William M. Briggs

Summary Against Modern Thought: Good is the Cause of Evil

Previous post. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. That Good is the Cause of Evil 1 The foregoing arguments enable us to conclude that evil is caused…

Culture

#MemoDay — Open Discussion

If you haven't read it yet, which is unlikely, here is a link. If all you heard was media spin, read it. It's only a couple of pages, none of…

Culture

Who Is Q & Why Might He Matter? — Guest Post by The Blonde Bombshell

The internet is a cauldron of competing ideas. The ones that get the most play are promoted by the legacy media. Under the surface, there are a swarm of websites…

Culture Philosophy

Pedophile Says He’s A 9-Year-Old Trapped In Man’s Body. So He Is

Stream: Pedophile Says He's A 9-Year-Old Trapped In Man's Body. So He Is The Daily Wire reports on the story of 38-year-old Joseph Roman, who was "accused of sexually assaulting…

Class Statistics

Free Probability-Statistics Class: Predictive Case Study 1, Part X

Review! Last time we created four models of CGPA. Which is correct? They all are. Why? I should ask as a homework question, but I'll remind us here. Since all…

Philosophy

Should We Worry Artificial Neurons Can Now Compute Faster Than The Human Brain?

Stream: Should We Worry Artificial Neurons Can Now Compute Faster Than The Human Brain? The report from last week's Nature magazine is that "artificial neurons" can now "compute faster than…

Philosophy

There Can Be No Consistent Atheist System Of Morality Or Ethics

The article "Jaws and the Meaning of Life" has resulted in much commentary and email. Also a lot of confusion. In that article I said "If life can be reduced…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Why You Might Say Evil Is A Thing, Part II

Previous post. These are the rebuttals to the arguments presented last week. Review! Answers to these arguments 1 It is not difficult to answer these arguments. Evil and good are…

William Wallace on New Definition Of Death To Increase Organ Harvest BountyAugust 4, 2025
See the Python crew in Meaning of Life when the organ donor man shows up at the home to collect.…
Brad Hewitt on New Definition Of Death To Increase Organ Harvest BountyAugust 4, 2025
Taking a step closer to making Michael Chrichton's "Coma", a reality.
JH on New Definition Of Death To Increase Organ Harvest BountyAugust 4, 2025
This post reminds me of one of the arguments against the death penalty: the risk of executing an innocent person.
Brian (bulaoren) on New Definition Of Death To Increase Organ Harvest BountyAugust 4, 2025
See Monty Python and the Holy Grail; "Bring out your dead".
The True Nolan on New Definition Of Death To Increase Organ Harvest BountyAugust 4, 2025
Reports claim Canada plans to euthanize 15 million citizens in the next 20 years. Well, over 20 years? 20 years…

William M. Briggs

Academics Say It’s Morally Obligatory To Bioengineer Ticks To Stop You Eating Meat

New Definition Of Death To Increase Organ Harvest Bounty

Class 59: The Hardest Hypothesis In The World

The If I Were God Fallacy & Evolution

Universities Need To Be Made To Lose Prestige

Only Credentialed Artists Can Appreciate This

Does Watching TV Cause Autism?

Peer-Reviewed Research: Men Find Looking At Nearly Naked Women Distracting

A Week’s Vacation

Class 58: Hypothesis Testing Is All Wrong

Vegetarians Crave Power And Success More Than Meat Eaters Do, Study Finds

Jung’s Synchronicity & Coincidence

Reader Opinion Requested: What Science Do You Find Sketchy, Exaggerated Or Wrong?

Class 57: The Second Best Model

Don’t Lose Sleep Over Research On “Climate Change” & Sleep Apnea

What’s Wrong With The Golf Course Parkinson’s Study

The Unseen Bias In All Science

The Sad End Of Radio

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?