Cooldown
In light of Cameron’s comment here (per this and this), I’m sensing that cooldown is required. There will be no post today (and possibly for a few days).
Month: February 2025
A Case Study on Marriage
This is part of a series. See the index here. Deti has responded to my Part 3 post on luck here, here, and here. Here are a few snipped statements: Even though I have already proved mathematically that luck has nothing to do with it, I want to show additional data …
Reasons for Divorce
This is part of a series. See the index here. Well the conditions at Spawny’s Space only improved for a few days before going back to business as usual. After proving mathematically that luck has nothing to do with marriage results, categorically disproving the claim that I got lucky, Deti …
Is Staying Married A Matter Of Luck?
This is part of a series. See the index here. As I noted in yesterday’s post, “A Note on Hypergamy,” the level of discourse has improved over at Spawny’s Space. In particular, Deti has started making substantive arguments and avoiding ad hominem. This is quite welcome! But, he’s made so …
A Note On Hypergamy
This is part of a series. See the index here. In an unexpected surprise to me, the discourse over at Spawny’s Space—regarding Hypergamy—has improved since I wrote and published “Hypergamy is a myth, part 2” yesterday morning. Some interesting counterpoints have been raised. I’ll probably spend some time talking about …
Hypergamy is a Myth: Part 2
This is part of a series. See the index here. A while back I wrote “Hypergamy is a Myth.” There I made a few observations and conclusions. First, numerous studies show that both men and women desire to pair with someone above their station. Both men and women want to be …
The Failure of the Olivet Discourse
The Olivet Discourse is found in three passages of scripture: Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. There Jesus tells his audience what is to come in the future. Though the content of the Olivet Discourse differs in its predictions and descriptions of the events to follow, at the conclusion of …
On Divorce: Redux
Back in 2023, I wrote “On Divorce” where after many years I finally wrote down my thoughts on the Bible’s teachings on divorce. During that discussion, I concluded from scripture that no Christian may choose divorce, ever. It’s completely forbidden. I recently read another article on divorce, and I’d like …
Exploring Gnosticism: Part 5
In Part 5 of our series, we’ll be discussing the eighth article that Jack @ Sigma Frame wrote about Gnosticism. Let’s review that article, shall we? The article was written by Benjamin Wiker, Ph.D., a Roman Catholic and Professor of Political Science at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a teacher at a …
Exploring Gnosticism: Part 4
Today we’re going to skip ahead to the sixth post in Jack’s series on Gnosticism. I want to pause here to note that Jack wrote this series in 2021, when I was still commenting at Sigma Frame and the there was a somewhat different group of readers and commenters. Later, …