Keith’s Conundrums: What Is the Purpose of Our Organs?
If evolution has no purpose, and our organs developed according to evolution, what’s the purpose of our organs?
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Keith’s Conundrums: Spot the Unusual
Keith Douglas I am going to save last month’s “answers” for the February issue. I have a reason for this that will (possibly) become apparent here. Today we have a trivia challenge. But there’s a twist to the questions! Or rather, to each one. Then, collectively, you might be able to see something unusual. That…
Keith’s Conundrums: What Constitutes a Burger?
Keith Douglas Last month, I asked about a bizarre argument that talks about its own validity and soundness. This creates, to speak sloppily, a paradoxical situation (i.e., one can derive a contradiction). Some think that one can then say: “Paradoxical, not an argument, moving on.” This is too quick, and falls afoul of one attempted…
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Keith’s Conundrums: Sound or Unsound?
Keith Douglas All of the words from last time’s list are technical terms within various scholarly fields. They are also homophonous with similar words in ordinary language. I bring this to everyone’s attention because situations where this homophony exists is a source of many contentious debates. It is also interesting to consider how the ordinary…
Keith’s Conundrums: Wordplay
By Keith Douglas No answer on the question of non-classical logics (i.e., not the Frege-Russell logic often taught by philosophers, mathematicians, computer scientists, etc). This one is tricky — there are literally hundreds of non-classical logics. People sometimes wonder what principles one uses to literally change how one reasons. This is sometimes how the question is put,…