William M. Briggs

QWERTY Propaganda Works: Almost 18% of Gen Z Have Fallen Into Sexual Fantasy

Gallup has its 2020 poll on what sexual fantasies people most identify "as"---our desires now make us what we believe. The lesson to be learned from this is that QWERTY…

Culture

Equality Will Lead Us To Our Doom

The Snake said, "God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods." Eve desired Equality. She got it. It's…

Statistics

Try To Be Less White, You Racists

https://twitter.com/0x49fa98/status/1363896900370518021 May as well start with theology. Who, exactly, is disrespected or respected in this image, and why? With that warm-up exercise out of the way, let's discuss the plague…

Philosophy

A Simple Proof Mathematics Is Discovered And Not Invented

This came up in an email thread, but for the life of me I can't find it. Since this is the second email (thread) from a colleague I have lost…

Statistics

Model Moronicity, The Mask god & Cuomo’s Cut Throat— Coronavirus Update LIV

SICK Are you as sick as I am of these damned updates? Of idiot government overreaction and putrid public panic? SUMMARY Tests are dropping, as is positivity: you'd expect positivity…

Fun

Officially Denounced As A Dangerous Climate & Coronadoom Rogue!

So that Michael Mann guy, who might have taken a puck to the head one too many times, has denounced me as a climate rogue. And put me in the…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Son Of God Is God

Previous post. A short chapter, with a simple, profound thought: There is only God. A popular phrase in Arabic, if I am not mistaken. THAT THE SON OF GOD IS…

Culture

Nice Chest Feeders, Baby

Said it a hundred times before, but am forced to say it again. Our objection to transgenderism is not that some guy wants to run around in a dress---who cares?---but…

McChuck on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 1, 2025
The answer for the pictured question is obviously '1', as the slot already has a '1' in it, which has…
Briggs on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 1, 2025
Mark, That's exactly it.
Mark on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 1, 2025
Wittgenstein gave some examples like this in his Remarks on the Foundation of Mathematics, a book I had no business…
hudbwu on AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded OutputJuly 1, 2025
The wrinkle is in the (pseudo-)random number generator. In principle, the random number generator can be hijacked by a higher…
hudbwu on On The Probability Of GodJuly 1, 2025
I don't think omnibenevolence is part of the definition of God. Not only because, as you stated, there is nothing…

William M. Briggs

Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)

How Can You Tell If You Have ESP?

Class 56: The Best Model!

Sabine Hossenfelder’s Free Will Folly & The Deadly Sin Of Reification

England’s Mandatory Suicide & Women

On The Probability Of God

Class 55: Models Vs Reality

AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded Output

The Hubris Of Experts: NIH Edition

The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club Example

Class 54: Exchangeability & Parameters

Over-Certainty Of Polygenic Scores

AI & The Dilemma Of Technology

What Are The Chances Thomas Jefferson & John Adams Died On The Fourth of July, 1826?

Class 53: Laplace Was Right!

Even The Woke Say Science Is Petering Out

Expert Nathan Confas: Experts Know Best

Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass Shooting

Class 52: The Origin Of Parameters

IQ Is Not Intelligence

What Are The Chances…George Wendt Dies On Same Day Cheers Ended 32 Years Before?