Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on What If Most of the Findings Published in Psychology (and Medicine and Biology and …) Journals Are False? by Character-Based Voting: Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa | Policy of Truth
[…] can’t give us this, and don’t claim to. They’re the ones telling us that they’re facing a replication crisis for much simpler, more artificial matters. So it’s not plausible to think that you can just ask […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Character-Based Voting: Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa
For years now, I’ve been railing against an argument of Jason Brennan’s concerning character-based voting. Brennan’s argument holds that when it comes to voting, unless a candidate’s character can be shown to be a proxy for the policies he’ll adopt, predictions about those policies should trump judgments about character. In other words, when it comes…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) I can’t imagine Ed Crankshaft watching a movie made in the last ten years. Seems very wrong
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Crankshaft, 10/26/25 Mr. Crankshaft, I know Dagwood Bumstead. Dagwood Bumstead is a friend of mine. He puts together…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Benavides for NJ Governor by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. According to ChatGPT, the correct GenZ response to your comment is: “Fascism and fraud are a yikes from me, bestie.” I approve this message. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on The Immigrant Trust Tour: October Update by Benavides for NJ Governor | Policy of Truth
[…] is the face of the resistance, so I’m happy to endorse her; as I’ve said in earlier post, she’s already gotten my vote. More than that, she has my respect, which is more than can be […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Benavides for NJ Governor by Roderick T. Long
“Ciattarelli is a fascist, Sherrill is a fraud” You say that like those are bad things. LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Benavides for NJ Governor
Ciattarelli is a fascist, Sherrill is a fraud, and Kaplan lacks clarity. Benavides is pro-ITA, anti-ICE, anti-IHRA, pro-divestment, and a paradigm of honesty and commonsense. If you live in New Jersey, write her in. It’s time to stop falling for both Republican gaslighting and Democratic blackmail techniques. The Republicans have made amply clear that they…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on The Immigrant Trust Tour: 9-0 Win by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to zealousd23d4cf360. Thanks so much. I’m going to be speaking at West Windsor Town Council this Monday the 27th, and Clifton Town Council on Wednesday, Nov. 5th. There’s also a meeting on Nov. 6 at Middlesex County Commission that…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Forgetful Saturday
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Pluggers, 10/25/25 Pluggers are exhibiting signs of senile dementia, and it’s beginning to have a negative impact on…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on The Immigrant Trust Tour: 9-0 Win by zealousd23d4cf360
My god, what you folks have done is huge, is spectacular, is the answer. Small local political organizations must do this nationwide. Thank you Wind of the Spirit Immigrant Resource Center in Madison and Plainfield, Make the Road New Jersey and Resist…
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