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April 6, 2026 – 11:30 pm
Larry Sanger
In: Physics II.1–3: Initial questions and notes
Tom, also see footnote 3 above, which I just added.
April 6, 2026 – 2:18 pm
Ben Nitu
In: Harmony of the Passion Story, Part 1
Yes, sir. This will be quite large, but still a very cool idea. Somewhere in here, there’s a PhD worthy dissertation.
April 6, 2026 – 11:30 am
Larry Sanger
In: Harmony of the Passion Story, Part 1
Interesting, and based on my work, not surprising. The above selection is already 7000+ words, and I didn't even start from the…
April 6, 2026 – 10:27 am
Ben Nitu
In: Harmony of the Passion Story, Part 1
Thank you for putting this together. The Passion story is the gospel. Richard Niebuhr gave a good summation of theological liberalism: “A…
April 5, 2026 – 1:06 pm
Larry Sanger
In: Harmony of the Passion Story, Part 1
He is risen indeed! Agreed and amen, Tom.
April 5, 2026 – 12:43 pm
Tom Dill
In: Harmony of the Passion Story, Part 1
There is no other work like the Bible, containing so much that young children can read and understand, and so much that…
April 5, 2026 – 12:48 am
Samuel
In: How I Use AI to Preview Movies
Thoughtful and provoking take on AI recommendation systems, thanks for sharing. It's a little surprising that Underworld has a 7 on IMDB…
April 4, 2026 – 3:37 pm
Bob
In: Physics II.1–3: Initial questions and notes
I appreciate your patience, Larry. It is all clear now.
April 4, 2026 – 9:46 am
Larry Sanger
In: Physics II.1–3: Initial questions and notes
Book 2, section 3 is the end, not the beginning, of the sections covered by “Physics II.1—3”. I hope this is all…
April 4, 2026 – 9:44 am
Larry Sanger
In: Physics II.1–3: Initial questions and notes
No, it’s not assigned, but it’s not irrelevant and might be interesting to read.

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STP update: March 31, 2026

What is Plato’s positive argument from self-motion?

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