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Materialism can't answer these 10 questions without borrowing the metaphysical structure it denies exists.
Every dodge reveals the same problem: physics presupposes what materialism claims it generates.
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Every dodge reveals the same problem: physics presupposes what materialism claims it generates.
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Nous ne savons pas où K. Schwarzschild se trouvait. Par ex., pour annoncer sa découverte, il envoyé deux lettres, datées du 22 déc. 1915 : l'une à A. Einstein, d'après laquelle il serait sur le front de l'Est ; l'autre à A. Sommerfeld, d'après laquelle il serait sur le front de l'Ouest, en Alsace 🤷♂️
Begging the question.
If its just descriptive scaffolding we bolt on the hit rate for blind pre-observation predictions should be near zero. Instead it's near 100% when we follow rigor + beauty.
Schwarzschild solved Einstein’s equations while in the trenches in WWI.
If its just descriptive scaffolding we bolt on the hit rate for blind pre-observation predictions should be near zero. Instead it's near 100% when we follow rigor + beauty.
Schwarzschild solved Einstein’s equations while in the trenches in WWI.
February 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Nous ne savons pas où K. Schwarzschild se trouvait. Par ex., pour annoncer sa découverte, il envoyé deux lettres, datées du 22 déc. 1915 : l'une à A. Einstein, d'après laquelle il serait sur le front de l'Est ; l'autre à A. Sommerfeld, d'après laquelle il serait sur le front de l'Ouest, en Alsace 🤷♂️
You cannot build a global renewable infrastructure using only the power from a half-finished renewable infrastructure.
Smelting steel for wind towers/refining high-purity silicon for solar cells requires consistent, ultra-high-temperature heat thats still largely provided by coal/ natural gas. 1/
Smelting steel for wind towers/refining high-purity silicon for solar cells requires consistent, ultra-high-temperature heat thats still largely provided by coal/ natural gas. 1/
Our only hope is that you can’t uninvent renewables. The rest of the world including China will forge ahead. The US will fall behind and of course that’s bad. But in time, they will have to catch up or be economically uncompetitive.
Probably.
But yeah it sucks.
Probably.
But yeah it sucks.
February 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
You cannot build a global renewable infrastructure using only the power from a half-finished renewable infrastructure.
Smelting steel for wind towers/refining high-purity silicon for solar cells requires consistent, ultra-high-temperature heat thats still largely provided by coal/ natural gas. 1/
Smelting steel for wind towers/refining high-purity silicon for solar cells requires consistent, ultra-high-temperature heat thats still largely provided by coal/ natural gas. 1/
The Humanists have stopped bashing Christianity & promoting Death for 5 mins to post about free speech. Not Islam, mind... they're too cowardly to actually criticise Islam, so are forced to couch it in Free Speech language.
It's something I suppose, a such a weak/feeble gesture. ->
It's something I suppose, a such a weak/feeble gesture. ->
The story so far 🧵
Hamit Coskun, a 51 year old Kurdish-Armenian man from Turkey, was originally charged with ‘offending the religious institution of Islam’ after burning his copy of the Quran outside the Turkish embassy last year.
humanists.uk/2026/02/17/h...
Hamit Coskun, a 51 year old Kurdish-Armenian man from Turkey, was originally charged with ‘offending the religious institution of Islam’ after burning his copy of the Quran outside the Turkish embassy last year.
humanists.uk/2026/02/17/h...
High Court to hear Quran burning case today
Today, the High Court will hear the case of Hamit Coskun, who burned a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London. In June last year, he was convicted of religiously motivated harassment, alarm or di...
humanists.uk
February 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The Humanists have stopped bashing Christianity & promoting Death for 5 mins to post about free speech. Not Islam, mind... they're too cowardly to actually criticise Islam, so are forced to couch it in Free Speech language.
It's something I suppose, a such a weak/feeble gesture. ->
It's something I suppose, a such a weak/feeble gesture. ->
Bsky Leftists openly calling for the murder of political opponents.
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Bsky Leftists openly calling for the murder of political opponents.
I'm hearing Restore Britain already has more members than the Lib Dems...
February 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I'm hearing Restore Britain already has more members than the Lib Dems...
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What do you image when the clouds clear for only half an hour?
M42 of course.
Esprit 100ED, ASI2600MM Pro.
2x300s Red, Green and Blue and 50x5s Red, Green and Blue
#astronomy #astrophotography
M42 of course.
Esprit 100ED, ASI2600MM Pro.
2x300s Red, Green and Blue and 50x5s Red, Green and Blue
#astronomy #astrophotography
February 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
What do you image when the clouds clear for only half an hour?
M42 of course.
Esprit 100ED, ASI2600MM Pro.
2x300s Red, Green and Blue and 50x5s Red, Green and Blue
#astronomy #astrophotography
M42 of course.
Esprit 100ED, ASI2600MM Pro.
