William M. Briggs

Troy Redux, On The Shores Of Kiev — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Where there is no vision, the people perish. That scriptural saying is about to be tested -- again. We never tire of this exercise. It’s a spiritual DNA thing, evidently.…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Old & New Sacraments

Previous post. The old formalisms of the law have become transformed into the new law. THE DISTINCTION OF THE SACRAMENTS OF THE OLD AND THE NEW LAW 1 Next, this…

Culture

Will The Catholic Church Change After German Prelates Say Sodomy Justified By Love?

Even if you are not a believing Christian, and don't follow the inner workings of the Church, you must acknowledge the importance of both. A major tumult in Christian ranks,…

Statistics

Efforts At Officially Defining Scientific Disinformation Continue

Phrases like scientifically valid, the late great philosopher David Stove taught us, signal distress. A writer wants to say valid, a strength word, but somehow can't bring himself to this…

Statistics

Emergence Cannot Explain Intelligence — Planetary Or Otherwise

Let's have a look at the peer-reviewed paper "Intelligence as a planetary scale process" by Adam Frank, David Grinspsoon and Sara Walker, in the International Journal of Astrobiology. We might…

Philosophy

Transfallacies — Common Fallacies Used To Justify Transsexualism

I don't know why they had a special Day of Visibility for "transgenders". You can't miss men in dresses pretending to be women. They are visibility itself. Nevertheless, the Day…

Statistics

Science Says Global Warming To Cause More Heart Attacks At Night, But Only For Crazy Men 60-64.

With the waning of the coronadoom panic, and our elites unable to juice sufficient consternation over Russia, they will have to turn to other objects to monger their fear. Global…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: On The Necessity Of The Sacraments

Previous post. Given the Incarnation, crucifixion, and Resurrection happened, it follows the Church is required. ON THE NECESSITY OF THE SACRAMENTS 1 Since, however (as has already been said), the…

Bill Hankel on Book Update: Launch DateOctober 28, 2026
I have added it to my Christmas wish list ... thanks for the info!
John Pate on Reading Bryan Johnson’s The Immortalism ManifestoOctober 27, 2026
I long ago concluded that people like this are only fit for laughing and pointing at. They are mentally ill…
C-Marie on Reading Bryan Johnson’s The Immortalism ManifestoOctober 27, 2026
And, Jesus Christ? Lord and Saviour .... So sad, leaving out God our Father .... And the Holy Spirit ....…
Cary Cotterman on Reading Bryan Johnson’s The Immortalism ManifestoOctober 26, 2026
I'm probably going to croak sometime within the next twenty years, but at least I have the pleasure of being…
Tars Tarkas on Reading Bryan Johnson’s The Immortalism ManifestoOctober 26, 2026
There are thousand year old machines in England still capable of running, though not in general use. I saw a…

William M. Briggs

Book Update: Launch Date

Reading Bryan Johnson’s The Immortalism Manifesto

Class 98: Limitations of Genetic Associations With Personality

I’m Thinking Of A Number Between 1 and 5 (that you can’t guess)

Against Numerology: Some Basic Calculations

Class 97: The Goal Of Models

Book Update

Sexual Assault Galore At Cornell

Class 96: Can Bayesianism Quantify True Belief?

Top 10 Reasons AI Will Never Become Superintelligence: It Won’t Destroy Nor Save Us

Viewer Asks: Why Do I Bother?

Academics Call For The Killing Of Babies In “After-Birth” Abortions

Irrational Rationalists: Effective Altruists & The Planet of the Ants

Class 95: Answering P-Value Good Uses Challenges

Whoring For Climate Change

Lady Academics Tire Of Being Judged By Peer Review

Class 94: Quantifying The Unquantifiable

PFAS and Preservatives: Entrenching Chemophobia through Everyday Stuff — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

The MRS Degree — Guest Post by Johnathan Edwards

Politicians Demand “Right” To Be Protected Against AI

Class 93: P-values Challenge! List The “Good Uses” of P-value

Book Update: Launch Date

Reading Bryan Johnson’s The Immortalism Manifesto

Troy Redux, On The Shores Of Kiev — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Old & New Sacraments

Will The Catholic Church Change After German Prelates Say Sodomy Justified By Love?

Efforts At Officially Defining Scientific Disinformation Continue

Emergence Cannot Explain Intelligence — Planetary Or Otherwise

Transfallacies — Common Fallacies Used To Justify Transsexualism

Science Says Global Warming To Cause More Heart Attacks At Night, But Only For Crazy Men 60-64.

Summary Against Modern Thought: On The Necessity Of The Sacraments

There Is No Culture Without Inequality: Stove 1

Impose Your Beliefs Before They Impose Theirs

Telekinesis: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification

The Physics Of Blessings: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification