William M. Briggs

Summary Against Modern Thought: You Can’t Know All About God

Previous post. Nietzsche was wrong. Plus, except for the truly satanic, I do not think it is disputed that one cannot know all of God. A very simple lesson this…

Culture

Insanity & Doom Update LXVI — Necrophiliac Edition

A busy Doom-filled week! Item The Life of a Necrophiliac Hayden (not his real name, for reasons that will become obvious) is 18 years old and he will never forget…

Culture

Swear Fealty To Diversity, Or You’re Out

I've told the story a dozen times, but allow me to bore you with it once more for the sake of new readers, and for emphasizing the story below. The…

Philosophy

Science Is Magic & Miracles Aren’t

What is it a witch is doing when she mixes up some foul concoction, or lights a black candle, or casts a spell? I am not asking what her intent…

Statistics

Making P-values Weer To Achieve Significance Won’t Help

Mini-paper out in JAMA by Matt Vassar and pals: "Evaluation of Lowering the P Value Threshold for Statistical Significance From .05 to .005 in Previously Published Randomized Clinical Trials in…

Class Statistics

The Controversy Over Randomization And Balance In Clinical Trials

There was a paper a short while back, "Why all randomised controlled trials produce biased results", by Alexander Krauss, in the Annals of Medicine. Raised some academic eyebrows. Krauss says,…

Culture Statistics

An Illustration Of Type I Scientism

Regular readers will recall there are two Types of Scientism. Type I is belief that Science is needed to verify commonplace truths. Type II is the belief that only Science…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Limits Of Our Knowledge Of God

Previous post. There are limits to how well we can know God. THAT THE CREATED INTELLECT DOES NOT COMPREHEND THE DIVINE SUBSTANCE 1 However, since the type of action appropriate…

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Leon Podkes wrote a book called “The Church Impotent: The Feminazation of the Church” in the late ‘90s that talks…
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William M. Briggs

Let’s Play A Game Of Let’s Suppose!

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