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Summary Against Modern Thought: Our Nature And Possible Intellect

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're still…

Culture

Asimov’s Cult Of Ignorance

Eons ago---in 1980---word-machine Isaac Asimov had an essay in Newsweek entitled "A Cult Of Ignorance." There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been.…

Statistics

Chapter 10 of Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics FREE for New Subscribers!

Today a deal so unbelievable that it can't be believed! No, wait. In fact, the deal was so unbelievable that it couldn't be believed. This follows logically: that which is…

Culture

In Which I’m Interviewed About Trump’s Victory & Free Speech

An "aspiring freelance journalist", one Spencer Folkins, "decided to conduct a series of interviews with authors on what his victory means to them and writing as a whole." Here are…

Statistics

Stream: Scientists Claim The Children Of Gay Couples Turn Out Better

Scientists Claim The Children Of Gay Couples Turn Out Better. It was inevitable that it would be claimed children raised by adults who have or who act on same-sex attraction…

Book review Statistics

Uncertainty Reviewed Again: It is such a good book, and I recommend it without reservation

Don Aitkin, author of Moving On: A Tale of the Millennium, also available here, and feted here, and reviewed here, has reviewed my Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability and…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Our Intellect Is Not A Separate Substance

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…

Culture

WARNING: Don't watch these videos at the office or around children. Don't miss (below) the new Canadian law legalizing sodomy with 16-year-olds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txF7SmDCNBY The documentary couldn't have been that secret…

John Pate on Academics Have Contest To See How Many Times They Can Say ‘Racist’ In An Article: An IQ StoryJuly 22, 2024
The problems with IQ measurement are very well understood by proponents like Lynn. I once had lunch with a group…
Class 14: No “UNfair” Dice & 1, 2, 3, Many! – William M. Briggs on The Probability Of A Head In A Coin Flip Is 1, Not 1/2July 22, 2024
[…] impossibly perfect symmetry in the device/die and its workings. Did you watch the coin flip video? (Blog, Substack). Now…
Johnno on Covid Is The Boogerman of Maladies: Now It Causes Cognitive Confusion Claim ResearchersJuly 21, 2024
Interesting things being discussed here. I guess it's time to see where this goes... https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-pfizer-vp-michael-yeadon-explains-why-theres-no-evidence-for-the-existence-of-any-viruses/ https://www.lifesitenews.com/analysis/scientists-challenge-fundamental-precepts-of-virology-do-viruses-even-exist/
John Pate on Covid Is The Boogerman of Maladies: Now It Causes Cognitive Confusion Claim ResearchersJuly 21, 2024
The LLM people need to point out AI “hallucinations” are fully in line with the business of science and are…
hudbwu on The Enlightenment Was The Beginning Of The Great Leveling: Stove 2July 20, 2024
All correct. Slavery had to be specially justified and strictly limited because nobody was inherently worthy of slavery. Therefore, all…