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ustadh 🔒 @dragoman.bsky.social · 13h

"God is a somewhat powerful being who is nevertheless endangered by beer brand endorsements" is Evangelical "theology" summed up pretty well

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 10h

For God's sake we all know postdocs aren't real, stop trying to scare PhD students with superstitious nonsense.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 12d

“He sees Lefty often, but the cow, enticed by bountiful food options in the surrounding area, remains unwilling to be caught.”

King. Make him the state flag. #nutmegsky

Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 12d

VERY IMPORTANT NEWS #nutmegsky www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

An escaped miniature Scottish Highland bull is roaming eastern Connecticut

Lefty, a miniature Scottish Highland bull, escaped from his home in North Franklin and has spent the past week roaming the woods and fields near Norwich.

www.ctinsider.com

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 13d

100% All Achievements

xkcd.com/3148/

Comic. PERSON 1 to person with white hat: I finished all the gen-ed back in 2010, and I’m up to the 400-level courses in most departments. But now one of my advisors is saying I “can’t have more than 20 majors” and “need to graduate next year.” It’s outrageous! [caption] My university is making it really hard to finish a 100% all achievements speedrun.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 10h

Also, people gotta make up their minds about white people and food because they’re always like “your food is unexotic and bland and also how dare you ever try anything from anywhere else.” Give us an out here.

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noam chompers @noamchompers.bsky.social · 1d

tfw you're taking elizabeth anderson's egalitarianism class

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 1d

Hiked up to a waterfall in New River Gorge National Park. But there was no water.

Thanks, #TrumpShutdown

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 1d

If it has to be a book, I think I'd say Paradoxes A to Z. I don't love the paradox focused way of doing philosophy, but it is a good way to get a bite sized introduction to a lot of it.

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 1d

It’s great to be paid for protesting and everything but let me tell you the whole antifa reimbursement process is just terrible

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 1d

I've never gone back and read it again. But for an angsty, drug addled, 17 year old Kevin, it was perfect.

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 1d

Does it have to be a book? These days I just recommend The Good Place and Star Trek

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 1d

This is what got me interested in philosophy

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 4d

Isn't funding replication exactly that?

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CMU Neuroscience Institute @cmu-neuroscience.bsky.social · 4d

Come along with CMU Professor Timothy Verstynen for a playful dive into the “neuroscience of zombies,” where movie monsters meet real brain science. Along the way you’ll learn some surprising truths about how our own minds and bodies work.
Wednesday, October 29, Noon ET On Zoom
tinyurl.com/4e5pn3xa

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 4d

p-hacking isn't methodologically sound, but multiple studies looking for one kind of association is pretty much the norm.

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D. J. Hicks @danhicks.bsky.social · 4d

The "gold standard science" stuff plays on the same oversimplified picture of science, and that's part of the reason scientists have had such weak-ass responses to it

Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 4d

It's not that I think RFK is going to do good science on this topic. I think it's important to criticize it for the right reasons.

I think perpetuating the children's version of the scientific method leads to scientific skepticism.

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 4d

It's not that I think RFK is going to do good science on this topic. I think it's important to criticize it for the right reasons.

I think perpetuating the children's version of the scientific method leads to scientific skepticism.

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 4d

Even more reflective ones will often have a very narrow view of science. They presume that all science works like their narrow subfield. They define "the scientific method" in a way that makes most science "not science."

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 4d

A reoccurring frustration for philosophers of science: Many scientists know how to do science like people know how to ride a bike. When they reflect on the practice of science, they repeat platitudes about how science works. Those platitudes are often wrong, sometimes even about their own field

D. J. Hicks @danhicks.bsky.social · 5d

*sighs in philosopher of science*

Looking for confirmatory evidence is an entirely normal part of science. The primary problem here is the eugenics and the fascism, not the lies to children about "the scientific method."

One Bluesky account is quoting another. Inner post has a video of RFK Jr., some person I don't recognize (Tylenol and autism guy, maybe?), Marco Rubio (I think), and Trump. Post text: "RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: 'It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

Outer post text: "We're doing studies to prove it (* not how studies work)"

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D. J. Hicks @danhicks.bsky.social · 5d

*sighs in philosopher of science*

Looking for confirmatory evidence is an entirely normal part of science. The primary problem here is the eugenics and the fascism, not the lies to children about "the scientific method."

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 4d

I'm glad to see that blue sky moderation has realized that people need to be protected from K*nt

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 4d

They also get their own signs

A picture of a blue sign that says "wombat poo" in front of a lake and a tree

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 5d

It's uncontroversial to say, "I would have been better off if I hadn't stubbed my toe." So, we feel like any question of the form "would so-and-so have been better off if such-and-such hadn't happened." But I think sometimes those questions are just meaningless.

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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 5d

It's difficult to think about whether someone would have been better off in radically different circumstances. Would someone who is now autistic have been better off if they weren't? Is it even sensible to talk about them being the same person? These questions don't always have clear answers

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t exactly how to phrase this, but like… is autism that bad???? Like, why is it such a source of fear??? Of course there are challenges but you can be autistic and have a rich, fulfilling life! Many people do! I don’t understand the preoccupation.

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Andreas Madestam @amadestam.bsky.social · 5d

Come join us in Stockholm!

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