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Why “Free Will” Might Not Be a Useful Term
Artifical General Intelligence

Why “Free Will” Might Not Be a Useful Term

Posted on August 31, 2021September 3, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

Karl Popper once said: I do believe in freedom and reason, but I do not think that one can construct a simple, practical and fruitful…

The TCS Definition of “Coercion” is an Intentionally Subjective Term
Morality

The TCS Definition of “Coercion” is an Intentionally Subjective Term

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

I’ve seen people criticize my word nominalist ‘definition of coercion’ and suggest the TCS ‘definition of coercion as the correct one. The TCS definition of…

Morality

Why Anthropogenic Global Warming Isn’t the Real Issue (My Case: Part 3 of 3)

Posted on June 1, 2021May 30, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

This is a historical post. This is the last of my older series on climate change. I feel I was starting to head in the…

Morality

Why Our Science is Probably Not Up to the Task of Resolving the Global Warming Debate (My Case: Part 2 of 3)

Posted on May 24, 2021April 27, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

This is a historical post. In my last post, I finally made the point that is most crucial to me: that CO2 Levels are growing…

My Case for Acting on Curbing CO2 Emissions – Immediately (My Case: Part 1 of 3)
Morality

My Case for Acting on Curbing CO2 Emissions – Immediately (My Case: Part 1 of 3)

Posted on May 17, 2021December 13, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

This is a historical post. As previously explained, these Climate Change articles are older and were written as I was just barely starting to accept…

Stephen McIntyre and Global Warming Believer’s Ethics
Morality

Stephen McIntyre and Global Warming Believer’s Ethics

Posted on May 10, 2021December 13, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

This is a historical post. In my previous posts I explained how I started to research Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) claims, how I found a lot of very…

Man Made vs. Nature Made Global Warming Arguments With Merit
Morality

Man Made vs. Nature Made Global Warming Arguments With Merit

Posted on May 5, 2021December 13, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

This is a historical post. I’ve been concentrating on mostly arguments that AGW Deniers use that have little or no merit. In this post I’ll cover…

Pain is Not Suffering
Artifical General Intelligence

Pain is Not Suffering

Posted on April 29, 2021July 19, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

Temple Grandin, in her book Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior, argues that her autism is a condition that…

Man Made vs. Nature Made Global Warming Arguments Without Merit
Morality

Man Made vs. Nature Made Global Warming Arguments Without Merit

Posted on April 26, 2021December 13, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

This is a historical post. In my last post, I started my sordid tale of my attempt to make sense of the global warming debate…

My CO2 Emissions / Global Warming History
Morality

My CO2 Emissions / Global Warming History

Posted on April 19, 2021March 1, 2021 by Bruce Nielson

This is a historical post. A long time ago, I was a group blogger. I discovered David Deutsch’s books during this timeframe and it started…

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