Randy | January 23, 2013
Misleading Vividness is a fallacy in which a very small number of particularly dramatic events are taken to outweigh a significant amount of statistical evidence. This sort of “reasoning” has the following form: Dramatic or vivid event X occurs (and is not in accord with the majority of the statistical evidence) . Therefore events of […]
Randy | January 20, 2013
On compromising principles and the justification of cheating: “If there really is a principle involved, things are either black or white. There are no grey areas. You can’t be “a little bit” dead or “sort of” pregnant. A ship is not seaworthy merely because the total area of its hull exceeds the total area of […]
Randy | January 19, 2013
Hard on the heels of my previous article, Mrs. LFM has turned up a press release issued yesterday by the Connecticut State Police under the signature of Lt. J. Paul Vance. Its contents are quoted below in their entirety in case of later amendments, edits, or complete removal of, the original document: ** UPDATE ** […]
Randy | January 19, 2013
Mrs. LFM and I have recently been moved to write about firearms, the laws that pertain to their possession and use, and public perceptions of both, entirely thanks to official reports on, and observed reaction to, the Newtown murders. In addition to reports coming out of the mainstream media, this event has given birth to […]
Diana | January 17, 2013
I have been (mostly) staying out of the gun debate that is so rampant in the US these days, partly because I live in Canada and it doesn’t directly affect me (yet), partly because there is so much misinformation out there that wading in and attempting to clear things up will most likely be an […]
Randy | January 14, 2013
A Dutch company is developing a “reality” show as part of its project to put an actual Human settlement on Mars beginning with the placement of a communications satellite and landing of the first supply ship in 2016. According to the Mars One website: Mars One is a not-for-profit organization that will take humanity to […]
Randy | January 7, 2013
Society is over regulated, and it’s getting worse all the time. This becomes an inevitably self-perpetuating trend when laws put in place to control problem behaviours are crafted without regard for actual causes because when they fail to work, the tendency is to increase the severity on the grounds that measures already taken simply weren’t […]
Randy | January 2, 2013
There’s a bit o’ readin’ in this here article today. Let’s start with this snippet. The entire article is linked to the title at the end of the excerpt. The controlling mindset of those attempting to protect every person from everything has gone off the deep end. From the anti-bullying movement to government intrusion in […]
Randy | December 26, 2012
Never, ever, give a pet as a gift, whether at Christmas time or any other. I present to you a case in point – the latest craze – and one that as usual will not end well. Le Flambeau, plural “Les Flambeaux” – although he that seeks to keep more than one needs must be […]
Randy | December 26, 2012
Remember this – movies and TV shows notwithstanding, a Dog is not a cuddle toy, a child’s playmate or bedfellow, a babysitter, or an animated piece of furniture. Society has lost this Great Truth, and Dogs are the ones that pay the price. ~ Muddy Waters Last week I introduced “The Great Divide” and explained […]