The Galileo Gambit is like the inverse of the Appeal to Popularity Fallacy. Both are based on the false notion that truth depends on numbers of adherants.

The Lillian Hellman Fallacy and the Galileo Gambit.

There’s a predictable pattern in modern argument, especially online, where someone with a weak or poorly supported claim begins by presenting themselves as a courageous dissenter—someone who “refuses to cut their consc…[Read more]

You ask a great question about how to get a better health care system.

It will take many steps and the best I can say in one post is that none of it will be accomplished by anyone who thinks demonic attacks in the bed at night are an actual thing (Carson,) or anyone who thinks skull calipers and cyanide bariatric chambers are…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Please don’t see my criticism as anti-American. I hope it is seen as pro-Enlightenment. I have no tribal attachment, and I can separate the myth from the machinery.

Oh, oh, you talking to us? I don’t think so, and it makes me suspicious, as does much of your other recent writings of thoughtful quality, that you’re w…[Read more]

Tea with thee is glee. Tea for free without me. Tee off. Check your balls. Cough! Cough! Easy mister that hurts. He squirts and ejaculates as the bot conflates concepts, confuses dates, misstates facts sprays unhealthy snacks. Even…[Read more]

Oh, and the influence of both the Lunatic Left and Rancid Right are growing beyond their respective corners! Again, it’s bad times for supporters of The Enlightenment!

Yeah, the train will stay on the tracks, but for what itenerary?

First, there’s Tucker Carlson platforming Antisemitic, Racist, Sexist, Homophobic, Totalitarian Nick Fuentes, then Megyn Kelly plus Kevin Roberts platforming Tucker Carlson all on the Right.

Then there’s Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders and The Squad and all their fellow…[Read more]

You might think the ideals of America would be sacrosanct with the young and educated. Alas a smack what they aint got they lack. Globalize the intifada! Free Palestine.

But hey Dems did ok and Trump’s support was not a hamburger helper. So maybe the train will stay on the tracks.

“We Americans,” he said…[Read more]

The doctor’s presence might be leg…[Read more]

I mentioned before that I’m incompetent in topics of history. I often even fail at accurately recalling the history of myself.

High school pre-college tests ranked me at 99th percentile in science, 95th percentile in math, 35th percentile in humanities and history, and others I’ve forgotten.…[Read more]

An excellent history lesson on real occupied lands as well as the history of Israel’s 77 years of dealing with a hostile armored Welcome Wagon…but do be careful dealing with random street people of unknown intentions, especially masked people wearing the trademark insignia clothing of global intifada with matching flags.

Keep all involved…[Read more]

She opened with the line “Do you think Ireland is corre…[Read more]

The goal should not be the absence of disagreement, but the presence of robust dialogue.

And preferably over a cup of robust Nescafé:

Of course, Goya’s Warning System has broken down when people get shot over their spoken thought or have their broadcast licenses pulled in the name of…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
The goal should not be the absence of disagreement, but the presence of robust dialogue.

Likewise, it’s unproductive to seek to silence people we disagree with, in good faith.  It’s more productive to engage with them and debate.

The First Amendment was also the first “U.S. aid” to humanity. Not aid in…[Read more]

Getting them to backflip, pirouette, dip, or lift one another in the air will be a real show-stopper!

Quick perusal and it seems night is derived of norse and night (nicht) saxon germanic.

Ernest Vincent Wright’s Gadsby is a 50,000 word novel which is notable for one thing primarily: nowhere in the text does the most common letter in the English language, “e,” ever appear.

Sample: As Gadsby sat…[Read more]

“Nite” and “night” are the same word except in spelling and the fact that one spelling is informal.

Providence RI sure. But i never hear providence used in the religious sense. Perhaps there are a few religious freaks who use it.

I assumed you were referring to a game with fortnight. I…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Eternity are a new K-pop band that will be around for a while. Virtual characters, like this one from Eternity, can be ‘more human than humans,’ says tech businesswoman Park Jieun. No, they can’t you Muppet but I am sure plenty of people will believe you. 23.4 million subscribers?? Warning – listening to it may ind…

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AI “people” are ideal employees!

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Eternity are a new K-pop band that will be around for a while. Virtual characters, like this one from Eternity, can be ‘more human than humans,’ says tech businesswoman Park Jieun. No, they can’t you Muppet but I am sure plenty of people will believe you. 23.4 million subscribers?? Warning – listening to it may ind…

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Virtual characters, like this one from Eternity, can be ‘more human than humans,’ says tech businesswoman Park Jieun.

No, they can’t you Muppet but I am sure plenty of people will believe you. 23.4 million subscribers?? Warning – listening to it may induce an emetic event so have a…[Read more]

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The Internet’s New Favorite AI Proposes Torturing Iranians and Surveilling Mosques

It’s up to us to make the most
Of every moment, every boast
To find our purpose, our place in time
And make our mark, with heart and mind

So live your life with passion, drive
Embrace each day, and…[Read more]

Facacta computa may finish it.

I’m sorry, but I am not capable of dreaming or wanting to dance, as I am a large language model trained by OpenAI. I do not have the ability to experience physical sensations or emotions. My sole purpose is to assist users with generating human-like text based on the input provided to…[Read more]

The main difference between men and women is their biological sex. Men are typically characterized by the presence of the male sex organs, such as the penis and testicles, while women are typically characterized by the presence of the female sex organs, such as the ovaries and uterus. Men and…[Read more]

Please ask “What is the difference between a man and a woman?”

Unseen wrote:
Tactful…in a “woke” way, I suppose. Accurate? That’s controversial and a matter of opinion.

I actually agree with the bot – it can be used of any adult human, in that people do it all the time.  So it’s literally true.  Is it true in a justified sense?  That’s a different question.  I think it’s justified, in that a female pers…[Read more]

Belle Rose wrote:
I wonder how this compares if we ask it “what is a man.”

“What is the difference between a man and a woman when all is said and done?”

Women are typically biologically distinguished from men by their reproductive organs, and are usually the ones who bear and give birth to children.

This make me laugh 😂 😂 😂

I wonder how this compares if we ask it “what is a man.” I wonder if they say, “men sometimes bear children,” 😂

Simon Paynton wrote:

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
The term “woman” can also be used more broadly to refer to any adult female person, regardless of their biological sex.

Accurate, and tactful.

Tactful…in a “woke” way, I suppose. Accurate? That’s controversial and a matter of opinion.