William M. Briggs

Can We Contain The Contagion At Universities?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zjckTqh730 There might still be time. We could still save the university. But we must act now! Well, I say this, but I don't believe it. I only say it…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Every Agent Acts for an End

Previous post. Every agents does indeed act for an end, and never for nothing. For nothing is the absence of anything. There is no such thing as "random". How every…

Culture

Insanity & Doom Update XIII

Item Thank you to all who joined us at #LBPL for a special #DragQueenStorytime with @xochi_mochi, celebrating #LGBTQHistoryMonth! The item is encapsulated in the image above. The item title is…

Statistics

Don’t Be A Conservative: Be a Reactionary

Blaire White is a man who pretends, or, worse, believes he is a woman. This sort of thing is not these days unusual. The twist is that White says he…

Statistics

Predictive Probability Resources, Why Frequentism Fails & Uncertainty

From the mailbag, reader I.W. writes: Dear Professor, I represent social science (but of a priori bent), and I recently got really hooked on frequentialism. After all, prof. Mises employed…

Statistics

I Am A Climate Denier

Stream: I Am A Climate Denier The latest meeting of the UN to discuss the redistribution of your money because of "climate change" has just concluded. Here's one headline generated…

Philosophy

The Static Theory of Time and Free Will — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor

It is often argued that if the block universe theory of time is correct then people lack free will. The reason for this contention is because on a B-theory of…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God is in Charge of Everything

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. We have…

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William M. Briggs

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Lady Lawyers Become — Gasp! — Science Deniers

Class 36: Paradox Lost

The Death Of DIE—In University Science

Vaccine Bullying Is Scientism

I Don’t Want Immigrants Is All The Reason I Need

Class 35: The Grand Scheme: All Of Probability & Uncertainty In 30 Minutes

More On Monkeys Typing Shakespeare & Why Chance Isn’t Enough

Surgeon General Demands Label War Against Wine

Class 34: The Excesses & Errors Of Epidemiology III

England’s Rulers Insist Natives Must Assimilate To “Migrants”

Experts: Please Begin Panicking Over Bird Flu. Us: No. Experts: (Sob)

Environmental Experts To Rip Out Trees, Build Solar Electric Plant In Snow Belt To “Save The Environment”

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