May 2016 – Page 4 – William M. Briggs

Do People Really Believe In Chance & The Deadly Sin of Reification?

From our very own JMJ, who asked this in response to an announcement of my new book (read this first): Briggs, how many people how you encountered who need these…

Culture

The Silliness With Bathroom Laws — Guest Post by The Blonde Bombshell

First of all, the business about going to the restroom of your birth sex is just wrong. Moms have been bringing little boys into the women's room for a long…

Statistics

Stream: Choose to Read This Article About Research Saying You Don’t Have Free Will

Today's post is at The Stream: Choose to Read This Article About Research Saying You Don't Have Free Will. ..."Free will could all be an illusion, scientists suggest after study…

Podcast

Are We Smart Enough To Know What Intelligence Is? — WMBriggs Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exQZDW7KN5w Aaron Neville: You're So Smart Michio Kaku on the Evolution of Intelligence That was Michio Kaku on intelligence, getting some things right, some wrong. Let's focus on what he…

Culture Fun

Climate Hustle: In Which Yours Truly Becomes A Movie Star. Updates From Last Night

I'm thinking of hiring the same security firm Mark "I'm No Fan Of Guns Unless They're Used To Protect Me" Zuckerberg. Just like he, I'll be a big star and…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Didn’t Have To Create

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. This is…

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