Briggs

“The Church Believes In Science.” And That Global Warming Is Akin To Slavery?

Der Spiegel conducted an interview with the President of the Pontifical Science Academy Bischop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo. It's worth going over a few of the questions (I used Google translate).…

Culture

Pew’s Public and Scientists’ Views on Science and Society Survey

Pew did a survey on the Public and Scientists' Views on Science and Society that is of modest interest. Turns out civilians love whitecoats. Science holds an esteemed place among…

Culture

The Fourth Crisis Of The Church & Pope Francis

In lieu of our continuing tour through Summa Contra Gentiles, this post. The site that hosts the book is having hiccups---a subject which I know all about. Let's pray it's…

Culture

Government Funding Is A Conflict Of Interest: Cowardly Calls For Climate Scientist’s Firing. Update

The Beast What entity pours by far the most money into scientific research? I'll give you a hint. It's the same entity that has been growing without bound, mercilessly muscling…

Fun Statistics

Predictions For 2015—Re-Register Yours Today!

This post is one that has been restored after the hacking. All original comments were lost. Would you mind pretty please making the predictions again? Happy New Year! Hangover? Since…

Culture Philosophy

Another Puzzled Atheist Wonders Why Religion Persists

Orientation quiz. True or false: periodically, some societies have gone insane. The answer is True, true with bells on. Many examples will suggest themselves. Thing about these cultural sanitariums is…

Philosophy Statistics

Resolved: Statisticians To Cease Using “Independence”, Change To “Irrelevance”

What's the difference between "independence" and "irrelevance" and why does that difference matter? This typical passage is from The First Course in Probability by Sheldon Ross (p. 87) is lovely…

Statistics

Climate Paper Causes Chaos, Angst, Anger, Apoplexy! (Hacking)

Last Wednesday, the Daily Mail told the world of the peer-reviwed paper Lord Monckton, Willie Soon, David Legates and I wrote entitled "Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly…

Cloudbuster on Justice Ketanji RoarsApril 8, 2026
One logical conclusion you could draw from this is that psychology isn't medicine and therapists and psychologists should not be…
spetzer86 on Justice Ketanji RoarsApril 8, 2026
Black people are reported as having a life expectancy of 75 years in the USA. That would give us another…
C-Marie on Justice Ketanji RoarsApril 7, 2026
Yikes!! Pray for her complete conversion to Our Lord Jesus Christ. God bless, C-Marie
Johnno on Justice Ketanji RoarsApril 7, 2026
The consensus of blacks should lynch her to protect their human dignity. "Lynching" being a medical term and community practice.…
Cary D Cotterman on Justice Ketanji RoarsApril 7, 2026
How Democrats can support this woman without embarrassment just proves that they're, well, Democrats.