September 2012 – William M. Briggs

The Most Curious Use Of ‘Only’ You Will Ever See

Let's begin with a disclaimer: Yours Truly is not a psychologist, nor does he have psychiatric training. Therefore his use of lunatic, insane git, mentally deficient in the highest degree,…

Fun

Men’s Fashion & Style Dos and Don’ts

Fashion: Don't.1 This outfit is what happens when people watch too much television. Or substitute fashion for style. Everything save this gentleman's shoes is two sizes too small---and on purpose!…

Statistics

1 Billion To Die By 2030: Global Warming’s Deadly Rampage!

You read that number right, friend. One billion---that's billion-with-a-Carl-Sagan-B---fresh corpses will pile the streets by 2030. A billion! During these same years, global warming will be among us, hiding, seeking;…

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Anno Aetheris Scriptori XLVIII

What we see in today's title the result of a lack of education. Latin nouns have more declensions than Chicago Aldermen have ways for a dead man to vote. I…

Culture

Rhode Island Schools Forbid Gender, New York Schools Sneak Drugs To Students

No more shall the Cranston, Rhode Island public schools allow the ignominy of father-daughter dances. The horrible public spectacle of mother-son outings shall cease forthwith! Any reliance of gender---that awful,…

Statistics

Only Read Negative Reviews

Best statistical advice: Do not read "5-star" reviews, glowing recommendations, or positive plugs. Go straight to the sourpusses, the rants, and the ravings. If you already want the thing, the…

Culture Fun

Should Humanity Take Religion on Interstellar Space Voyages?

In case you thought it was only theologians who debated strange questions like how many angels could dance on the head of a pin1 (ouch), today we have a group…

Philosophy Statistics

Aristotle On Non-Contradiction: Why UN Chief Ban Ki Moon’s Views On Free Speech Are Invalid

The simplest version The Philosopher gave is this: It is impossible to hold the same thing to be and not to be. If something is a "Quantum Superposition" it cannot…

Johnno on Should Doctors Be Put In Charge Of Making Decisions About Bodies?July 26, 2024
JH, why are you confused? Briggs' conclusion easily follows through. Are you deliberately trying to act confused? Or are you…
Heresolong on RIP Wolfgang Smith: Philosopher, Scientist, CatholicJuly 25, 2024
Unfortunately I don't have any more details. It just stopped working. Oh well. Substance mirror works though so I'll just…
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[…] News, Punditry, and Analysis: RIP Wolfgang Smith: Philosopher, Scientist, Catholic – William M. Briggs, Ph.D. Evangelization: Hope for the…
BDavi52 on Should Doctors Be Put In Charge Of Making Decisions About Bodies?July 25, 2024
Rudolph H. Sounds like a wonderful solution to the 'life makes me anxious' problem. AI tells me what to do...and…
Briggs on RIP Wolfgang Smith: Philosopher, Scientist, CatholicJuly 25, 2024
Paul, Just like math, like analytics. No experimental debunking.