William M. Briggs

“The Church Believes In Science.” And That Global Warming Is Akin To Slavery?

Der Spiegel conducted an interview with the President of the Pontifical Science Academy Bischop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo. It's worth going over a few of the questions (I used Google translate).…

Culture

Pew’s Public and Scientists’ Views on Science and Society Survey

Pew did a survey on the Public and Scientists' Views on Science and Society that is of modest interest. Turns out civilians love whitecoats. Science holds an esteemed place among…

Culture

The Fourth Crisis Of The Church & Pope Francis

In lieu of our continuing tour through Summa Contra Gentiles, this post. The site that hosts the book is having hiccups---a subject which I know all about. Let's pray it's…

Culture

Government Funding Is A Conflict Of Interest: Cowardly Calls For Climate Scientist’s Firing. Update

The Beast What entity pours by far the most money into scientific research? I'll give you a hint. It's the same entity that has been growing without bound, mercilessly muscling…

Fun Statistics

Predictions For 2015—Re-Register Yours Today!

This post is one that has been restored after the hacking. All original comments were lost. Would you mind pretty please making the predictions again? Happy New Year! Hangover? Since…

Culture Philosophy

Another Puzzled Atheist Wonders Why Religion Persists

Orientation quiz. True or false: periodically, some societies have gone insane. The answer is True, true with bells on. Many examples will suggest themselves. Thing about these cultural sanitariums is…

Philosophy Statistics

Resolved: Statisticians To Cease Using “Independence”, Change To “Irrelevance”

What's the difference between "independence" and "irrelevance" and why does that difference matter? This typical passage is from The First Course in Probability by Sheldon Ross (p. 87) is lovely…

Statistics

Climate Paper Causes Chaos, Angst, Anger, Apoplexy! (Hacking)

Last Wednesday, the Daily Mail told the world of the peer-reviwed paper Lord Monckton, Willie Soon, David Legates and I wrote entitled "Why models run hot: results from an irreducibly…

Maypo on The If I Were God Fallacy & EvolutionJuly 29, 2025
Wow, (re)reading a TOFian essay makes it so blasted plain how much I miss the man. May he rest in…
hudbwu on The If I Were God Fallacy & EvolutionJuly 29, 2025
> If I were God, and loved rational creatures, I would make myriad rational species; He should come back in…
NLR on The If I Were God Fallacy & EvolutionJuly 29, 2025
What gets me about these kind of arguments is that they presuppose too much. People will have extensive debates about…
Briggs on The If I Were God Fallacy & EvolutionJuly 29, 2025
Cary, You have read incompletely. God is a necessary being, else there could be no world. That is the classical…
Cary Cotterman on The If I Were God Fallacy & EvolutionJuly 29, 2025
"I, a man of 10,000, 5,000, or 2,000 years ago, cannot see how the world functions, therefore I posit (invent)…

William M. Briggs

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?

Class 56: The Best Model!

Sabine Hossenfelder’s Free Will Folly & The Deadly Sin Of Reification

England’s Mandatory Suicide & Women

The If I Were God Fallacy & Evolution

Universities Need To Be Made To Lose Prestige

“The Church Believes In Science.” And That Global Warming Is Akin To Slavery?

Pew’s Public and Scientists’ Views on Science and Society Survey

The Fourth Crisis Of The Church & Pope Francis

Government Funding Is A Conflict Of Interest: Cowardly Calls For Climate Scientist’s Firing. Update

Predictions For 2015—Re-Register Yours Today!

Another Puzzled Atheist Wonders Why Religion Persists

Resolved: Statisticians To Cease Using “Independence”, Change To “Irrelevance”

Climate Paper Causes Chaos, Angst, Anger, Apoplexy! (Hacking)

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