Getting an ought from an is

Originally posted on UseOfReason:
0. Introduction In the Treatise of Human Nature, Hume outlined the ‘is-ought’ problem, sometimes referred to as ‘Hume’s Guillotine’. The idea is that it is not possible to argue validly from ‘descriptive’ statements (about how things are) to ‘normative’ conclusions (about how things ought to be).  Hume describes how he often notices a…

Debunking The Holocaust Denial Documentary Judea Declares War on Germany (Part 2)

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Fight Club: Jordan Peterson vs. Cathy Newman

Originally posted on Why Evolution Is True:
The first rule of Fight Club is to prepare for Fight Club. This video, in which journalist Cathy Newman interviews psychologist Jordan B. Peterson on Britain’s Channel 4, is an object lesson in how NOT to do an interview, even though I found the exchange entertaining. Newman didn’t do…

Alex Jones is either a clever poe or a delusional nutjob.

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