How do we know something is true?
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Like Richard Rorty, I’m skeptical of any grand theory of epistemology. We believe things when we find the arguments/evidence persuasive. There’s not...
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Colonization is so second millennium
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn In a post discussing “The Great Filter” and other related issues, I finally came across a comment that reflected my views: Possibility...
Will the UK go first?
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn David Beckworth directed me to this piece: Officials in the UK Treasury are “probably” considering whether to change the Bank of England’s...
One cheer for yield curve control
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Here’s Bloomberg: Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said policy makers are “thinking very hard” about targeting specific yields...
Some people say Trump wants it both ways
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn A reporter recently asked Trump if he regrets ordering a lockdown. Trump said he thought it was a mistake, and then in...
Why are stocks doing well?
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn This post is not about forecasting the stock market, something I doubt that anyone can do with a high level of consistency....
Heaven is high and the emperor is far away
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn A long time ago, there were two great kingdoms. The Kingdom of the East was ruled by a cruel emperor. One day,...
Manned space exploration–the comments
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn I asked for some reasons why we might want to send men into space. I’ve read the comment section and am a...
Revisiting the islands
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn On April 19, I did a post discussing the progress of various islands and quasi-islands. Let’s revisit what I said about those...
Men in space bleg
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Occasionally I see news stories that I’m too lazy to investigate. I’d rather have my commenters fill me in. I see that...