History The doctrine of double truth 8 Jun 2009 Somewhere on the internecks, I engaged in a discussion of the origins of the “double truth” theory. I wish I could find it again (let me know if you know), but I was asked where the doctrine arose. I have done a little digging, and this is a report on… Read More
Epistemology Peirce on Darwin (1877) 18 Aug 2009 The Darwinian controversy is, in large part, a question of logic. Mr. Darwin proposed to apply the statistical method to biology. The same thing had been done in a widely different branch of science, the theory of gases. Though unable to say what the movements of any particular molecule of… Read More
Evolution Another claim for priority from New Zealand 3 May 200818 Sep 2017 One of the enduring patterns of the history of the history of evolution is for historians to claim that their favourite individual, or their country’s best and brightest, invented evolution. The most recent appears to be this guy from New Zealand, claiming that evolution was actually invented by an artist,… Read More
My internet connection is slow and transmission stopped for a minute with the complete sign visible, except for the unexpected last line. It was well worth the wait!
My internet connection is slow and transmission stopped for a minute with the complete sign visible, except for the unexpected last line. It was well worth the wait!
My internet connection is slow and transmission stopped for a minute with the complete sign visible, except for the unexpected last line. It was well worth the wait!
It’s missing one thing; a sticker advertising the services of a surgeon who specializes in reattaching fingers.
Probably no one here is old enough to recall the Australian cartoonist Emile Mercier, a favourite of my father. Mercier used to do things like that in his cartoons. I recall a scene of a golf course – off to one side was a sign saying (only) “Do not lean golf clubs against this notice”.
Probably no one here is old enough to recall the Australian cartoonist Emile Mercier, a favourite of my father. Mercier used to do things like that in his cartoons. I recall a scene of a golf course – off to one side was a sign saying (only) “Do not lean golf clubs against this notice”.
Probably no one here is old enough to recall the Australian cartoonist Emile Mercier, a favourite of my father. Mercier used to do things like that in his cartoons. I recall a scene of a golf course – off to one side was a sign saying (only) “Do not lean golf clubs against this notice”.