2x300s Red, Green and Blue and 50x5s Red, Green and Blue
#astronomy #astrophotography
I disagreed with people in a thread, and this chat has been calling me a bot for 24hrs: obsessively commenting on all my posts about bots etc. Fair enough.
The amusing thing is when you look at his TL: there's no thought there at all. It's just mindless RTing every memetic propaganda point. A node.
The amusing thing is when you look at his TL: there's no thought there at all. It's just mindless RTing every memetic propaganda point. A node.
February 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I disagreed with people in a thread, and this chat has been calling me a bot for 24hrs: obsessively commenting on all my posts about bots etc. Fair enough.
The amusing thing is when you look at his TL: there's no thought there at all. It's just mindless RTing every memetic propaganda point. A node.
The amusing thing is when you look at his TL: there's no thought there at all. It's just mindless RTing every memetic propaganda point. A node.
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The Hidden Story of Young Martian Volcanoes
The Hidden Story of Young Martian Volcanoes
New research has revealed that Mars’ most recent volcanoes weren’t formed by simple, one off eruptions as scientists previously thought. Instead, these volcanic systems evolved over millions of years, fed by complex underground magma chambers that changed and developed over time. By studying surface features and mineral signatures from orbit, researchers have pieced together a far more intricate volcanic story than anyone expected.
www.universetoday.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:40 AM
The Hidden Story of Young Martian Volcanoes
The Nursing Shortage is a policy choice. By importing staff from red-list countries, the gov creates a safety valve that ignores the 35% drop in local applicants. They don’t need to undercut wages when they can just bypass domestic market to avoid fixing pay + retention.
Classic fiat economic scam.
Classic fiat economic scam.
My area of experience is in nursing, rather than medical staff.
In the case of nurses, “our own people” can’t fill the vacancies.
The rate of nurses leaving the profession is higher than replacement rate from training.
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In the case of nurses, “our own people” can’t fill the vacancies.
The rate of nurses leaving the profession is higher than replacement rate from training.
1/2
February 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The Nursing Shortage is a policy choice. By importing staff from red-list countries, the gov creates a safety valve that ignores the 35% drop in local applicants. They don’t need to undercut wages when they can just bypass domestic market to avoid fixing pay + retention.
Classic fiat economic scam.
Classic fiat economic scam.
Interesting. Canadian breakup is quite likely imo.
Those Who Agree - "It is completely inappropriate to seek to weaken Canada, to go and ask for assistance to break up this country from a foreign power"
🟢 All: 81%
🟢 BC: 86%
🟢 ON: 83%
🟢 ATL: 83%
🟢 SK/MB: 82%
🟢 QC: 72%
🟢 AB: 69%
Read it free: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
🟢 All: 81%
🟢 BC: 86%
🟢 ON: 83%
🟢 ATL: 83%
🟢 SK/MB: 82%
🟢 QC: 72%
🟢 AB: 69%
Read it free: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...
Canadians Call It Treason as Alberta Separatists Face National Backlash
A clear majority agree that turning to the U.S. for assistance in separation is inappropriate
canadianpolling.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Interesting. Canadian breakup is quite likely imo.
They actually believe this nonsense...
🚨 BREAKING: Jewish activists heckle Nigel Farage during the launch of Reform UK's Jewish alliance
"My grandmother fled Germany, you would deport her!"
"My grandmother fled Germany, you would deport her!"
February 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
They actually believe this nonsense...
Leftists in an echo chamber, unused to thinking independently, cannot quite comprehend when someone points out an error or offers and alternate view...
February 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Leftists in an echo chamber, unused to thinking independently, cannot quite comprehend when someone points out an error or offers and alternate view...
Expect more well-poisoning, character assassination, name calling and ad-hom from the technocrat Left, and of course, zero actual good faith engagement with the arguments.
February 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Expect more well-poisoning, character assassination, name calling and ad-hom from the technocrat Left, and of course, zero actual good faith engagement with the arguments.
Fascinated by the myth-making from Leftist Americans on here. This one's pretending Democrats are being persecuted for criticising the admin or something... Bizarre.
February 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Fascinated by the myth-making from Leftist Americans on here. This one's pretending Democrats are being persecuted for criticising the admin or something... Bizarre.
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So he commented something at me and then blocked.
I'm forever amazed at the Left's inability to engage in rational argument. The moment they hear something that runs contra to their received opinion, they block. Cult behaviour.
I'm forever amazed at the Left's inability to engage in rational argument. The moment they hear something that runs contra to their received opinion, they block. Cult behaviour.
February 15, 2026 at 10:38 PM
So he commented something at me and then blocked.
I'm forever amazed at the Left's inability to engage in rational argument. The moment they hear something that runs contra to their received opinion, they block. Cult behaviour.
I'm forever amazed at the Left's inability to engage in rational argument. The moment they hear something that runs contra to their received opinion, they block. Cult behaviour.
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Great to see Red Squirrel at Loch Leven, wish we had them down South ,instead of the invasive Grey Squirrel .
February 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Great to see Red Squirrel at Loch Leven, wish we had them down South ,instead of the invasive Grey Squirrel .
