William M. Briggs

The Week In Doom — Killing Ourselves Randomly Edition

Item https://twitter.com/mattwridley/status/1159395745444900864 Two demonic individuals ("'Their screams music, their pain my pleasure.' Dayton shooter's demonic notebook scrawls reveal he fantasized about massacres, 'hunting' for humans, craved marijuana and speed, called…

Culture

Pipe Down — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

BREAKING NEWS FROM ALL MSM's: TRUMP LASHES OUT AGAINST EVERYONE! MEDIA ALLEGATIONS OF UNIVERSAL RACISM MUST BE TRUE, BECAUSE THE MEDIA HAVE SAID IT. ERGO, TRUMP IS THE UNIVERSAL RACIST.…

Class Statistics

When Does A Small Probability Mean Impossibility?

Question from reader Richard Stevens: A professional scientist, holding an MS in one of the hard sciences, addressed the argument that the probability of creating a protein or an enzyme…

Culture

O’Brian On Democracy — “Pernicious Nonsense” Etc.

If some literature student (in a non-Western ideology-soaked department) is looking for thesis material, Patrick O'Brian on the evils of democracy is it. Here, only one snippet, from The Yellow…

Culture

Bad Arguments Used To Push Gun Confiscation

There are many lousy arguments used to push for gun confiscation, many of which are well known. Here are four which are either newer or less well known, but which…

Culture

James Lovelock’s Error-Making Capabilities Peak At 100

Happy Birthday to the old boy. Who really is a full century of years, God bless him. I happened upon a copy of the BBC's Science Focus in an airport…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Free Will Is Still Subject To God

Previous post. God can bend the will. Why not? How He does so, is not given here. THAT HUMAN ACTS OF CHOICE AND OF WILL ARE SUBJECT TO DIVINE PROVIDENCE…

Fun

The Week In Good News

All Doom and no sunshine makes Jack a dull boy. Even in decline a culture has bright spots. I'll start: God willing, tomorrow I will polkaing like a madman. Your…

Michael Dowd on We Either Learn To Suffer Like Russians, Or We Are Lost — Guest Post by Ianto WattOctober 5, 2024
To C-Marie--Well said. Look what not having confidence in God has done for us: our empire shrinks, our homeless increase;…
C-Marie on We Either Learn To Suffer Like Russians, Or We Are Lost — Guest Post by Ianto WattOctober 5, 2024
Thank you for all of the research done by all .... writer and commenters. Michael Dowd hit it on the…
Cloudbuster on Negative EvidenceOctober 4, 2024
Paul: No, the evidence doesn't support your proposition. The only way it supports that proposition is if you invent facts…
Do Good Work Or No Money — Minding The Campus - The American Salient on Proposed Scientist Law: Do Good Work Or No MoneyOctober 4, 2024
[…] Note: This article was originally published on the author’s Substack, Science Is Not The Answer, on September 10, 2024 and…
Uncle Mike on Scientists Claim Keeping Men From Girls Locker Rooms Causes Men To Commit SuicideOctober 4, 2024
"... people on the left would rather have a man kill himself after trying to become a woman ..." Yep.…

William M. Briggs

We Either Learn To Suffer Like Russians, Or We Are Lost — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Scientists Claim Keeping Men From Girls Locker Rooms Causes Men To Commit Suicide

Negative Evidence

Scientists Induce Apoplexy (In Me) In Attempting To Tie Stroke To “Climate Change”

Class 22: To The Continuum!

The Ladies Who’d Rather Brunch — Guest Post by Gaudia Certaminis

Return Of The 1970s!

Solzhenitsyn, Communism, Miracles & The Imposing Your Beliefs Fallacy

Class 21: Probability Of Hypotheses (Bayes)

A Theory Of Mis- & Disinformation & Its Uses In Propaganda

Clintel essay: Pope Francis’ Climate Crusade or the erosion of faith in God

“Racism” As An Expert Theory Health Crisis

Class 20: Probability Is Not Limiting Relative Frequency

Women Find A Solution To “Climate Change” Anxiety

We Are All Accidents Of Birth

Proposed Scientist Law: Do Good Work Or No Money

Class 19: Probability Is Not Subjective

Should Government Proscribe Equality? The Works Of David Stove 4

Coincidence: What Do George Washington & Three Red Banners Have To Do With Each Other?

Nice Flag, Neighbor!

Quelling Violence In Terror States! The Return Of Dickman

We Either Learn To Suffer Like Russians, Or We Are Lost — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Scientists Claim Keeping Men From Girls Locker Rooms Causes Men To Commit Suicide

The Week In Doom — Killing Ourselves Randomly Edition

Pipe Down — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

When Does A Small Probability Mean Impossibility?

O’Brian On Democracy — “Pernicious Nonsense” Etc.

Bad Arguments Used To Push Gun Confiscation

James Lovelock’s Error-Making Capabilities Peak At 100

Summary Against Modern Thought: Free Will Is Still Subject To God

The Week In Good News

There Is No Culture Without Inequality: Stove 1

Impose Your Beliefs Before They Impose Theirs

Telekinesis: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification

The Physics Of Blessings: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification