Very interesting 20-minute lecture here, presented to U. S. State Dept. Rosling has a very interesting set of moving graphs indicating how the world is changing, with respect to income and mortality. The old “developed vs. developing” dichotomy seems to have disappeared.
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* BOWLING FOR PHILOSOPHICAL TRUTH: Monday, February 20th, 7 pm, Logan Lanes
PHILOSOPHY BOWLING RESULTS
• Is the world eternal? YES
• Do humans have contra-causal free will (i.e., can humans do otherwise)? NO
• Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? YES
• Do humans have souls? YES
• Are there natural rights? YES
• Is it morally permissible to eat meat? NO
• Is the unexamined life worth living? NO
• Is truth subjectivity? YES
“Creation and evolution” blog
Check out this blog by USU philosophy students, updated as they work through some challenging texts - pro and con - on whether Darwinism has what it takes to explain nature.