Interesting that @lucympowell.bsky.social felt it necessary to disable comments & even quotes...
February 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Interesting that @lucympowell.bsky.social felt it necessary to disable comments & even quotes...
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A beautiful early evening #aurora substorm gave way to a parade of star patterns including the small trapezoid of Draco’ s head, bright Vega and Deneb and finally the queen herself: Cassiopeia. 🔭
February 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
A beautiful early evening #aurora substorm gave way to a parade of star patterns including the small trapezoid of Draco’ s head, bright Vega and Deneb and finally the queen herself: Cassiopeia. 🔭
Sunder never explains why, if Fabian technocrats can say 'millions must come' and engineer such against the democratic wishes of the public, that 'millions must go' is somehow taboo?
Lowe makes clear that "millions must go" is his central argument
February 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Sunder never explains why, if Fabian technocrats can say 'millions must come' and engineer such against the democratic wishes of the public, that 'millions must go' is somehow taboo?
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Ironically, this is junk science bias confirmation. Sampling Bluesky to prove people like Bluesky is like surveying a lifeboat to prove the ship is empty. The data reflects the enthusiasm of early adopters, not the utility for the average researcher.
Conflating "Pleasantness" with "Utility" ->
Conflating "Pleasantness" with "Utility" ->
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Ironically, this is junk science bias confirmation. Sampling Bluesky to prove people like Bluesky is like surveying a lifeboat to prove the ship is empty. The data reflects the enthusiasm of early adopters, not the utility for the average researcher.
Conflating "Pleasantness" with "Utility" ->
Conflating "Pleasantness" with "Utility" ->
Recurring Bsky group superiority schema:
If your political tribe is definitionally “the evidence-based one,” then opponents become morally + cognitively illegitimate.
That’s why the Nazi comparisons proliferate, because they’re the fastest available outgroup-dehumanisation shortcut.
If your political tribe is definitionally “the evidence-based one,” then opponents become morally + cognitively illegitimate.
That’s why the Nazi comparisons proliferate, because they’re the fastest available outgroup-dehumanisation shortcut.
I know the Nazis tried to deploy a scientific basis for their antisemitism and their white nationalism but the reality is that science and fascism are and always will be inherently at odds.
February 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Recurring Bsky group superiority schema:
If your political tribe is definitionally “the evidence-based one,” then opponents become morally + cognitively illegitimate.
That’s why the Nazi comparisons proliferate, because they’re the fastest available outgroup-dehumanisation shortcut.
If your political tribe is definitionally “the evidence-based one,” then opponents become morally + cognitively illegitimate.
That’s why the Nazi comparisons proliferate, because they’re the fastest available outgroup-dehumanisation shortcut.
Sunder deplying the fog machine again: find extreme fringe actors to contaminate & you can quarantine the arguments. Helen Lewis calls it nutpicking: foregrounding the worst online enthusiasts instead of engaging the actual policy argument.
More importantly, racial tension in -->
More importantly, racial tension in -->
Rupert Lowe wants Restore Britain to be a national party, competing to offer an agenda further right of Reform. (It will be closer to a 2-4% proposition than 10%. There are several < 1% parties in this space like Advance UK & others)
February 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Sunder deplying the fog machine again: find extreme fringe actors to contaminate & you can quarantine the arguments. Helen Lewis calls it nutpicking: foregrounding the worst online enthusiasts instead of engaging the actual policy argument.
More importantly, racial tension in -->
More importantly, racial tension in -->
Interesting the amount of hatred Helen Lewis gets on Bsky for questioning the trans cult.
Pairs of problematic people who I keep forgetting are two distinct people:
Jonathan Haidt & Jonathan Chait
Ross Douthat & Rod Dreher
Helen Lewis & Helen Joyce
Jonathan Haidt & Jonathan Chait
Ross Douthat & Rod Dreher
Helen Lewis & Helen Joyce
February 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Interesting the amount of hatred Helen Lewis gets on Bsky for questioning the trans cult.
Ironically, this is junk science bias confirmation. Sampling Bluesky to prove people like Bluesky is like surveying a lifeboat to prove the ship is empty. The data reflects the enthusiasm of early adopters, not the utility for the average researcher.
Conflating "Pleasantness" with "Utility" ->
Conflating "Pleasantness" with "Utility" ->
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Ironically, this is junk science bias confirmation. Sampling Bluesky to prove people like Bluesky is like surveying a lifeboat to prove the ship is empty. The data reflects the enthusiasm of early adopters, not the utility for the average researcher.
Conflating "Pleasantness" with "Utility" ->
Conflating "Pleasantness" with "Utility" ->
"The Spanish colonised the Americas before the British, therefore national borders shouldn't exist"
How do people learn this gibberish?
How do people learn this gibberish?
February 14, 2026 at 5:15 AM
"The Spanish colonised the Americas before the British, therefore national borders shouldn't exist"
How do people learn this gibberish?
How do people learn this gibberish?