Philosophy – Page 98 – William M. Briggs

Hilarious “Proofs” Of God’s Non-Existence & Existence

Via Nate Winchester, Julian Ahlquist's collection of Proofs of God's Non-Existence, which were in "response to a similar list Hundreds of Proofs of God's Existence by 'Godless Geeks'" There's no…

Culture Philosophy

The Slow Death Of Perversion

"Used to be, my boy," said the grandfather, "We used to call people who wanted to bugger the creatures of the forests perverts." "What's a pervert, grandpa?" asked Jimmy. "A…

Culture Philosophy

The Closing Of The Scientific Mind

The title was swiped from Commentary Magazine's piece of the same name by David Gelernter, which all should read. Since today is a busy day at the Briggs Ranch, just…

Fun Philosophy

#ICanChangeThePast2, Or, Tweeting Time Travel

You're a time traveler stuck in July 2012. How depressing. You have time on your hands. Time to kill, that is. How to pass the time? Twitter, naturally. Great time…

Culture Philosophy

New Poll Says 40% Don’t Believe In Evolution. So What.

How many Americans know how an internal combustion engine works? There's no numbers, but saying "Maybe half, perhaps more" doesn't feel wrong, does it? Test it yourself by asking your…

Culture Philosophy

Plato On Democracy’s End Game

Via Nick Steves via this site, I was reminded of a passage in Plato's Republic about what the end stages of democracy would look like. Incidentally, an invalid response to…

Philosophy Statistics

Causation And Correlation

Our friend Christopher Monckton of Brenchley wrote a piece over at Anthony Watt's place in which he said (Reader KA Rodgers asked me to have a look): CO2 concentration continues…

Culture Philosophy

Belgian “Doctors” To Kill Kids They Think They Can’t Cure

Belgium has just made it legal for "doctors" to kill children. Not those who haven't yet escaped the womb---those kids have been fair game for any quack with a sharp…

Cary D Cotterman on Little Nate’s Plan To Save The WorldNovember 4, 2025
Leftist elitism leads to nonexistent borders, illegal alien invasion in the tens of millions, wokism, climate hysteria, trans cultism, covid…
Richard S. on Little Nate’s Plan To Save The WorldNovember 4, 2025
Thank you, Dr. Briggs for your concise piece focusing primarily upon whether leftist "liberal" elites can be persuaded by facts…
Uncle Mike on Little Nate’s Plan To Save The WorldNovember 4, 2025
"The joyful slaughter of millions" is addicting. They can't stop. No one can stop them, except by killing them, which…
Richard Stevens on Stay The Course: Have Some ClassNovember 4, 2025
Zelle Donation on its way! Dr. Briggs, you're a rare and cherished commodity in this era! Loved your "Everything" book…
spetzer86 on Little Nate’s Plan To Save The WorldNovember 4, 2025
NLR - there's always Google on African massacres. Stuff happens all over, even if you live on a continent that…