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The New Religion Of Dataism (Another Version Of Man-As-God)

Dataism is the word coined by Yuval Noah Harari in his essay for an optimistic, practical implementation of Scientism. Just as divine authority was legitimised by religious mythologies, and human…

Book review Statistics

‘Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics’ Reviewed Again

The following review appeared in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (pdf). Jane Orient is the lead doc at Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, publishers of the journal.…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Substance & Being vs. Matter & Form

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. Back to…

Culture

Stream: Trump, Religious Liberty and the Snippy Elevator Lady

Today's post is at The Stream: Trump, Religious Liberty and the Snippy Elevator Lady. The monumental importance of the election was made vivid in, of all places, a Manhattan elevator.…

Culture

Russia’s Rise: Part II — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

This is Part II of II parts. Read Part I. Here is Russia's problem: she wants to be in charge. Like all younger siblings, she believes she can do a…

Statistics

Stream: ‘Three-Parent’ Babies Can’t Cure Disease

Today's post is at The Stream: Creating 'Three-Parent' Babies Won't Cure Anyone Jones comes to the doctor and says, "Doc, I'm suffering from cancer." Doc says, "No problem. Got the…

Statistics

Breitbart: A Reply to the 375 Concerned Members of the National Academy of Sciences

Today's post is at Breitbart: "A Reply to the 375 Concerned Members of the National Academy of Sciences". Some 375 political activists attached to the National Academy of Sciences, supporting…

Culture

Debate Open Thread: Trump Wins On Points In Two-Against-One Bout

Ladies and gentlemen...the main event! In this corner, the challenger Donald "The Donald" Trump, six foot two, two hundred and twenty-two pounds, a reach of seventy-three inches in the Red…

Cloudbuster on There Is No Solution To Crashing Fertility: Good Times Made Soft MenMarch 31, 2026
"How can you deny women what men have?" One simple word: No.
Cary D Cotterman on There Is No Solution To Crashing Fertility: Good Times Made Soft MenMarch 31, 2026
Given the tsunami surge of Islam into the West, welcomed by its leaders and their useful idiot voters; the takeover…
Steve on There Is No Solution To Crashing Fertility: Good Times Made Soft MenMarch 31, 2026
I think the soft men thing requires a certain kind of softness. Tolerance. Men soft in other ways results in…
Brian (bulaoren) on There Is No Solution To Crashing Fertility: Good Times Made Soft MenMarch 31, 2026
Dr. Jack Kevorkian was, during the mid 1990s, the champion of the life ending cult. As his lunacy became more…
Stephen J Frick on There Is No Solution To Crashing Fertility: Good Times Made Soft MenMarch 31, 2026
The thinking here seems so true. I offer one potential benefit of this post. I will now reconsider whether traveling…