William M. Briggs

Stream: Most Idiotic Aspects of the Paris Global Warming Conference

We're already sick to death of global warming. If it were up to me, I'd never write about it again. There are far more interesting subjects. But, our dear leaders…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Hates Nothing

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. Three quick…

Culture Statistics

The Pope Is Wrong About Global Warming

God bless Pope Francis. But he is wrong about global warming, and even wronger about "special interests" trying to keep global warming going. The Holy Father knows a lot more…

Statistics

Stream: There’s Big Money in Global Warming Alarmism

Cop21 is upon us. Dread it. The Pope yesterday spoke of the corrupting influence of "special interest" groups. Amen to that. Although these groups aren't who the Pope thinks they…

Fun

Best Equivocation Joke: Open Thread

It being a slow traffic week and me being on the road and swamped---COP21 is coming up next week, working on a new book, news of the old one is…

Culture Philosophy

Ridley Claims Materialists, Atheists, & Secular Humanists Don’t Preach

Matt Ridley has a curious piece in The Times (no, the better one), "Why Muslims are turning away from Islam". (Incidentally, Ridley and I both have chapters in the new…

Culture Philosophy

The Crybaby Fallacy (Which Atheists Often Use)

Many atheists are notorious for arguing from desire. (Be ever careful of the So's-Yer-Old-Man Fallacy.) God doesn't exist, they say or imply, because He's a big meanie, because His demands…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Cannot Will Evil

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. Two important…

John Pate on Book UpdateOctober 14, 2026
I'm a big fan of LaTeX. I wrote a class package that made it into one or more of the…
Cary Cotterman on Book UpdateOctober 14, 2026
I just might buy a copy of the new edition, even though I already have the typo-ridden first one. I'll…
Uncle Mike on Book UpdateOctober 14, 2026
I lent my first copy to somebody? and they never returned it, so yes, I will buy a new one,…
Tars Tarkas on Book UpdateOctober 14, 2026
Contact Castalia House, a publisher run by Vox Day, a certified wrong-thinker.
Bill Hankel on Book UpdateOctober 14, 2026
I look forward to adding this to my Christmas wish list and watching my wife's eyes glaze over in bored…

William M. Briggs

Class 97: The Goal Of Models

Book Update

Sexual Assault Galore At Cornell

Class 96: Can Bayesianism Quantify True Belief?

Top 10 Reasons AI Will Never Become Superintelligence: It Won’t Destroy Nor Save Us

Viewer Asks: Why Do I Bother?

Academics Call For The Killing Of Babies In “After-Birth” Abortions

Irrational Rationalists: Effective Altruists & The Planet of the Ants

Class 95: Answering P-Value Good Uses Challenges

Whoring For Climate Change

Lady Academics Tire Of Being Judged By Peer Review

Class 94: Quantifying The Unquantifiable

PFAS and Preservatives: Entrenching Chemophobia through Everyday Stuff — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

The MRS Degree — Guest Post by Johnathan Edwards

Politicians Demand “Right” To Be Protected Against AI

Class 93: P-values Challenge! List The “Good Uses” of P-value

Is the West Dying Out? The Demographic Crisis Explained: Jon Harris Podcast

Lindsay Clancy Strangled Her Kids Because Of “Climate Change”

Do Dogs Poop In Alignment With The Earth’s Magnetic Field?

Lewontin’s Other Fallacy: Race & Intelligence

Fertility Fears Overblown: Tiny Shift in Childless Rate Saves The Species