His satanic majesty 19 Mar 2010 Here is physical evidence that PZ Miiiaaaaeers exists and has devotees even in the Antipodes… Humor Religion
Politics A bridge to nowhere 17 Sep 2010 The title of the head of the Roman Catholic Church is “pontiff”, which means, basically “bridge-builder” (in Latin: pontifex; I gather it’s thought by some that the Roman priests would bless new bridges, and the bishop of Rome inherited the term when ROme was Christianised). Evidence that the title is… Read More
History Turtles all the way down 28 Mar 201122 Jun 2018 There is a story, often told about the philosopher William James: One day when the philosopher William James, who had a liking for scientific popularization, had just finished explaining in a small American town how the earth revolved around the sun, he saw, according to the anecdote, an elderly lady… Read More
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It’s like a scene from an American movie where the Mafia boss sits behind a table at the back of an Italian restaurant flanked by his lieutenants and receives the vist of the hero/cop/PI!
From left: Chris Ho-Stuart, Jim Foley, Some American Guy, Chris Nedin, and Ian Musgrave. Wilkins had to leave about that time to avoid the bill.
Thanks for the mini-philosophy lesson John. It was very informative, even if I feel a little cheated by what others have told me about philosophical naturalism.
What’s the venue? And yes, you weren’t upholding PZ’s prior impressions of Australian hospitality, where every time his glass became empty, it miraculously filled up again. No wonder he looked tired.
I’ve stumbled on here through our esteemed Prof. PZ. There’s something missing in this pic…a token abo?