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September 09, 2022

Believing Without Evidence is Always Morally Wrong

We have the moral responsibility not to pollute the well of collective knowledge. 'Our words, our phrases, our forms and processes and modes of thought’ become ‘common property’. Adding false beliefs is immoral because everyone’s lives ultimately rely on this vital, shared resource....

September 08, 2022

When Tragedy Becomes Banal: Why News Consumers Experience Crisis Fatigue

Covid, war, crime, new illnesses, "pag bugbog-sarado sa bad news", what to do, how to help a crisis-fatigued people....

September 07, 2022

The Way Home from Homeopathy

I think a lot about my mother’s recurring question: “What is the harm?” Directly confronting patients about beliefs like homeopathy can cause them to dig in their heels or feel helpless, which can exacerbate their conditions....

September 06, 2022

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power – A Cheat’s Guide to Middle-Earth Before You Watch the New Show

Middle-earth is the fictional setting for Tolkien’s invented mythology, which made its debut in The Hobbit....

September 04, 2022

Natural Home Remedies for Ear Problems of Dogs

Ear infections are very common in dogs. In fact, our own canine companion has had an ear infection twice already. That’s because we did not properly educate ourselves enough about it before....

September 01, 2022

In His Lover’s House, A Father Rises

A poem about a daughter who finds her father's clothes, clothes she remembers washing and ironing, in his lover's home....

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