E-books Will Lead To A Decrease In Reading
I have a Kindle. (It was generously donated by a reader a few years ago.) I have, say, 200 books on it, nearly all free from Project Gutenberg and similar…
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Firearm Homicide Rates Around The World: Comparing With USA
Here's an around the world tour of homicide rates by firearm, brought to you by our friends at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Rates are per 100,000…
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Bayesian Probability Is Not Subjective (It Only Seems Like It Is)
Logic Start with standard logic; think syllogisms. This is not a trick question: Is it true or false that C = "George wears a hat"? There is no way to…
Posted inPhilosophy Statistics
Bayesian Probability & Swinburne’s P-Inductive & C-Inductive Arguments (For God’s Existence)
Because I am jet-lagged (and fundamentally lazy) here is a classic post, modified to include a homework assignment. Don't be like me: do the work. This post contains some fundamental…
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Mr Clarence Beeks, a.k.a. King Pleasure
I'm in the Mood for Love a.k.a. Moody's Mood for Love. Another travel day. I think it was this recording (and not another; "Pleasure" made several) that Danny Stiles used…
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Lightning May Cause Headaches, Moon May Cause Domestic Intranquility
I have discovered a statistically significant correlation between phases of the moon and domestic harmony. Every day for several months I filled out the Domestic Harmony Inventory (DHI), a scientifically…
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No Post Today
Chesterton was right. Travel narrows the mind. Or at least exhausts it. Normal service to resume tomorrow. I hope.
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Academic Suggests Shaming Fat People Into Thinness
"Hey fatty, you're fat!" said the TSA agent. He continued reading his script, "You're so fat your fat has fat. Speaking plainly, you're fat. You're so fat it's syllogistic: The…
