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First, the 'On the contrary...' in the article is not a rebuttal to the specific objection but a quote from an authority (Aristotle) supporting his general position. His specific r…

Modern physics and biology really do not conflict with the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic conception of the soul but only describe in further detail the operations of the body. T…

"There is no 'truth' that we can grasp in parts but not entirely." The value of pi is a simple counterexample.

Sure it does — there is a noisy optimization process, but more importantly an undeniable general trend which is the point.

The fact that instinct's heuristics are not well-adapted to every situation does not change the above point that the various algorithms which nudge may (do) also detract from one's…

It isn't a cop out because the creator in the conclusion of this type of argument (e.g. Aquinas' third way) is not just another contingent being like other things, but rather a bei…

You're right, thanks.

Not sure what the justification is for saying Y functions 'psychologically' as a primary color. It would be a secondary color (R + G) in terms of the light spectrum, and (as you no…

This deftly misses Theil's point and the supposed fallacy is wholly irrelevant. Alphabet's success came off the back of world-changing innovation; now their best offering is the st…

A few concerns with this story: 1. How big is this 'flat earth movement' really? The video claims it 'caught fire around 2015-16' but gives no specifics. This is unfortunately typi…

It would be really nice if the tutorial walked you through creating a sample simple fractal, like the Sierpinski triangle or Koch snowflake.

Totally irrelevant; this isn't a matter of the author being one thing or another. The point Vonnegut makes in the story is a philosophical one, namely that a blind pursuit of equal…

Have these people never read Harrison Bergeron? How do they think this is going to end?

Except that they're not.

The middlebrow dismissal: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5072243

Why does this article emphasize Komodo MCTS and completely ignore LeelaZero which has had much more exciting and interesting results as far as 'alternative method' engines go? This…

On the contrary, this example only /supports/ the classical understanding of free will, in the sense that it shows the will operates only on goods that we perceive, and not on thos…

A decision can be based on prior information (in the sense of being informed by it) while not being deterministic. This is how Aristotle and Aquinas handle the relationship between…

That is literally the definition of the word correlation. Claiming 'intellectual dishonesty' is a nice rhetorical move but doesnt actually show anything. The point remains. A secon…

First of all, principle and ideology are very different things. Secondly and more to the point, there is no reason to privilege race over any other of the millions of filters with …