Where do leftists get their ideas? I have argued here that the answer is intellectuals using the authority of science. Maybe I am mistaken. Rather than disagree vehemently, prove it. Where do leftist ideas come from? If you have a better answer, let everyone here know. — comment by Arch Angel, …

Back in “Believing Whatever You Want to Believe” (from 2016!) I wrote about William Wildblood, who was visited by beings he calls the Masters, who I’ve always presumed—out of an abundance of caution—were demonic, but I never found as much to criticize about his views on Christianity. In any case, …

See this index. *** WARNING *** This post includes language and themes that may not be appropriate for children (or adults). Reader discretion is advised. People often do not acknowledge how their personal experiences help shape their beliefs. Over the last few weeks, I’ve posted a number of articles and …

Race and Intelligence In my short series on intelligence and education, I discussed how blankslatists believe that intelligence is largely environmental and that everyone has equal potential. In “Utilitarian Racism“, I noted that blankslatists believe a person’s moral worth is tied to that particular concept of equality. Underlying blankslatism is a …

In abortion news, it turns out that if you ban abortion, the number of abortions will go down, but births will not go up proportionally. Only a (sometimes tiny) minority of births are due to foregone abortions. This is an astonishing finding! A huge percentage of abortions are driven entirely …

See this index. After I wrote “Why is Disproving Arguments So Hard?,” a commenter challenged me to explain a dozen different biblical interpretations that show that the sexes are clearly not equal. He stated… “I may be wrong, but it seems like you believe that the sexes are roughly equal …

This is part of a series on intelligence and the decline of society. See this index. One of my favorite articles ever was written by fellow blogger Free Northerner entitled “Abortion, Tomlinson, and Moral Midgets.” There he responded to the embryo trolley problem. It is well worth reading the latter and …

This is part of a series on intelligence and the decline of society. See this index. In part 1 of this series, I introduced the topic of intelligence and its impact on the economy and education in particular. In part 2 I explain why the post-covid decline in student achievement was …

This is part of a series on intelligence and the decline of society. See this index. In part 1 of the series, we discovered how falling intelligence results in an education system that cannot adequately educate kids. In this part, we will now look at the loss of learning that most kids …

This is part of a series on intelligence and the decline of society. See this index. One of the topics that I write most about is intelligence, but I only rarely write about it on this blog. Other than, this series, which wasn’t originally published on this blog, I have hardly ever …