Derek L. Ramsey

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).

Here is the series of responses to Deti so far: Part 1 — Hypergamy is a Myth Part 2 — Hypergamy Note Part 3 — Luck Part 4 — Reasons for Divorce Today we will discuss: Part 5 — A Case Study on Marriage (Intermission) Deti has responded to my …

Here is the series of responses to Deti so far: Part 1 — Hypergamy is a Myth Part 2 — Hypergamy Note Part 3 — Luck Today we will discuss: Part 4 — Reasons for Divorce Well the conditions at Spawny’s Space only improved for a few days before going …

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 many comments that I can’t keep up. I’m usually the …

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 them in a future post. But, first, I want to …

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 hypergamous. There is no indication that only one sex is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …