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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

1 year

Adding this to my Internet hall of fame.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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3 years

@Phil_Lewis_ They’ll wear vests against an extremely low chance of being shot, but not masks when there is a high chance of infection and transmission that causes much more harm? I guess since they don’t understand even the law we can’t expect them to know science and be good reasoners.

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I’ll teach philosophy of science in fall. Beyond standard content, I want to add especially relevant material, e.g., how we know Earth is not flat, YEC is false, AGCC is real, falsificationism is bad phil sci, evolution is not “just a theory,” etc. Other suggestions for topics?

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@AradJGigi For the record, my starting salary at a medium-sized state school was $39,500 ... *twenty years ago*. And it was low then.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@akafacehots 100 leading experts were involved. Give it a read before you judge. And why be so mean to someone who is trying to make the world better? It is a strange impulse you need to examine in yourself.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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2 years

@wihorne A wise point. I’d add, past misdeeds are like porn for born-agains, who revel in claiming sins have been cleansed by grace. The worse the past=the greater god’s forgiveness=the more prestige for the sinner. Then as god’s favored, they tell others how to act. Pathological.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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3 years

@mauricioangulo @MCHammer How about everything in deductive logic, Mauricio? Not to mention the very standards of empiricism at the foundations of science.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@plmanseau That chimp with the femur in 2001 A Space Odyssey.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@deardrewdixon @WeAreAllOther @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris More grace, intelligence and competence in one day from the new administration than we saw in four years of the last one. I feel such a sense of relief. Let’s never do that again.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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3 years

@ClimentQD @PrincetonEcon Hard disagree. Grad students already have far too much pressure on them. There is no requirement to referee ever, let alone as a grad student. It is a good practice, for the health of the disciple, to referee at least as much as you submit to journals, but even that is not a rule

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Bill Vanderburgh

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4 years

@Stanford Why doesn’t the committee just call at a reasonable hour?

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

1 year

One pressing problem in the US is that extremist Christians take up a huge amount of our collective airtime on moral issues. But what Christians think is irrelevant to public policy. (Too bad @sdutOpinion didn't want this but here it is anyway!)

Christian Morals are Irrelevant to Public Policy — Towards a More Perfect DISUNION: Separating...

Christian morality (even if there were universal agreement on what it is) is the wrong tool for determining public policy. Many Americans are not Christian, and Christian standards do not apply to...

www.thedisunion.com

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Bill Vanderburgh

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4 years

@bobridder @ChanceColemanTV Right? Ever see an American weather map? There’s no weather in Canada, either.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@reluctantlychad @waveturtlejake That is correct. Rand is a hack at best.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@simianghost No, we’ve known for many decades that’s Popper’s philosophy of science is an unworkable failure.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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3 months

I wasn’t kidding. Christian Nationalists really are trying to take over the government and impose religious extremism on everyone.

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Project 2025 is linked to “The Statement on Christian Nationalism” manifesto which seeks to implement a Scripture-based system of gov't whereby Christ-ordained “civil magistrates” exercise authority over the American public, reports @jennycohn1 . READ:

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Bill Vanderburgh

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4 years

@ava @CapehartJ @NewYorker @KadirNelson Is there a Pulitzer for cover art?

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Bill Vanderburgh

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1 year

@HHMusicOfficial Simplicity is an example of a methodological principle. Some people confuse it for an evidential principle, but there is no good reason to suppose the simplest theory will be true or more likely to be true (see the trail of discarded simpler theories in history of science).

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Bill Vanderburgh

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1 year

@_Floodlight Take comfort that, in many universes, you like it.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

2 years

@MichaelShindler @lastpositivist No one expects the Anti-Cartesian Disquisition.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

2 years

@iamastrangebool Your math might be off. It is going to happen again in 20 days. ;-)

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Bill Vanderburgh

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1 year

@ChristnNitemare This is so evil. I really really don't want them to win.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

1 year

@ThePhillipHolz Uh, no. That’s assault. And the Constitution guarantees he does not have to stand.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

4 years

@jgeltzer @GeorgeTakei @ElectionTask It is REMARKABLE that in a modern democracy there is even this much doubt about how election results could be ignored. I'm glad the arguments are on the right side, but the law should be much stronger and much clearer.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

3 years

@Jumbo15645284 @latestinspace I blame Pink Floyd for this misimpression. There is no dark side of the Moon, just a back side. Half of the moon is always illuminated. The day/night cycle is the same length as the cycle of phases seen from Earth because the same face of the Moon always points toward Earth.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@_ShepherdsSheep I didn’t give my credentials as an argument. Just as a response to his claim that I should look into the field I’ve been studying and teaching for more than two decades.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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4 years

@Tzipshmil @tylerpager A few hundred at least! #boatersforbiden

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

1 year

FYI Philosophers: An early application deadline (Sept. 15) for a tenure-track Phil Mind job in my department. This will be our sixth new hire in recent years! We are a young, vibrant, pluralistic department and a good place to work. Please share!

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

4 years

@ameliamjhill @DanielleWenner This is so important. Add: siblings who need help with schoolwork when parents are working/don’t speak English. Plus not having enough devices for everyone trying to work/learn online. Be flexible with deadlines and require as little synchronous learning as possible.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

4 years

@TheOtherDonald7 You mean like California, the seventh largest economy in the world? I’ve only been here 6 years, but I doubt I’ll ever leave. (BTW the “run down” areas near me all vote R.)

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Bill Vanderburgh

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4 years

@peachyounces @mtvAdriaan Report this sort of thing to the chair, Dean, dean of students, provost and President. It cannot be allowed to continue.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

3 years

@CharlesMBlow Personally, as a youngster, I took it exactly the opposite way. "Don't behave like that asshole Pepe" was the message I got.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

4 years

@BennSteil @davidfrum We are here, too. #boatersforBiden

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

3 months

Christian Nationalists feeling emboldened. Don’t let them impose their minority religious extremism on the rest of us.

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Texas State Rep. Matt Schaefer said in a recent interview that every elected official in the country—from President down to dog catcher—must “worship God.” Their options, he added, are “obedience or rebellion.”

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@pattonoswalt As I commented elsewhere, congrats to that subversive commercial director for somehow convincing the client that this was a positive ad for their product yet making it obvious to the audience that they think it is ruining all the good things.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

3 years

@mrmiller1972 @robbysoave I can't tell if this is ignorance or a deliberate attempt to foment distrust and division. What interest do you have in thousands more people getting sick and dying unnecessarily?

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@yellowdogedem The Egyptian pantheon. Imagine those gods walking around.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@DenglerMelinda @robreiner Not to scale. Not with little hands like his.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

3 years

@latimes Do the rest of us get a vote? Cuz, that’s awful.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

4 years

@PopeCarlito @JYSexton There’s got to be a 2A case that these militias are not “well regulated”.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

4 years

I have to say, given all the warnings in science fiction, that I’m surprised that there are *50* planets using artificial intelligence. You’d think aliens, of all people, would know better. @TheAuthorGuy @garethlpowell #scifi #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

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British researchers have identified 50 new planets using artificial intelligence, marking a technological breakthrough in astronomy.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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2 years

A San Diego sunset. (I took this last night from a water tower about ten miles from the ocean.)

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

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@stalecooper @BayouPhilosophy But at least you get a chance to revise all those materials to fit every job you are applying for, and you have a 1 in 200 chance of getting hired.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

3 years

@WendyBellPgh Thanks for this! I’m going to use it in my logic classes. It is an awesome example of the false cause fallacy! Post hoc ergo propter hoc. Plus a sprinkling of ad honinem at the end!

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

1 year

@Insatiabitch Best summary of atheism I’ve seen in a while! Thanks.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

2 years

Hello #philosophy and #ancientphilosophy folks. Please post/share widely. Cal State San Bernardino is re-opening its tenure-track assistant professor search for a specialist in Ancient Greek or Roman Philosophy. For full consideration apply by April 14.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

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@tanya_rd Don't go to any PhD program where they don't offer you many opportunities to teach your own classes, at least at some point in your degree program. Having that experience is usually key to getting a job.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

3 years

@corsent @MikeBenchCapon I’ve been involved with a philosophy of astrophysics group this year and contrary to my early career experiences with (and stories about) analytic philosophy of science (esp. physics), everyone in this group is kind, helpful, supportive. Makes it much more enjoyable. @hppBonn

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

2 years

What if we address the philosophy referee crisis by hiring permanent, full time, properly paid staff referees? Even better, make them t-track at host universities. If they are 1 of 2 referees on each paper, that would reduce the load/decrease the time to get papers reviewed.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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Got a shot of a lifetime today while sailing! This humpback must've been celebrating something. Tail slaps, fin flaps, dozens of breaches. That's the yacht America in the background, a replica of the first boat to win the America's Cup, now a whale watching tour out of San Diego.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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2 years

@KurtSchlichter The people who know the most, like Republicans the least? And the people who know the least, like Republicans the most? Hmmm. A is thought forming.... It is on the tip of my tongue.... WHAT could it be?

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Bill Vanderburgh

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4 years

Today’s reading. I bet a lot of people finally have the time to write that thing they’ve always wanted to write. @garethlpowell ’s new book will help many!

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@JYSexton Yowza. Congrats to that subversive commercial director for somehow convincing the client that this was a positive ad for their product yet making it obvious to the audience that they think it is ruining all the good things.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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1 year

@freganmitts Comments in the thread make me wonder if the students think of “believe x” like “imagine x” or “conceptualize x.” What do they think “truth” means? That might be playing a role. I’d do the inverse lion experiment: bring a lion to class & tell them to believe it isn’t there!

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

3 years

@latimes The framing here is very bad. The virus didn’t mutate in SAfrica because of the presence of vaccines. The correct framing is, the vaccine was developed for a different variant and is only partial (but stil quite) effective against some other variants.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@NYTScience How is this in the "science" column? Gotta move it to the fiction section. The whole thing is ridiculous. We need to stop giving attention to silly ideas like this while pretending they are scientific.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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6 years

@Aidan_Wolf @alexbertanades Feminism is not a political ideology, it is standing up for what is morally right.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

4 years

@mikelecolasurdo I’m sorry this happened to you. But if there is a god, he’s the one who gave you covid, right?

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@JustinWolfers Noem should have to go to every funeral.

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@bf_crane Impressed with the San Bernardino reference.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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3 years

@BryanBanksPhD Historiography: the study of the historiograph, an early version of the phonograph that could only be used to record oral histories. It fell out of fashion; but like vinyl it has recently seen a revival among 20-somethings (they see it as an early kind of podcast). Damn hipsters.

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If God is really omniscient, omnipotent and has a plan, what’s with all those ~100 million other sperm besides the one that fertilizes the egg?

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@AtheistRepublic Failing to vaccinate is not child abuse, but it is wrong. It is failing to exercise the parental duty of care for your child, and failing in the societal duty to care for all.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@MamaIsASpy @TimAlberta @Cernovich Sorry to hear that. Sounds like you need better friends.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@ShalMarriott Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@CNN #CNNTownHall My family will take the vaccine ASAP. Vaccine manufacturers and regulatory agencies have safeguards in place to ensure the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Trump is a dummy, but doctors, scientists and public health officials aren’t.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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1 year

@the_meghaning Decimal points weren't a thing until the 1600s, so I'm pretty confident there is no decimal in the number of the beast.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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2 years

@SteveAndrews There are so many subjects students have no acquaintance with before college. How could we expect them to choose before they arrive? I think EVERYONE should be undeclared until junior year. It would encourage more breadth and exploration.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@katiedimartin I saw this while sailing!

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@ayhwright @gorskon @LorenaBraid @morinryan Yes, the granting body will at least stop the plagiarist from doing any more reviewing.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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3 years

@jenniferejoness Was teaching the fundamentals of Darwinism to a Science and the Modern World class in Kansas. Turned around from writing something on the board to see two students at the back of the small room fervently praying not to be tempted.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@CapturingChrist YEC is unambiguously false. ALL of the scientific evidence (geology, biology, cosmology, etc.) shows us clearly that the universe and the Earth orders of magnitude older than YEC claims. …

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Bill Vanderburgh

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4 years

@WarClandestine There’s a lot that’s hard to believe in this story, but frogs croaking in mid-Dec in DC is right up there. The Geminid meteor shower peaked on the 13/14th. That’s not a sign, that’s science.

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

3 years

@JoJoFromJerz Well, there’s one who will be easy to arrest.

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@RFupdates I think this tweet makes a fundamental error. Most atheists aren’t claiming the non-existence of gods but rather the non-plausibility of the existence of gods. We prove that non-plausibility all the time.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@georgehahn It is funny how many of these people don't know the difference between "persecuted" and "prosecuted".

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

4 years

@insidehighered First of all, we shouldn’t be trying to replicate face-to-face by doing synchronous Zoom lectures. Second, no. If a student doesn’t want to show their picture there is probably a very good reason. If you are trying to confirm their participation, there are lots of other ways.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@Philip_Goff @skdh Philip, I'm not sure that's accurate. Plenty of sciences/scientists are instrumentalist rather than realist. Copenhagen QM is the most obvious case.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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3 years

@ColleenARoache @lostblackboy Intro Philosophy of Religion and some history of science would be good too.

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@bayesianboy Get summer teaching at your current or future place?

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@JoJoFromJerz Instead of “Jesus is my copilot” this one has “trump is my backseat driver.”

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@alexkotch @AndyBCampbell @ArmyStrang @vizjourno Single use rocket launcher. Already fired, so “inert”.

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@KristanHawkins >50% of pregnancies end in spontaneous abortion, so I guess God doesn't mind. Using "baby" here is a rhetorical manipulation. Before delivery, it is a fetus. 80% of abortions are before 10wks. Here's what that really looks like:

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@Newsweek Given that Biden has not had a budget yet, not to mention the fact that Congress has the power of the purse, not the President, it is entirely disingenuous to mention this high as at all related to Biden. Reduce-taxes-and-spend Republicans are to blame.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@alexbryant_ "Bright argues, 'Imagine that S knows P but can't explain P; in that case, S will tweet about it.'" Maybe it is this: when you "argue that x," x is a proposition, whereas "imagine that y" is in this context a command or suggestion of an action to do (imagine y).

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@GeorgeTakei Thanks for drawing attention to this extremely important issue, George! Anyone who wants to learn more, I've got a blog where I'm writing about church/state separation, freedom of/from religion, and fighting CN. Links to podcasts, books, etc.

A Foundation Built on LIES: Christian Nationalism is dangerous bunk — Towards a More Perfect...

In addition to being religiously wrong, a corruption of patriotism, founded on deceptions, and a violation of the Constitution’s protection of freedom of (and from) religion, Christian Nationalism...

www.thedisunion.com

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Bill Vanderburgh

@VanderburghBill

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@Fillinusername @steve_vladeck Yes, but it is really difficult to contact the bar associations for those non-existent states to file a complaint.

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@isolatedpianist @scottgr60613 @chrisjsuggs Why did the student feel they had to make such excuses instead of just saying “sorry I missed class” or “can I please have an extension?”

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@latimes It would be interesting to see this by education level by county, too.

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@MrAHarrisonCS @myenimtown @thatalicewu This is a great way to put it. Sometimes, the best way to achieve your personal self-interest is to pursue the community-interest.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@RyanFMandelbaum So THIS is what autocorrect was trying to tell us all this time.

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Bill Vanderburgh

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@xriskology "See subsequently" is nonsense. Don't accept that one.

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@jasonintrator No man ever eats the same dish twice, for its not the same dish and he is not the same man.

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@NASAJPL @NASAPersevere @NNPrezNez Isn't that how they pronounce "Mars" in Boston, too?

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@cottoncandaddy Beely Joel?

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@lastpositivist Most of don’t get there until we’ll after tenure, so congratulations again on being a prodigy. No wonder they gave you a leverhulme.

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@The_Idol_Killer @paulogia0 Usually the argumentative move goes like this: If the universe needs a cause to explain it, then why doesn't god? The typical reply is, god is a necessary being--the response to which is, "says who?": in the 4200 human religions, gods are not compatible with the necessity claim.

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@Reuters There’s something really wrong with that headline. It makes the women the subjects instead of the objects. It should be “ICE credibly accused of mutilating two Mexican nationals”.

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@sdut So, way less than 1% of SDUSD students? Come on, that’s not news.

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@AndyBCampbell @alexkotch @ArmyStrang @vizjourno It makes it even more gross. It is purely an attempt at intimidation, no excuse that it is a 2A right.

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