Summary Against Modern Thought: Laws Are Divinely Given To Man
Previous post. Very simple Chapter this week. Notice that we don’t say here what the law is, merely that is exists. THAT LAWS ARE DIVINELY GIVEN TO MAN 1 It…
The Week In Doom — Bad Science Edition
Abbreviated doom this week since I’m on the road. Item Mathematicians divided over faculty hiring practices that require proof of efforts to promote diversity (Thanks to Kip Hansen for the…
Remarks On Pew’s Polarized Partisan Poll
Pew has a large survey out with the title “In a Politically Polarized Era, Sharp Divides in Both Partisan Coalitions: Partisanship remains biggest factor in public’s political values.” I have…
New Paper: Don’t Test, Decide — Updated: Now With Paper Link!
Paper link. By moi. Abstract: There is no reason to use traditional hypothesis testing. If one’s goal is to assess past performance of a model, then a simple measure or…
Return of the Strong Gods by Rusty Reno Reviewed
Reno’s contention is that World War II drove people nuts, and that the insanity we see out the window now is the direct result of actions taken to prevent a…
Reader Question On Sea Level Data Precision — Help Requested
From reader Kip Hansen comes a long but good (and slightly edited) question on sea level data. I can only answer part of it, because I have no expertise in…
The Political Corruption Of Science — Interim Wrap Up Edition
We’ve just finished more than a week discussing the progression of the politicization (pozzing) of science. There are the increasing number of academic departments that require Diversity Inclusion and Equity…
Summary Against Modern Thought: Rational Creatures Are Governed For Their Own Sakes
Previous post. THAT THE RATIONAL CREATURE IS DIRECTED BY GOD TO HIS ACTIONS NOT ONLY BY AN ORDERING OF THE SPECIES, BUT ALSO ACCORDING TO WHAT BEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL 1…