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Summary Against Modern Thought: Errors About The Incarnation I

Previous post. We begin several weeks refuting arguments claiming Jesus was not the Word Incarnated. I cannot promise it won't grow obscure. ON THE ERROR OF PROTINUS ABOUT THE INCARNATION…

Philosophy

Wigner’s Friend Didn’t Invite Him To The Party

From reader Caleb Hansen comes this email: I hemorrhaged brain cells while reading this article from "Interesting Engineering" and thought to share it with you. [link to article] The experts…

Culture

Case Study In Hersterical Effeminacy: Bad Times Are Coming

All have heard the ancient litany: hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times. The wise know…

Statistics

Young Anon Seeks Advice On Whether To Become A Mathematician

Got this terrific email with interesting questions from Anon. The obvious perspicacity of its young author caused my heart to soar like a hawk, and to have renewed hope of…

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The Noble Lie and Vexxine Madness — Coronavirus Update XCI

Once again, I beg you will forgive the use of the words vexxine and vexxinated. They are an attempt to avoid censor bots and cancellation. https://twitter.com/FamedCelebrity/status/1432456444880773125 https://twitter.com/FamedCelebrity/status/1432457513954381825 SAFETY FIRST! Next…

Why kids should not be wearing masks, and how to calm those who think they should

Statistics

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…

Summary Against Modern Thought: Errors About The Incarnation I

Wigner’s Friend Didn’t Invite Him To The Party

Case Study In Hersterical Effeminacy: Bad Times Are Coming

Young Anon Seeks Advice On Whether To Become A Mathematician

The Noble Lie and Vexxine Madness — Coronavirus Update XCI

Why kids should not be wearing masks, and how to calm those who think they should

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Word Becomes Flesh

Sidney Powell & Others Ordered To Reeducation Camps For Daring To Challenge Election (Yes, Really)