Category: Evidence
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The Raven Paradox.
In all your life, have you ever seen a raven that wasn't black? That probably leads you to conclude that all ravens are black. Of course, it's impossible to see every raven that ever existed and ever will exist, but from the evidence you have on hand, it's pretty fair for you to make the…
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Moon landing. Jesus resurrection. Stories told. Stories forgotten.
We recently celebrated the 50 years anniversary of the moon landing. And yet, we saw many headlines of people speaking in favor of a conspiracy theory which wants the moon landing to be a hoax. I will not stand in the details of this funny conspiracy theory. What I will try to do is show…
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Disappearing geysers. A mystery of the senses. A riddle of the mind…
Now you see it, now you don't. Europa's 200-kilometre-high water jets may have been downgraded from major discovery to major mystery. Follow-up searches have yet to see the geysers again, while older observations don't seem to support their existence. Some people are now wondering if the jets are far rarer than expected – or if…
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Free will. Yes, yes, yes... We have one. For the 1000th time, we have one! (ywan) [or: Religion is the Science. Science is Religion]
The vast majority of people think we have free will and are the authors of our own life stories. But if neuroscientists were one day able to predict our every action based on brain scans, would people abandon this belief in droves? A new study concludes that such knowledge would not by itself be enough…
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Seeing with data. Seeing with your eyes. New vs. Old.
The Boeing 777 airliner that has been missing for more than two weeks crashed into the southern Indian Ocean, killing all 239 passengers and crew, according to a fresh analysis of the satellite data broadcast by the stricken Malaysia Airlines plane. The news that relatives had dreaded came in an announcement by Malaysia's prime minister…
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