Philosophy – Page 18 – William M. Briggs

The Best Decision For A Doctor Might Not Be Yours

Probably for the shock value, news outlets are quoting this odd doctor, Ezekiel Emanuel, who, the title promises us, says "U.S. Must Stay Locked Down For 12-18 Months Until There's…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Incest Is Out

Previous post. Notice carefully that none of the arguments below are related to genetics or biology, which is important because some wag will always claim it is possible to "cure"…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Marriage Is One Man, One Woman

Previous post. No sharing. THAT MATRIMONY SHOULD BE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN 1 It seems, too, that we should consider how it is inborn in the minds of…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Matrimony Should Be Indivisible

Previous post. We know every one of these arguments, so it's sad that we reject them. THAT MATRIMONY SHOULD BE INDIVISIBLE 1 If one will make a proper consideration, the…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: The Consent Fallacy Applied To Fornication And Sodomy

Previous post. Our good saint did not use the name Consent Fallacy, but we see it in the first argument. No real comment is necessary here: the saint's words are…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Even Private Acts Can Be Sinful

Previous post. Getting away with it in private won't cut it. THAT DIVINE LAW ORDERS MAN ACCORDING TO REASON IN REGARD TO CORPOREAL AND SENSIBLE THINGS 1 Now, just as…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Worship Belongs To God Alone

Previous post. A good reminder "cult" has changed in meaning over time. Latria = highest kind of worship. Why we worship God is in #5 below. THAT THE CULT PROPER…

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The Impossibility of Star-Trek Like Transporters

According to SyFy Magazine there was an episode of Star Trek: The Woke Generation (Kirk ≫ Picard) in which Riker was transporting himself to the ship, but where a mysterious…

Neil Jordan on Class 93: P-values Challenge! List The “Good Uses” of P-valueSeptember 10, 2026
How wee is the P for a coincidence? Separately, I will forward the short paper by William Feller, Scientific Research,…
Briggs on Class 93: P-values Challenge! List The “Good Uses” of P-valueSeptember 10, 2026
Neil, Now, I promise this is true, but I also got an oil change this morning. P < ???
Neil Jordan on Class 93: P-values Challenge! List The “Good Uses” of P-valueSeptember 10, 2026
Reply via iPhone while waiting for car oil change - Use for wee P? Yes there is one. Without wee…
Brian (bulaoren) on Is the West Dying Out? The Demographic Crisis Explained: Jon Harris PodcastSeptember 9, 2026
Nature abhors a vacuum
The True Nolan on Lindsay Clancy Strangled Her Kids Because Of “Climate Change”September 9, 2026
In the distant past when dinosaurs roamed the earth and volcanoes belched hourly, we kids (being on summer vacation from…