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Summary Against Modern Thought: First Causes In The Distinction Of Things

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. No matter…

Culture

Stream: Under Ash Carter, the Military is Now Looking for a Few Good Men, Women or Whatever

Today's post is at the Stream: Under Ash Carter, the Military is Now Looking for a Few Good Men, Women or Whatever. The first, and natural, reaction to the news…

Culture

Can A Scientist Believe In Miracles? — Guest Post by Bob Kurland

Visit Kurland's site for more. "Miracles always relate to the faith. That is why a belief in miracles is not a vacation from reason, a little holiday from the tedious…

Statistics

Another Drake Equation Paper Shows Why Drake Always Fails

We've seen the Drake equation in many forms, none of them very impressive. They all share the same failing, as we'll see. Two fellows, Frank and Sullivan, have another go.…

Podcast

You—Yes, You—Are Doing Probability & Statistics Wrong — Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rNCoSp8w9I Download MP3 Fellow users of probability, statistics, and computer "learning" algorithms, physics and social science modelers, big data wranglers, philosophers of science, epistemologists; other respected citizens. We're doing it…

Statistics

Alex on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025
Ah my friend, you have got me with this one. Brian Kilmeade is unwatchable on Fox with the stupid smile.…
Ellie Kesselman on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025
I wrote a lengthy assent and empathetic assent with your post via Wordpress comments but it might have been entirely…
Ellie K on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025
Yes! I noticed too. It is a little different in the Southwest (well, throughout the state of Arizona) as some…
Michael Dowd on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025
Perhaps more folks will discover "silence is golden."
C-Marie on Let’s Play A Game Of Let’s Suppose!July 2, 2025
Well, not sure that I understand all of this, but is the brotherhood of priests referring to Roman Catholic priests…

Summary Against Modern Thought: First Causes In The Distinction Of Things

Stream: Under Ash Carter, the Military is Now Looking for a Few Good Men, Women or Whatever

Can A Scientist Believe In Miracles? — Guest Post by Bob Kurland

Another Drake Equation Paper Shows Why Drake Always Fails

You—Yes, You—Are Doing Probability & Statistics Wrong — Podcast

The Gambler’s Fallacy Proves Classical Statistics (Frequentist & Bayes) Fails

Pride In Objectively Disordered Sexual Desires?

Summary Against Modern Thought: Good And Evil Aren’t Wholly Opposites