comments philosophy
- "On Mochizuki’s 'Report on discussions…'", by David Michael Roberts: "I argue that one should use category theory to clean up the parts of the arguments that are not actual number theory or arithmetic geometry." [blog post w/ link to PDF] https://thehighergeometer.wordpress.com/2018/09/28/on-mochiukis-report-on-discussions/ 12 comments math
- Facebook Is Using Bad Free Speech Arguments to Defend InfoWars - In a series of tweets, Facebook told reporters that conspiracy theories are a matter of free speech. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bjbzdv/facebook-is-using-bad-free-speech-arguments-to-defend-infowars-conspiracy-theories 42 comments technology
- An argument against every general theory of consciousness: Every theory unjustifiably assumes either the falsity of panpsychism, the falsity of highly restricted views of consciousness, or both. https://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/2018/05/an-argument-against-every-single.html 352 comments philosophy
- Hillary Clinton’s strongest argument against Donald Trump, in one sentence: A man with a long history of racial discrimination, who traffics in dark conspiracy theories drawn from the pages of supermarket tabloids and the far reaches of the internet, should never run our government. http://www.vox.com/2016/8/25/12649536/hillary-clinton-reno-trump 561 comments politics
- Argument: Trivialism, the philosophy and logical theory of everything being true (∀pTp), is potentially practical and applicable to one's life. A belief in trivialism enables one to live an existence with reduced suffering. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trivialism&oldid=610856425 29 comments philosophy
- PA lawmaker's education bill reignites creationism debate - Republican Rep Stephen Bloom says "In the real world, outside academia, scientific theory is up for all kinds of argument." Science-education advocates claim it's a backdoor attempt to allow public schools to discuss Bible-based creationism http://articles.philly.com/2013-08-04/news/41060628_1_creationism-kitzmiller-v-public-school-science-classrooms 15 comments politics
- “I think our survey clearly debunks the Police Department’s rotten-apple theory,” said Eli B. Silverman, one of the criminologists, referring to arguments that very few [N.Y. police] officers manipulated crime statistics. “This really demonstrates a rotten barrel.” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/nyregion/new-york-police-department-manipulates-crime-reports-study-finds.html?src=recg 31 comments politics
- What does it take for a scholar to sacrifice his time for an article that criticizes him, read it objectively to assess its pros and cons, patiently help the author improve the argument, and then recommend for publication an article that might ring the death knell for his theory or finding? http://www.personal.psu.edu/asc16/blogs/tqeditor/2008/05/who-has-the-right-to-referee-y.html 18 comments science