Culture – Page 27 – William M. Briggs

There Are Too Many Fat People: What To Do About It. Update: Bloomberg Bans Soda Pop

Update Mike Bloomberg, current owner of New York City's mayoral title, has graciously allowed (by not yet banning) me to re-publish this article which expresses a sentiment dear to Mayor…

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What Organic Boors, Swedish Pronouns, And The Exorcist Have In Common

Not much, except to demonstrate that the natural state of modernity is something closely resembling mass lunacy. To explain. Swedish Pronouns Via Sam Schulman â€(Twitter: @Sam_Schulman) we infer that 1984…

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Dutch Doctors’ Strange New House Calls

Dr Overlijden of Levenseindekliniek A new contest is in order, if it doesn't already exist. Each year we should recognize and award the person or group who invents the best…

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What The North Carolina Gay Marriage Vote Means To You If You Were Against It

North Carolina voted 61 to 39 to amend its constitution to read that marriage is solely a union between a man and a woman. This was, as far as democratic…

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The Dire And Depressing Implications Of Science As Scientism: Two Introductions

A long introduction... Scientism is the fallacy that all that is known and all that can be known, can only be known through scientific methods: that which is testable is…

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Tennessee Votes To Teach Uncertainty In Science. Result?

What do you think of this? Tennessee has enacted a law (HB 0368-SB 0893) which states (emphasis mine): This bill prohibits the state board of education and any public elementary…

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Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part V

Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part I Part II, Part III Part IV, Part V It's time to hear from our enemies on what they say maximal diversity is. The…

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Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part IV

Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part I Part II, Part III Part IV We have shown that limited, and only limited, maximal diversity of physical characteristic is logically possible. However,…

Cary D Cotterman on Why There Are (Probably) No UFOs: “Climate Change”May 20, 2026
There are clear photographs of just about any phenomenon imaginable, regardless of how fast, distant, small, or ephemeral it may…
Steve on Why There Are (Probably) No UFOs: “Climate Change”May 20, 2026
Briggs, you fool! You should know by now that extraterrestrials have image blurring technology. And before you ask, yes, they…
McChuck on Why There Are (Probably) No UFOs: “Climate Change”May 20, 2026
"Tomorrow Tomorrow never comes What kind of a fool Do they take me for? Tomorrow A resting place for bums…
Philip Rogan on Why There Are (Probably) No UFOs: “Climate Change”May 20, 2026
All I can say after reading the linked article is that I'm glad I'm not a professional academic philosopher.
Brian (bulaoren) on Why There Are (Probably) No UFOs: “Climate Change”May 20, 2026
If a space-alien ever confronts me, and says "Take me to your leader", I will direct him (they?) to you.