Month: October 2024

(Part 1) Michael Sudduth on The Augustine-Braude Bigelow Survival Debate: A Postmortem and Prospects for Future Directions

(Theatrical poster for a mind reading performance, 1900 wiki) In this essay Sudduth covers a lot of ground, but mainly considers Keith Augustine’s critique of recent attempts to use the example of a well-known medium Mrs. Piper to argue the soul continues to exist after death.  The idea of being a medium is generally someone (Part 1) Michael Sudduth on The Augustine-Braude Bigelow Survival Debate: A Postmortem and Prospects for Future Directions

Lies & Deception from Trump & Turley about Violent Crime: Part 1- The Big Lie

According to the George Washington University website, Jonathan Turley is: …a nationally recognized legal scholar who has written extensively in areas ranging from constitutional law to legal theory to tort law. Despite this, Turley has written an extremely misleading and deceptive editorial piece for The Hill, called “With fact-checks like these, how does truth stand Lies & Deception from Trump & Turley about Violent Crime: Part 1- The Big Lie

JD Vance: Flip The Script?

There is a really interesting thing happening in politics right now. Politicians have adopted a lawyer schema where they defend their side at the expense of the truth. And, the people have responded accordingly. For the above example, liberal voters say Vance is avoiding the question, whereas conservative voters say Vance flipped the script questioning JD Vance: Flip The Script?

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 8: Elections in California

Washington (CNN) – Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. […] Elections in California At a September press conference in California, Trump claimed that “if I ran with an honest vote counter in California I would win California, but the votes are not counted honestly.” He had delivered an even more colorful A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 8: Elections in California

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 7: Opinions of Roe v. Wade

Washington (CNN) —  Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. This isn’t run-of-the-mill political spin, the kind of statistic-twisting and accomplishment-exaggerating that political candidates of all stripes engage in. Rather, the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Opinions of Roe v. Wade Facing A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 7: Opinions of Roe v. Wade

The Christ Myth Theory: Did Jesus Exist on Earth or Start Out as a Myth?

Last time I said: Now, the conclusion: Paul notes there were many different factions teaching variations on Jesus, “12 What I mean is that each of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.” 13 Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified The Christ Myth Theory: Did Jesus Exist on Earth or Start Out as a Myth?

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 6: Harris’ Primary Performance

Washington (CNN) —  Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. This isn’t run-of-the-mill political spin, the kind of statistic-twisting and accomplishment-exaggerating that political candidates of all stripes engage in. Rather, the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Harris’ primary performance Trump has repeatedly claimed during the A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 6: Harris’ Primary Performance