Bill Vanderburgh

@billvanderburgh.bsky.social

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Philosopher by profession (science, evidence, cosmology, religion, Hume). Sailing, photography, poker, & craft beer the rest of the time. #philsky #philsci #hps #separationofchurchandstate https://substack.com/@billvanderburgh williamvanderburgh.com

Sunset and clouds reflecting symmetrically on a wet beach.
Text summary: Grateful to the band of never more than 1,280 of our ancestors who persisted alone for 117k years so we could be here, 813k years later.
Sunset with crepuscular rays. Title of article being advertised: "On Learning Philosophy for the First Time" from the Substack account Philosophy for Good.
A brown pelican landing on the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California, backlit by sunset.
Seagull stands on a cloud above the shore as the sky reflects the beach.
A dolphin leaps from the water directly toward the camera.
A cross casts a dark shadow on the American flag.
Cover of Christopher Moore’s new novel, _Anima Rising_.
https://www.thedisunion.com/blog/popeignoramus
Cover of the science fiction novel Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh.
Text of a few thoughts in reaction to the NYT piece about Renn and "negative world."
Screen capture of an email from a university risk management office about how to stay safe in the rain.
Image of a blog post titled, "Governments and Religious Freedom."
Image of a webpage. Blog post entitled Strange and Dangerous: How to Stop the Wave of Christian Nationalism. Link here: https://www.thedisunion.com/blog/strange-and-dangerous-how-to-stop-christian-nationalism
Cover of John Leslie, 1989, Universes. Routledge.
Image of the cover of David Lewis’s book, 1986 On the Plurality of Worlds.
A pelican, wings pumping, beak full of small fish, rises from the ocean surface.
A common dolphin surfacing for a breath.
A fin whale surfaces for a breath with the Point Loma lighthouse and the tallship America in the distance.
Blue whale tail, with San Diego in the distance.
A gray whale spout that caught the light just right and looks like a rainbow.
At least 11 common dolphins jumping in two waves.
A humpback whale and a sealion feeding on a bait ball.
A dolphin skimming the surface of the ocean.
Tall sailing ship in full sail, mountains in the background.
A humpback whale breaches right next to the yacht America, a replica of the first boat to win the America's Cup, used as a whale-watching boat in San Diego.
A pelican rises from the water, wings beating forward, six little fish caught in its beak.
Blue whale shows its tail while diving deep.
Close up of a bottlenose dolphin and deep blue glassy seas.
Dolphin surfacing for a breath.
A humpback whale jumps clear of the water, arching its back for a big splash.
Dolphin tail and back with a big splash as the dolphin dives into the water, away from the camera.
A very young bottlenose dolphin swims alongside its mother.
A black-and-white photo of a Pacific White-Sided Dolphin coming up for a breath in glassy seas.
Common dolphins stampeding in July 2023 off San Diego.
Baby dolphin "porpoising" with its pod.
A Pacific White-Sided Dolphin fully airborne as it chases our sailboat to say hi.
A young common dolphin leaps clear of the water, seemingly to get a look at us, as it swims alongside its mother.