March 2018 – Page 4 – William M. Briggs

Against Moldbug’s Reservationist Epistemology: Reason Alone Is Not Reasonable

For most, Mencius Moldbug will need no introduction; for those who do not know him, this review of his work is succinct (which Moldbug never was) and fair. We'll not…

Philosophy

The Existence of Ideal Entities — Guest Post by the Cranky Professor

In this essay, I shall argue that meanings, as expressed in language and thought, are timeless, immaterial and extra-mental entities. I will defend the views of Bernard Bolzano, Frege and…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: There Is No Highest Evil

Previous post. The good is "that which all things desire." With that, and in these two chapters, we wrap up the subject of evil. We next time move to the…

Fun

Insanity & Doom Update XXIV

A very special update to our Insanity & Doom series, the time focusing on Google's social justice warriors. Google doesn't like white people, especially white men. Not all whites: American…

Book review Culture

Glubb Pasha’s Experiences With American Democracy

[The image above flashed by on the interwebs, and it struck me as humorously apt, though I can't now recall where I first saw it. If the picture has any…

Philosophy Statistics

Infinity — Part 1 of N

We've discussed infinity before, but since the subject in inexhaustible, we're discussing it again. Infinity comes in sizes, as many readers know. What's less appreciated is how these sizes relate…

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…
TFBW on Lesson 13: No “Fair” Dice & Jaynes SymmetryJuly 20, 2024
If nothing else, this lecture is giving me pause to reconsider some of my presuppositions. I'm not too satisfied with…