William M. Briggs

Atheists More Religiously Tolerant Than Christians: It’s Science!

I meant this to go out on Saturday morning, but I pressed the wrong button and it went out late Friday afternoon. Apologies to those who receive this post twice.…

Culture

The Future Of Freely Using Your Own Money, a.k.a. Capitalism

This is only a quick introduction to a vast subject; mere musings. I'll have a review of George Gilder's timely new book, The Scandal of Money, next week, where I'll…

Fun Statistics

Masters Predictions & (Some) Statistics — Podcast Bonus

PODCAST BONUS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNsyJf2MX2w See last Master's year's predictions here. Since not much has changed, I'm doing a lot of copying and pasting. The Podcast bonus is because of the screwed…

Podcast

WMBriggs.com Podcast 6 April 2016 — It’s The End Of The World: Again

https://youtu.be/CNsyJf2MX2w Download MP3. Subscribe to the podcast feed (paste this into iTunes or elsewhere): https://www.wmbriggs.com/feed/?category=podcasts Use Player.fm to find the podcasts. Show is over. Archived version above. Next week,…

Culture

Stream: Should Women Be Allowed In Combat? A Debate

Today's post is at the Stream: Should Women Be Allowed In Combat? Equality Debates Reality. On 3 December 2015, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter decided unilaterally to open combat positions…

Culture

Attorneys General Embrace Lysenkosim With Gusto: Why Now?

What took 'em so long? Put it another way. Given the manifest benefits of defining scientific "truth" by State fiat, why did government take so long in making Lysenkoism official…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God’s Acts Aren’t Necessary

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Series was…

Fun

What Are Good Times For A Live Broadcast?

So? When's the best time for a live broadcast? Recall that you can hear them by tuning in to this site or to my YouTube live streaming channel. Keep in…

Cary D Cotterman on Happy New Year!January 1, 2026
Happy New Year, Briggs. Keep up the good work.
McChuck on Happy New Year!January 1, 2026
Happy New Year! May your health and finances be stable or improving.
Johnno on Why The Drake Equation FailsJanuary 1, 2026
The Drake Equation, like Da Theory of da Evolution, and Relativity Math-a-Magics with Time-pretzel-balloons, all exist to keep Atheism afloat…
Johnno on How Did We Do In Our 2025 Predictions?December 31, 2025
I was right about the right! Conservative estimating does work! Always aim for mediocrity! The formula for success! Or at…
John Pate on Why The Drake Equation FailsDecember 31, 2025
Seems to me the obvious reason for the state of the world as we see it is that aliens are…

William M. Briggs

Happy New Year!

How Did We Do In Our 2025 Predictions?

Why The Drake Equation Fails

Canada Invents New Euphemism For Doctor Killings

Merry Christmas!

Complete List Of All Moral & Ethical Questions Answered By Science

Why British & EU Rulers Are Juicing War With Russia

Climate Models

Is Powerball A “Fair Game”?

No Class: But Here’s Some Homework

On The Form Of Species: ‘Dance To The Tune Of Life’ by Denis Noble Reviewed

How To Tell How Much Of “IQ” Is Inherited & How Much Is Environment

Class 74: Contra Effect Sizes

Academic Argues For Permissibility of Cannibalism, You Racist

I Finally Read James Lindsay’s Manifesto (Yes, He Has A Manifesto)

The Biggest Mistake In Science Applied To Universe As Simulation

Class 73: How To Tell If You Have Bad Dice

Academic Proposes Mushrooms To Avoid Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement

The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Is Wrong: “Guns” are not the leading cause of death in kids

The Perfect Conspiracy Theory

Old Lodge Skins’ Prayer Of Thanksgiving

Happy New Year!

How Did We Do In Our 2025 Predictions?

Atheists More Religiously Tolerant Than Christians: It’s Science!

The Future Of Freely Using Your Own Money, a.k.a. Capitalism

Masters Predictions & (Some) Statistics — Podcast Bonus

WMBriggs.com Podcast 6 April 2016 — It’s The End Of The World: Again

Stream: Should Women Be Allowed In Combat? A Debate

Attorneys General Embrace Lysenkosim With Gusto: Why Now?

Summary Against Modern Thought: God’s Acts Aren’t Necessary

What Are Good Times For A Live Broadcast?

There Is No Culture Without Inequality: Stove 1

Impose Your Beliefs Before They Impose Theirs

Telekinesis: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification

The Physics Of Blessings: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification