Don’t Think Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part Interlude, Part IV, Part V, Part VI. Part Last. Buy the book ($12.92 as of last glance). There is a curious phenomenon […]
Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part III
Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Parts I, II, III, IV Race, whether or not it can be successfully defined biologically, is clearly important. People, even the non-sincere, at least act as if […]
The Great Bayesian Switch
Update: See this post on the definition of confidence and credible intervals. Submitted for your approval, a new paper. A polemic describing in nascent terms the paradise that awaits us once we […]
Are Humans As Violent As In The Good Old Days?
If we had records of massacres as we have meteorological records, don’t you think we might discover their internal laws, after several centuries of observation? — Joseph de Maistre. There hasn’t been […]
Martin Gardner, Philosophical Scrivener, RIP
All regular readers will surely know Martin Gardner, writer, philosopher, mathematician, magician, exposer of flim flam. He died Saturday night; according to long-time friend and magician James Randi, peacefully. For those who […]
Decadence And The Failure Of The State: A Checklist
Decadence: a falling away; a decay; a deterioration; a failing of heart; a focus of self, on the here and now; the emergence of “What’s in it for me?” as a national […]
Eliminating Randomness Reduces Need For God And Increases Belief In Evolution
Caution! The experiment I’m about to explain might increase your belief in God. It should only be attempted by academics who are immune to such deleterious effects. Got a pair of dice? […]
Definitions of Equality
Just definitions today, folks. We’ll need them later. You’d think a lot of these would be obvious. Experience shows they are not. This article is solely about equality of outcomes and not […]
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