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Is it worse to kill than to let someone die?
MOST people believe there is an important ethical distinction between actively harming someone (i.e. taking an action that harms them) and passively harming them (i.e. not taking an action to help them), and in particular that active harm is inherently … Continue reading
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On Total Certainty About God
IN a recent discussion about whether religions contain truth, my friend responded to one of my remarks with the common rejoinder “we cannot be 100% certain that there isn’t a God.” Indeed, she is correct, but the remark carries no … Continue reading
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How to REALLY Answer a Question: Designing a Study from Scratch
SUPPOSE that you are interested in answering a simple question: how effective is aspirin at relieving headaches? If you want to have conviction in the answer, you’ll need to think surprisingly carefully about your methods. Your first idea might simply be … Continue reading
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