William M. Briggs

This Week In Doom. Vampires Fear Being Judged, Climate Lunatics Stick Heads In Sand—For Real

Been a while since we cataloged our latest trends in Doom. Let's continue. Show of hands: how many are with me in saying the suicide of the West will be…

Culture

Laudato Si: “The Curate’s Egg.” The Not So Excellent Parts. Guest Post by Bob Kurland

See the first part of this article. Every judgment of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such…

Culture Philosophy

The Gmarriage Dialogue

Jeremy David! How are you? You have to congratulate me! David Jeremy, well I'll be. I haven't seen you in ages. Congratulations! What am I congratulating you for? Jeremy I…

Philosophy

The Gaia Hypothesis Is Either Trivial And Useless Or False And Ridiculous

Hans Schellnhuber is an adviser to the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences. In the peer-reviewed Nature paper "Climbing the co-evolution ladder" (431, 913 (21 October 2004)) he and two co-authors…

Statistics

Idols With Wee P Values. Statistics As Ritual

Or, rather, wee p-values are idolized. And it isn't just me saying so. Reader Dan Hughes points us to Gerd Gigerenzer and Julian Marewski's peer-reviewed paper "Surrogate Science: The Idol…

Culture

Stream: Pope Francis’s Dr. Strangelove Craves One World Government

Today's post is at The Stream: Pope Francis' Dr. Strangelove Craves One World Government Run by "Experts": Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, the scientist behind Laudato Si, is an activist for a…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Is Pure Truth

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. Last time…

Culture

If The Constitution Is A Living Document, It Can Die

On this glorious Fourth of July in these once United States, it's well to remember that every living thing dies. And the Constitution, progressives say, is a "living document." Since…

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William M. Briggs

Sports Betting Is An Excellent Way To Lose Money

Class 75: A Gentle Introduction To Time Series

The Consent Fallacy

On Laws Banning Hacking Women’s Genitals & Imposing Beliefs

Register Your Predictions For 2026!

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

Sports Betting Is An Excellent Way To Lose Money

Class 75: A Gentle Introduction To Time Series

This Week In Doom. Vampires Fear Being Judged, Climate Lunatics Stick Heads In Sand—For Real

Laudato Si: “The Curate’s Egg.” The Not So Excellent Parts. Guest Post by Bob Kurland

The Gmarriage Dialogue

The Gaia Hypothesis Is Either Trivial And Useless Or False And Ridiculous

Idols With Wee P Values. Statistics As Ritual

Stream: Pope Francis’s Dr. Strangelove Craves One World Government

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Is Pure Truth

If The Constitution Is A Living Document, It Can Die

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