2020 – Page 20 – William M. Briggs

Coronavirus Update XXIII: Yes, More Testing Leads to More “New” “Cases”

The numbers, the only important part of this article, are in the last section. I heard on the radio the analysis I present is a "lie". Reason? Trump said more…

Culture

An Abundance Of Hell?

Bear with me, friends. Here in its entirety was the Gospel reading, the longer version, in Catholic Churches this past Sunday. Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying: "The…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Not All Sins Are Equal

Previous post. There is a hierarchy to everything. THAT NEITHER MERITORIOUS ACTS NOR SINS ARE EQUAL 1 Next, it is plain that neither all good works, nor all sins, are…

Statistics

Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson Goes Full Gibber: Coronamadness Criminalizes Masklessness

May I remind the reader there is no cure for coronadoom, and that other disease outbreaks were deadlier but without the full blown panic and hyper-mothering reaction. I take it…

Statistics

Michigan Criminal Misdemeanor Fear Face Fiat: $500 Fine

The Godmother (Cuomo) has the worst record as far as caused deaths go---how about that nursing home debacle?---and California's Gavin Newsome is the most oleaginous "leader", but Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer…

Culture

Government By The Damned

Almost all of those who have managed to put themselves in charge of us are bad people. They are right about only a few things, wrong about most. They sometimes…

Statistics

Coronavirus Update XXII: Mask Madness: Updates At End

As I was writing this (Monday morning), a minor government official came on the radio and promised "We haven't seen the worst yet." What accounts for this monumental level of…

Culture Fun

Contra BLM Up North

The gentleman is Willard. "Just like the name of the rat" in the old movie, he boasted. He gave me permission to take his picture and tell his story. He…

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…
Hagfish Bagpipe on Covid Is The Boogerman of Maladies: Now It Causes Cognitive Confusion Claim ResearchersJuly 20, 2024
Johnno: "It’s like a panacea, but in reverse." Good one.
Johnno on Covid Is The Boogerman of Maladies: Now It Causes Cognitive Confusion Claim ResearchersJuly 19, 2024
Have the reporters asked the White House if perhaps another booster might help the Biden? A certain someone said it…
Johnno on The Enlightenment Was The Beginning Of The Great Leveling: Stove 2July 19, 2024
Technically, the Church had and used slaves. And even the Old Testament allowed for slavery under certain conditions. For example,…