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Category Archives: Rationality
The Monty Hall Problem As An Introduction to Bayesian Reasoning
The Monty Hall Problem comes from the TV show Let’s Make A Deal. There are a bunch of other really good explanations of the problem online, so I’ll be brief because my only reason for discussing it is because it … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Rationality
Tagged Bayesian, Bayes, Probability, Monty Hall Problem, bayesian probability
4 Comments
I Am An Atheist
The following is a cut and paste from this article on atheismandme.com. Those of you who have followed this blog for a while will likely recognize some of the content from earlier posts on thinkthatthrough. The reason isn’t simple laziness, … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism/Religion, Personal, Philosophy, Rationality, Science, Skepticism, Social/Cultural
Tagged Atheism, God, Reason, Religion, Zeus
15 Comments
Logical Fallacies 101: Special Pleading
I already touched on this fallacy in my post about the Appeal to Ignorance, but I wanted to cover it in more depth. The way to spot a general use of the Special Pleading fallacy is to notice when someone … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism/Religion, Ethics, Philosophy, Rationality, Science, Skepticism
Tagged Atheism, Evil, God, Homeopathy, Logical Fallacy, Science, Special Pleading
4 Comments
Conservation of Expected Evidence
Another LessWrong post. This one is extremely important for one who would call himself or herself a rationalist. The point is that for any expectation of evidence, there must be an equal and opposite expectation of counter-evidence. This should be … Continue reading
Posted in LessWrong, Philosophy, Rationality, Skepticism
Tagged Bayesian, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Evidence, LessWrong
6 Comments
The Sword of Good
What does it mean, if it’s been prophesied that you will make the ultimate choice between Good and Evil? Why wouldn’t you just choose Good? And Hirou carries the Sword of Good – which instantly slays any wielder not of … Continue reading
Are Your Enemies Innately Evil?
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything from LessWrong, so I figured I could get away with it. I highly suggest reading this. I have been planning on doing a post of this sort for a while, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Philosophy, Rationality
Tagged Argument, Enemies, Evil, LessWrong, Suicide Bombers, Yudkowsky
2 Comments
What’s Up With Faith?
[I've been doing lots of posts on religion lately, but it's sort of a coincidence. This blog isn't going to devolve into a tirade on religion. I guess I've just had a few thoughts running through my head on this … Continue reading
My “De-Conversion” Story
Most atheists that I’ve met were religious at some point in their lives. They either stopped because it didn’t make sense or an incident caused them to be skeptical and God couldn’t withstand skeptical scrutiny. I’m not sure if I … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism/Religion, Philosophy, Rationality
Tagged Atheism, Deconversion, Faith, God, Religion
6 Comments
