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What Does It Cost?

Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington State have passed ambitious legislation to combat climate change, aiming to eliminate fossil fuels and rely solely on zero-emission electricity sources, such as solar and wind, by 2040 and 2045, respectively. In this documentary, Ken Peterson explores the devastating economic consequences of this legislation. He explains that electricity prices will increase to exorbitant rates, that Read More ›

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Photo by Ashlee Best at the 2024 COSM Technology Summit. © Discovery Institute.

Larry Sanger on Wikipedia, AI, and Preserving Human Knowledge

On this episode of ID The Future, hosts Andrew McDiarmid and Nathan Jacobson continue their conversation with Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger. In this segment, Sanger explains how his philosophy to decentralize the world’s knowledge plays into science, technology, and truth-seeking in the age of AI. He talks about the shortcomings of large language models and why humans are irreplaceable and Read More ›

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Cosmic Calculus Abstract Background with Glowing Equations and Formulas on a Chalkboard, By Andrei. Licensed from Adobe Stock. Larry Sanger photo courtesy Martin Gundersen, used under CC BY 4.0 license.

Skeptic to Believer: Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger’s Intellectual Journey

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Texas Passes Universal School Choice

Very early Thursday morning, by a vote of 85-63, the Texas House passed Senate Bill 2, bringing universal school choice to the Lone Star State. With Governor Greg Abbott’s signature, Texas will become the 16th state in our nation to enact universal school choice into law — making more than 50% of children in America eligible for school choice! That number was less than 1% just four years ago. Read More ›
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Cosmic Calculus Abstract Background with Glowing Equations and Formulas on a Chalkboard, By Andrei. Licensed from Adobe Stock. Larry Sanger photo courtesy Martin Gundersen, used under CC BY 4.0 license.
Cosmic Calculus Abstract Background with Glowing Equations and Formulas on a Chalkboard, By Andrei. Licensed from Adobe Stock. Larry Sanger photo courtesy Martin Gundersen, used under CC BY 4.0 license.

Skeptic to Believer: Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger’s Intellectual Journey

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger joins hosts Andrew McDiarmid and Nathan Jacobson on the ID The Future podcast to delve into his personal evolution from longtime skeptical philosopher to belief in God. After falling out of faith in his teens, Sanger became a committed skeptic and agnostic, adhering to the principle of methodological skepticism for decades as he evaluated traditional arguments Read More ›

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Good Friday Reminds Us to Suffer With the Homeless

Christians are supposed to get used to bad/good Fridays. Communist-turned-Christian Whittaker Chambers wrote, "a man can scarcely call himself a Christian for whom the crucifixion is not a daily suffering." The idea of "suffering with" homeless people and others in danger (the literal meaning of compassion) is central in Christianity because it was central in the life of Christ. Read More ›
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We Should Measure Prices in Time

How can the laws of enterprise and business consulting diverge so significantly from the accepted wisdom of economic analysis and political rhetoric? More baffling, how is it that products are becoming simultaneously more expensive and more affordable? This paradox is possible because while we buy things with money, we actually pay for them with our time—not in dollars and cents but in hours and minutes of work. Read More ›