I enjoy the yearly book review contest, but it feels like last year’s contest is barely done, and I want... more

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[I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of... more

Conflict theory is the belief that political disagreements come from material conflict. So for example, if rich people support capitalism,... more

[Original thread here: Tegmark’s Mathematical Universe Defeats Most Arguments For God’s Existence.] 1: Comments On Specific Technical Points 2:... more

St. Felix publicly declared that he believed with 79% probability that COVID had a natural origin. He was brought before... more

It feels like 2010 again - the bloggers are debating the proofs for the existence of God. I found... more

From the Commerce Department: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a database identifying over 3,400... more

In the past day, Zvi has written about deliberative alignment, and OpenAI has updated their spec. This article was written... more

As RFK Jr. fights to be confirmed in Congress, the rest of Trump’s health team is already taking shape. 1DaySooner... more