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Authority/Evidence

On “using” evolution and expertise

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Praj / 5 Comments

I was all set to write a post asking what it meant to “use” evolution. But then a commenter went ahead and did it for me, and added some smart thoug...

Authority/Education

Historical truth, creationism, and fighting

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Praj / 2 Comments

Adam Laats (whose blog you should be reading!) wonders how historians should respond to textbooks that peddle neo-confederate falsehoods: So what’s an historian...

Authority/Education

The central meaning-giving task in our lives

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Praj / 1 Comment

As I said before, I’m shifting to a different lens on this issue. I’m going to work through passages of William Galston’s Liberal Pluralism an...

Authority

Vaccines and the right to refuse

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Praj / 0 Comment

Scientists have been studying disease transmission since at least the 19th century. We now have reams upon reams of peer-reviewed research and detailed mathemat...

Authority

Tolerance and the right to be wrong

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Praj / 0 Comment

Jonathan Haidt describes the moral reasoning of educated Americans: If you’re an educated and politically liberal Westerner, you’ll probably acknowl...

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