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Science, Like The Internet, Was Too Good To Last: How Cancel Culture Happens

Anybody over thirty will remember the Wild West internet of the late 90s and oughts. You could say anything, see anything, do anything. It was great. It was a manly…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Errors About The Incarnation VI

Previous post. Week 6 refuting arguments claiming Jesus was not the Word Incarnated. This is not a difficult week. We only need remember who we are. ON THE ERROR OF…

Culture

That Fake & Gay Whitehouse Vaccine Photo Op Dissected: Updates

This originally ran on 30 September, but I'm bumping it to the top because of the updates. https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1443016518275637249 Let's think about this picture. And let's start by putting as positive…

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It Was A Situation For Despair: Corruption In The Pharmaceuticals — Guest Post by Robert Yoho

It was a situation for despair, but there was no alternative but to keep one’s nerve. --Colonel Heinz-Gunther Guderian, a Panzer commander facing the Allied invaders on D-day WHAT’S GOING…

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Why Much Of Science Is Fake

Why is so much of Science now fake? There are many small reasons, but one big one. Our Expertocracy. Here is a small survey proving this. Anon posted a cri…

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Were There Really That Many Victims Of French Pervert Priests?

Heard the news about priests abusing kids? Here's what experts (their word) say about "the Catholic sex-abuse stories emerging": Many point to peculiarities of the Catholic Church (its celibacy rules…

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Social Pressure To Be Vaxxed Can Be Overwhelming– Coronavirus Update C

It can't be C. Can it? I must have miscounted somewhere. I'm too lazy to check where. Either way, it's too damn many. EXPERIMENT YOU CAN TRY AT HOME The…

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As Predicted, Vexxine Efficacy Shrinks Once Out Of The Hands Of Pharmaceuticals

Part The First: Observations How good is the Pfizer vex in practice? Ask them---or any Expert or ruler---and they will say...well, let's not ask them what they would say. It…

Briggs on The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club ExampleJune 16, 2025
Paul, You're right. It sucked. I'm redoing. JH, Very well. Construct for us a model that does not do what…
Paul murphy on The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club ExampleJune 16, 2025
Ok, maybe I need more coffee but I found that very confusing - too much I think that you think…
JH on The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club ExampleJune 16, 2025
The mathematical result from the Di Finetti's 0-1 Representation Theorem discussed here tells us, under the assumption of exchangeability (which…
spudjr60 on The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club ExampleJune 16, 2025
Well, it is a good thing, that I know beyond any doubt that all conspiracy theories are false. And, I…
hudbwu on Over-Certainty Of Polygenic ScoresJune 11, 2025
I stopped midway to write this comment. What exactly is the difference between polygenic scores and two-layer neural networks? Other…