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The Limits Of Science
The title of this article could equally well be "The limits of philosophy" or of theology, or of any intellectual endeavor. The question is: can we continue to learn indefinitely?…
Posted inStatistics
What People Think Probability Words Mean
The graph above came from Github and was the result of a poll of folks on Reddit. "The raw data came from /r/samplesize responses to the following question: What [probability/number]…
Posted inPhilosophy SAMT
Summary Against Modern Thought: Evil is Based on the Good
Previous post. We have a very easy week, a short chapter defining how evil is in a good thing, and what that means. This is a mopping up chapter, collecting…
Posted inCulture
Insanity & Doom Update XXI
Readers will have to help me. I've been posting insane and doom-laden articles for so long they all start to look alike. I worry that I repeating links. But it…
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Equality of Opportunity Always Masks Desire For (More Than) Equality Of Outcome
Last November, Spiked magazine held a discussion panel on "Is the left eating itself?" at which appeared ex-Evergreen State College professor and self-described progressive Bret Weinstein. You may recall that…
Posted inPhilosophy
You Don’t Have Free Will, Which Is Why You Make Such Bad Choices
Stream: You Don't Have Free Will, Which Is Why You Make Such Bad Choices There is a special kind of stupid achievable only by the intelligent (I resemble this remark).…
Posted inClass Statistics
Free Probability-Statistics Class: Predictive Case Study 1, Part XI
Review! We left off with comparing the standard, out-of-the-box linear regression with our multinomial predictive observable model. The great weaknesses of the regression were probability leakage (giving positive probability to…
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Abortion Supporters Believe In Magic
Stream: Abortion Supporters Believe In Magic Ireland has a Minister for Children named Katherine Zappone. Zappone supports abortion. She was asked about the "inherent contradiction" between her support and her…
