Why is there no Queer International Theory?

Why Believe That There Is a God?

This article presents an argument for the existence of God, showing that the evident phenomena are best explained by supposing that a God causes them. The argument is based on the inductive force of four very evident general phenomena: that there is a physical Universe; that it is governed by very simple natural laws; that those laws are such as to lead to the existence of human bodies; and tha...

There Is No Best Method - Why ?

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Software Safety : Why is there no Consensus ?

Development and assessment of safety critical software is governed by many standards. Given the growing dependence on software in a range of industries, one might expect to see these standards reflecting a growing maturity in processes for development and assessment of safety critical software, and an international consensus on best practise. In reality, whilst there are commonalities in the st...

Why There Is No Statistical Test for Confounding, Why Many Think There Is, and Why They Are Almost Right

Confounding is a simple concept. If we undertake to estimate the e ect of one variable (X) on another (Y ) by examining the statistical association between the two, we ought to ensure that the association is not produced by factors other than the e ect under study. The presence of spurious association, due for example to the in uence of extraneous variables, is called confounding as it tends to...

Why Aristotle Says There is No Time Without Change