William M. Briggs

Summary Against Modern Thought: Diversity & Order of Punishments

Previous post. Key quote: "the greatest punishment will be for man to be cut off from happiness". ON THE DIVERSITY AND ORDER OF PUNISHMENTS 1 As we have just seen,…

Culture

The Church’s Limp-Wristed Coronadoom Response

Perhaps the worst thing the Church did in response to coronadoom was to issue, in the true spirit of "synodality", a new "viral" translation of the Bible. These modified verses…

Statistics

Mathematicians Can’t Solve Reality Equation, Want To Ban Predictive Policing

Remember how, despite warnings to the contrary, many of you thought STEM was safe from the holiness spirals and vice signaling working its way through academic like salmonella through a…

Culture

1968 Then And Now — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Welcome home, neighbor. Welcome to our past. Welcome to our future. Most of all, welcome back to Hué. The scene of America's last great military victory. A hard-fought victory against…

Statistics

Coronavirus Update XXIV: Why Did We Panic?

The Unmasked Bandit! I originally started this article with an imaginary dialog between myself and a Karen. Then I got kicked out of mass Sunday for not wearing a mask…

Philosophy

Hystericalectomy: Yes, “Trans” People Are Crazy

Gaze upon this headline from a story by the so-called Friendly Atheist. "Transgender Man Sues Catholic Hospital for Canceling His Hysterectomy." What should be noted is that the headline is…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Man’s Acts Are Punished And Rewarded By God

Previous post. That God rewards everybody believes. That God punishes is impossible for many to now believe. THAT A MAN'S ACTS ARE PUNISHED OR REWARDED BY GOD 1 It is…

Statistics

Mask Madness — Our Latest Moral Panic

https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1286278847558819840 We might as well have a tinfoil hat mandate to protect from aliens. It would, at this point, be just as useful. Should somebody tell him about the evidence…

Phil R on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 1, 2025
...and I saw 5 or 25 in the figure. The division answer never occurred to me. Got all the rest…
Phil R on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 1, 2025
If someone asks a question that is conditional on some evidence or rule that they conveniently (or purposely) leave out,…
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…

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?

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

How Can You Tell If You Have ESP?

Summary Against Modern Thought: Diversity & Order of Punishments

The Church’s Limp-Wristed Coronadoom Response

Mathematicians Can’t Solve Reality Equation, Want To Ban Predictive Policing

1968 Then And Now — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Coronavirus Update XXIV: Why Did We Panic?

Hystericalectomy: Yes, “Trans” People Are Crazy

Summary Against Modern Thought: Man’s Acts Are Punished And Rewarded By God

Mask Madness — Our Latest Moral Panic

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