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APPLYING OCCAM’S RAZOR
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— 29 Jan 2005 Ned Raggett Comment

APPLYING OCCAM’S RAZOR — Part 2 of 2
(The first part of this post can be found at the Brown Wedge.)
While Martin Gardner’s book on Urantia’s crazy-quilt scheme of science (fiction) Christianity was a flawed mess, the impulse t[…]

APPLYING OCCAM’S RAZOR
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— 29 Jan 2005 Ned Raggett Comment

APPLYING OCCAM’S RAZOR — Part 1 of 2
URANTIA
by Martin Gardner
For many years, I was a subscriber to the Skeptical Inquirer, the quite marvelous journal dedicated to a basic principle: treat any claim involving the paranormal with scienti[…]

Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus
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— 29 Jan 2005 Ned Raggett Comment

Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus — after some delay I’ve finally gotten around to seeing the first of two of the strangest comedy ventures ever, namely the nearly hour-long German-only episodes (nearly all of which, a couple of mome[…]

DAFT PUNK
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— 29 Jan 2005 Ned Raggett Comment

DAFT PUNK
Human After All
Yes, it’s hardly out yet or anything, but after the leak on Monday I witnessed what had to be one of the most intense fracturings of opinion over a long-expected album in a while. To pick just one example, the ILM thr[…]

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