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…

NLR on The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In KindMarch 5, 2026
I agree with the paper test; like the Chinese room argument, it is a way to illustrate that a mechanical…
Briggs on The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In KindMarch 5, 2026
Eric, Darn similar, and (I hope) simplified.
Eric Brown on The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In KindMarch 4, 2026
Isn’t this Searle’s Chinese Room argument? Not that I disagree with either of you…
Rhetocrates on The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In KindMarch 4, 2026
I disagree with the conclusion of the test. There is no need for panic or concern over the possibility of…
C-Marie on The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In KindMarch 4, 2026
God is!!! Well done, Matt!! Loved this! Great explanations .... even understood much of it at 82 years!!! Am sending…

William M. Briggs

Class 81: The Second Biggest Error In Time Series

The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In Kind

Researcher Imagines Weather With No Human Influence: Concludes Climate Change Hurts Incomes

Faith Deposited: Why Godless Science Fails

Class 80: Granger Causality; Per Se & Accidental Time Series; Stationarity

Scientists Seeking To Escape Criticism Run To The Warmth & Comfort Of Bluesky

The Loss of Ephemera — Guest Post by The Blonde Bombshell

Class 79: Time Series Example

The Importance Of Not Making Decisions

Don’t Take The ‘Long-Covid’ Alzheimer’s Study Seriously

AI Is Driving Many Crazy: Our Latest Panic

Class 78: The Attempt To Turn Correlation Lead Into Causation Gold In Time Series

Desperate Need For Equality: AP Exam Performance

Some Sanity: Experts Sued For Creating Gender Delusions

Why The Recent Claims Of AGI Fail: Plus, A New Test For AGI

Polar Bears Are Doing Fine: Activists, Not So Well

Impossible LSAT Statistics Question

How Women’s Equality In Democracies Changes Voting (And Everything Else)

Class 77: Trendy Trends In Time Series

Who Still Listens To AM Radio?

Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital Twins

Class 81: The Second Biggest Error In Time Series

The Paper Test Shows Why AGI Is Not Possible: And Why The Brain Is Different In Kind

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